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

DIS29500 Comments - http://www.dis29500.org/
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.

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

http://www.noooxml.org/ - http://www.noooxml.org/
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.

ISO: Vote Closes on Draft ISO/IEC DIS 29500 Standard - http://www.iso.org/iso/pressrelease.htm?refid=Ref1070
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.

ISO/IEC DIS 29500 Receives Necessary Votes for Approval as an International Standard - http://www.iso.org/iso/pressrelease.htm?refid=Ref1123
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.

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

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

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

OpenXml Viewer - http://www.openxmlviewer.com/
Offers open source browser plug-ins and a command line tool that allow to translate to HTML documents created in Open XML format. Includes documentation and an online demonstration.

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

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

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

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