Web Directory

» BBC News: Microsoft's standards bid stalled
   Article covering the appeals lodged by four developing nations against the ratification of OOXML as an ISO standard.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7445956.stm

» DIS29500 Comments
   Provides an archive of all the comments and objections submitted by national standards' bodies as part of the ISO standardization process for Microsoft's OOXML specification. A collaborative project that allows user commenting and tagging of the comments.
   http://www.dis29500.org/

» Ecma Office Open XML File Formats Overview
   Official details about the format, and links to technical information.
   http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA102058151033.aspx

» ISO/IEC DIS 29500 Receives Necessary Votes for Approval as an International Standard
   ISO press release with news that following the changes made by the ballot resolution meeting, the revised votes on the OOXML standard were sufficient for it to be approved.
   http://www.iso.org/iso/pressrelease.htm?refid=Ref1123

» ISO: Vote Closes on Draft ISO/IEC DIS 29500 Standard
   Official ISO press release outlining how the proposed standard did not achieve the required number of votes for approval. The comments submitted by members will now be discussed at a ballot resolution meeting.
   http://www.iso.org/iso/pressrelease.htm?refid=Ref1070

» Make that Three: India Appeals Adoption of OOXML
   Blog post from consortiuminfo.org detailing the three appeals that have been lodged by ISO members over the Office Open XML standardization process.
   http://consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20080530055633591

» NoOOXML
   Aims to stop the adoption of OOXML because it is based on a proprietary document format and depends on software patents. An online petition is also available.
   http://www.noooxml.org/

» OOXML is Defective by Design
   A Weblog containing articles criticizing Microsoft's OOXML format and opposing its use. Includes technical details.
   http://ooxmlisdefectivebydesign.blogspot.com/

» OpenXML Developer
   Offers news, resources, information and discussion forums about this format to developers. Managed by Microsoft.
   http://openxmldeveloper.org/

» PC World: ISO Rejects Microsoft's OOXML as Standard
   An article providing details of the outcome of the recent ISO voting on Microsoft's document format specification.
   http://www.pcworld.com/article/136711/iso_rejects_microsofts_ooxml_as_standard.html

» Standard ECMA-376: Office Open XML File Formats
   Official text of the OOXML file format as accepted by the Ecma International standards body.
   http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-376.htm

» Wikipedia: Office Open XML
   Encylopedia article about the forum, including background, standardization efforts, and controversies.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Open_XML