Ecma International approves ECMA-376 Edition 2 aligned with International Standard ISO/IEC 29500 (Office Open XML).GENEVA -- On Thursday, December 4, 2008 the Ecma General Assembly voted to approve International Standard (IS) ISO/IEC ISO/IEC International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ITU-T M 3000) 29500 (Office Open XML An XML-based file format developed by Microsoft and standardized by ECMA (ECMA 376). It is the default document format for saving applications in Microsoft Office starting with Office 2007. See Office 2007. ) as ECMA-376 Edition 2. Office Open XML is an open standard for word-processing documents, presentations and spreadsheets that is intended to be implemented by multiple applications on multiple platforms Refers to two or more operating environments, which typically include the CPU family and operating system. For example, if versions of a program run on Windows and the Macintosh, the software is said to support multiple platforms. . A primary rationale behind the standard is to ensure the long-term preservation of documents to maintain compatibility with continuing advances in the field of information technology. The work to standardize Office Open XML started in December 2005 in Ecma International (body) ECMA International - (Formerly European Computer Manufacturers Association) An industry association founded in 1961 and dedicated to the standardisation of information and communication systems. ECMA edits standards and technical reports. via its Technical Committee 45 (TC45), which included representatives from Apple, Barclays Capital Barclays Capital is the investment banking division of Barclays plc. It is a primary dealer in U.S. Treasury securities and various European Government bonds. 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This effort resulted in the approval of ECMA-376 Edition 1 in December 2006 which was submitted as Draft International Standard (DIS) 29500 in fast-track to JTC (standard, body) JTC - Joint Technical Committee. 1 in January 2007 for approval as an ISO/IEC standard. IS ISO/IEC 29500 marks the culmination of the development efforts over the past two years by the ISO/IEC National Bodies and the members of Ecma Technical Committee 45 (TC45).The constructive input provided by ISO/IEC National Bodies around the world to improve and clarify the DIS text has resulted in an enhanced open standard that meets extensive requirements to support continued implementation across the industry. ISO/IEC approved the enhanced DIS text as IS 29500 in April 2008 and published the final text on November 18, 2008. "As a common practice - for the benefit of the industry - Ecma International adopts with a new edition of the Ecma standard the result of the ISO/IEC fast-track process." said Dr. Istvan Sebestyen, Secretary General of Ecma International. "We look forward to continued cooperation and collaboration with ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. , IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iec.ch) An organization that sets international electrical and electronics standards founded in 1906. It is made up of national committees from over 60 countries. IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission , and ISO/IEC JTC 1 to maintain and enhance the Office Open XML standard". Ecma TC45 created a new version of the white paper "Office Open XML Overview", an up-to-date companion document to the new and enhanced version (IS ISO/IEC 29500 - ECMA-376 Edition 2). Maintenance and Evolution of Office Open XML ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34 and Ecma International will collaborate in a single working group to ensure the maintenance and evolution of Office Open XML. SC 34, the committee in charge of the maintenance of the standard, created SC 34/Working Group 4 to handle IS 29500 maintenance. Ecma TC45 will actively participate in the maintenance and evolution of the standard, and will also cooperate with ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34 in the new SC 34 Working Group 5 created to ensure Interoperability across document formats. Office Open XML (ECMA-376 Edition 1) has been widely adopted by numerous organizations throughout the industry. Independent software vendors, including Apple, Corel, Microsoft and Novell have already shipped implementations of the Office Open XML standard (Edition 1) within popular applications such as iWork, iPhone, WordPerfect, Open Office and Microsoft Office 2007. It is expected that the industry will also widely implement the new and enhanced version (IS ISO/IEC 29500 - ECMA-376 Edition 2). We look forward to continued cooperation and collaboration with ISO, IEC, and ISO/IEC JTC 1. |
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