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Geneva +(almost)2 Weeks

A huge amount of information has passed through my inbox since the DIS29500 Ballot Resolution Meeting, most of it constructive and some of it just a predictable last ditch attempt to inappropriately discredit a very successful meeting.  Originating from the Asia … Continue reading

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The BRM, The Truth, The Drama, The Laughter, The Tears…

So we’re a few days past the end of the BRM, as I suggested in my last post we’re starting to see an increasingly solid picture emerge of the success of the meeting and high levels of positive progress made … Continue reading

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That Was The BRM That Was

Well, the Ballot Resolution Meeting for ISO/IEC DIS29500 (OpenXML) is now over and done with. Working out what happened in the room itself is a complex task while we still wait for an official release from ISO/IEC, I’m sure we … Continue reading

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Cutting Back On Expenses In Geneva… A Beginners Guide

Things are getting more exciting as we get closer to the Ballot Resolution Meeting for DIS29500 (OpenXML) in Geneva. I thought it might be useful to look at a few of the terms that have become part of the generic … Continue reading

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OpenXML Accessibility, The Burton Group Favouring OpenXML, Final Set Of Proposed Dispositions

It has been a busy week on the OpenXML front, I have been travelling for the last few days and have just spent the last 30 minutes trying to catch up on the long list in my inbox. Three of … Continue reading

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Fourth Batch Of Proposed Dispositions For DIS29500 Technical Comments Posted by TC45

As we get closer to the BRM for DIS29500 in Geneva the team that form Ecma TC45 continue to work hard on building out their list of proposed dispositions to the comments that each of the national bodies put forwards … Continue reading

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Open XML: TC45 Begins Addressing The More Complex Comments

A number of sites are reporting that a further set of proposed dispositions have been posted to the Ecma web site for review by the national standards bodies and various technical committees. Brian Jones, Microsoft’s representative on TC45 within Ecma, … Continue reading

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DIS29500 Comment Resolution Progress

I have a couple of links for you this morning on the progress of the comment resolution process, as we head towards the DIS29500 Ballot Resolution Meeting at the end of February. The first is to the web site of … Continue reading

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