14 March 2008

United States Votes to Approve Open XML

The United States national body has voted to approve DIS 29500 with 11 votes "yes," 4 votes "no," 1 "abstain," and 1 "not yet". The 2/3 super-majority requirement was met. 

INCITES VOTE March 2008

The next step for them is a resolution meeting later this month.

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# orlando said:

% of Yes Votes needed to pass = 66.66%

* of Yes Votes obtained ( including Microsoft ) = %68.75

* of Yes Votes obtained ( excluding Microsoft ) = %62.50

Detail:

NO + NOT YET:

03/13/2008 00:00:00 Adobe Systems   [1]

03/12/2008 00:00:00 Farance, Incorporated   [2]

03/13/2008 00:00:00 IBM Corp   [3]

03/13/2008 00:00:00 Oracle           [4]

03/07/2008 00:00:00 Intel

ABSTAIN

03/13/2008 00:00:00 IEEE

YES:

--------------agencies block------------

03/12/2008 00:00:00 Department of Homeland Security

03/13/2008 00:00:00 NIST

03/13/2008 00:00:00 US Department of Defense

03/10/2008 00:00:00 GS1 US

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03/09/2008 00:00:00 Microsoft

03/10/2008 00:00:00 Sony Electronics

03/12/2008 00:00:00 Hewlett Packard Co

03/12/2008 00:00:00 Apple Inc

03/09/2008 00:00:00 Lexmark International

03/10/2008 00:00:00 Electronic Industries Alliance

03/07/2008 00:00:00 EMC

Comments

[1] http://ballot.itic.org/itic/tallyvote.taf?function=detail&response_id=118959

[2] http://ballot.itic.org/itic/tallyvote.taf?function=detail&response_id=118948

[3] http://www.incits.org/ref-docs/IBM-Comments_INCITS2558.pdf

[4] http://ballot.itic.org/itic/tallyvote.taf?function=detail&response_id=118949

14 March 08 at 4:02 PM
# viktor said:

@ orlando:

Dropping Microsoft still makes 2/3 majority - if you drop Microsoft from the numerator, drop it from the denominator as well! QED

19 March 08 at 7:41 AM

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