The International Standards Organization has accepted the Open Document Format as a global standard for saving and exchanging digital office documents.

Microsoft's Open XML document format moved toward fast-track ISO approval over the weekend, despite lingering opposition from several key voting countries and concern about overlap between Open ...

Amid complaints over Microsoft influence at national standards bodies, tallies from official and unofficial sources show that Office Open XML will pass as ISO standard.

Microsoft confirms Open XML has gained ISO ratification. Looking ahead, expect scrutiny of the standards process and minimal change in the marketplace.

Microsoft's embattled Office Open XML (OOXML) document format received ISO fast-track approval today after receiving support from approximately 86 percent of the national bodies that participated ...

The battle for Office Open XML ISO certification is certainly shaping up like an actual battle, with corporate representatives from both sides literally jockeying for position at the table.

The EC's decision on OpenDocument could depend on whether the ISO accepts a request to make the open file format an international standard ...

Microsoft’s quest to have Open XML approved by the International Organization for Standards (ISO) as a global technology standard seems to have recovered from a setback it suffered last week as ...

The documentation for Office Open XML (OOXML) runs 7,228 pages and can be ordered on CD from the ISO for 342 Swiss francs ($285). The specification is named ISO/IEC DIS 29500:2008.

A new guide from the Open Group purports to help organisations meet ISO 27005 risk management standards.