Vote closes on draft ISO/IEC DIS 29500 standard, Information technology - Office Open XML file formats

2007-09-05

A ballot on whether to publish the draft standard ISO/IEC DIS 29500, Information technology – Office Open XML file formats, as an international standard by ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) has not achieved the required number of votes for approval.

Comments that accompanied the votes will be discussed at a ballot resolution meeting (BRM) to be organized by the relevant subcommittee of ISO/IEC JTC 1 (SC 34, Document description and processing languages) in February 2008 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Canada voted to "Disapprove with Comments" ISO/IEC DIS 29500 as written.

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