Australia Stalls OOXML Vote as NZ Scratches Head | Linux Today

Australia Stalls OOXML Vote as NZ Scratches Head

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 7, 2008

“With the countdown on to the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) ballot on OOXML, Australia and New Zealand’s
representatives are keeping their cards close to their chests on
which way they will vote.

“Standards Australia will not be casting its final vote on OOXML
until the ISO voting deadline closes at the end of the month, while
New Zealand has followed suit and will take some time to decide
whether it still opposes the format becoming an international
standard…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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