Ecma - "Ecma-376 Office Open XML DIS ballot starts Monday April, 2 for a period of 5 months"
Ecma have issued a press release announcing
The JTC 1 Secretariat informed Ecma International today that Office Open XML will move immediately to the next phase of the ISO/IEC’s review of the Ecma standard. The JTC 1 Secretariat issued the 5-month DIS 29500 (Office Open XML) ballot on Monday, April 2, 2007; the ballot will close on Sept 2, 2007.
The press release also points to Ecma's response to the National Body comments which had been received after the closure of the one-month “perceived contradiction” period and Dr. Istvan Sebestyen Ecma International's new Secretary General is quoted
“Ecma International welcomes the continuation of the ISO/IEC DIS 29500 process for Ecma-376: Office Open XML File Formats with the 5-month ballot by the national members of ISO and IEC. We look forward to working with ISO/IEC and their Member Bodies and National Committees to address any technical issues that they may have about Office Open XML and look forward to Ecma-376 Office Open XML becoming an ISO/IEC standard”.