World awaits crucial votes on Microsoft's Open XML
 

*Source: News.com (http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9749069-7.html)*
_________
There are two upcoming votes on the fate of Microsoft's Office Open XML, a document format that has brought about bare-knuckle business tactics and fierce philosophical disputes.

Microsoft is in the process of trying to gain standard status at the International Organization for Standardization, or ISO, a European standards body which holds significant weight, particularly with government customers.

More...