From: John Graham
[mailto:john@mimosasystems.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 11,
2007 6:02 PM
To:
Subject: Re: Support for
approval of Ecma Open XML as an ISO/IEC standard
February 11, 2007
American National Standards Institute
US-
Re: Support
for approval of Ecma Open XML as an ISO/IEC standard
Dear Sir/Madam:
I am writing to voice our strong support for the
approval of Ecma International's Open XML standard as an ISO/IEC standard.
We strongly urge [the national standards body] to communicate its support
of the ISO/IEC ratification of this standard to the JTC1 Secretariat.
Open XML represents an important advance in document
standards that offers benefits to technology users, the technology industry,
consumers, businesses and governments worldwide. The standard received
a strong endorsement when it was approved by Ecma in December 2006 and submitted
to JTC1 for fast-track approval.
Open XML will enable backward compatibility with
billions of archived documents, and the extensive standard accommodates a
wide range of languages and cultures, as well as assistive technologies that
help people with disabilities. Governments and businesses will both
benefit from the standard itself, as well as from the range of new products
that implement the standard. Furthermore, Open XML in no way contradicts
any other international document standard.
Thank you for your support for Open XML. If
you have any questions, please contact me John W. Graham, Sr. Manager, Business
Development, Mimosa Systems, Inc., at +1.425.283.9750 or john@mimosasystems.com .
Respectfully submitted,
(electronically signed)
John W. Graham
Mimosa Systems, Inc.
John W.
Graham
Senior Manager, Business
Development
Mimosa Systems, Inc.
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