From: Frank Pinto [mailto:fpinto@networkmd.us]
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007
12:44 PM
To: lrajchel@ansi.org
Subject: OpenXML-Letter-to-ANSI-US-Version_2-0107.doc
05/08/2007
American National Standards Institute
US-
Tel: 212-642-4900
Fax: 212-398-0023
Forward to E-mail: lrajchel@ansi.org
Re: Support
for approval of ISO/IEC DIS 29500 – Information Technology – Office Open
XML File Formats
Dear Lisa Rajchel,
We are writing to voice our strong support for the
approval of Ecma’s Office Open XML File Formats as an ISO/IEC International
Standard. We strongly urge the American National Standards Institute
to communicate its support for 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
Sincerely,
networkMD