US Technical Committee Recommends Approval of Open XML
Doug Mahugh blogged that the US V1 Technical Committee recommended approval of DIS 29500 (Open XML) to the INCITS Executive Board. This is not the final US position, but it is an important positive step on the way to the US final position.
Eric Lai, Computerworld's correspondent on the Open XML beat, offers his take in his latest article: Report: U.S. likely to maintain 'yes' vote for OOXML in ISO.