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Re: MS OOXML an ISO standard
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"N.Khramtsovsky" <[log in to unmask]>
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Records Management Program <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Thu, 3 Apr 2008 08:24:32 +0400
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Jesse Wilkins wrote:

> In case you either missed this yesterday (or thought it was an April 
> Fool's
> Day joke): Microsoft Open Office XML received 75% of the ISO votes and has
> become ISO/IEC 29500. >

Thank you for the information, Jesse!

> This means that organizations now have two standardized, XML-based file
> formats to choose from in order to maximize the potential for accessing
> electronic information over time.

You are wrong here. Neither ODF nor OOXML are considered suitable for 
long-term preservation (at least at the moment). Some countries have listed 
one or both of them as recommended formats for collaborative work in office 
environment, and that's all.

With best regards,
Natasha Khramtsovsky 

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