ISO approves OOXML as standard

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Apr 2, 20081 min

Are you also known by the company you don’t keep? Here is a list of the countries either disapproving or abstaining on the vote to accept or reject the Microsoft OOXML file format as a standard. This is how it breaks down according to the story posted on the InfoWorld Web site. "Of the 87 countries that voted, 61 approved, 10 disapproved and 16 abstained. Among the P-members, 24 approved, eight disapproved and n

Are you also known by the company you don’t keep?

Here is a list of the countries either disapproving or abstaining on the vote to accept or reject the Microsoft OOXML file format as a standard.

This is how it breaks down according to the story posted on the InfoWorld Web site.

“Of the 87 countries that voted, 61 approved, 10 disapproved and 16 abstained. Among the P-members, 24 approved, eight disapproved and nine abstained, ac-cording to the document.”

For the complete list see the story. For the story on what OOXML is all about read the InfoWorld feature on both OOXML and the Open Document Format posted last month.

Argentina Abstention

Australia P-Member Abstention

Belgium P-Member Abstention

Brazil Disapproval

Canada P-Member Disapproval

Chile Abstention

China P-Member Disapproval

Cuba Disapproval

Ecuador P-Member Disapproval

France P-Member Abstention

India P-Member Disapproval

Iran, Islamic Republic of P-Member Disapproval

Italy P-Member Abstention

Kenya P-Member Abstention

Luxembourg Abstention

Malaysia P-Member Abstention

Netherlands P-Member Abstention

New Zealand P-Member Disapproval

Russian Federation Abstention

South Africa P-Member Disapproval

Spain P-Member Abstention

Sri Lanka Abstention

Turkey P-Member Abstention

Venezuela P-Member Disapproval

Viet Nam Abstention

Zimbabwe Abstention