ISO Publishes Office Open XML Specification
PC World | at | by Mike
The International Organization for Standardization has published the specification for a Microsoft-created file format that caused bitter debate during its path to become an international standard.The documentation for Office Open XML runs 7,228 pages and can be ordered on CD from the ISO for 342 Swiss francs (US$285). The specification is named ISO/IEC DIS 29500:2008.
Microsoft won a hard-fought battle in April when the ISO announced enough countries voted to approve OOXML as an international standard. OOXML was opposed by many on grounds it was unneeded, as software makers could use OpenDocument Format, a less complicated office software format that was already an international standard.