Open XML appears to clear ISO standard

Sunday early reports indicate that Microsoft Office Open XML (OOXML) appears to have enough votes to a standard ISO certification. An official census is not to wait until Monday.

Given that the votes come from 87 national standards bodies, they have a number of complaints of irregularities and strong-arm tactics in different countries, notably Poland and Norway.

Blogs Open in Malaysia, openness and demand for the students, that the ballot papers on Saturday evening, the need to combine more than the approval of two thirds of votes, and less than one-quarter to be condemned.

A lawyer and expert on standards Andrew Updegrove, a defender of the standard Open Document rival, has been held at the same conclusion, based on official statements and reports from participants.