ECMA Has Approved the Office Open XML Standard

Not much to say, but after a long road the new Office Open XML standard has been approved by the ECMA.  Read more at the ECMA and Microsoft sites:

• Ecma's official announcement: https://www.ecma-international.org/news/PressReleases/PR_TC45_Dec2006.htm
• Microsoft press release: https://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/dec06/12-07MSOfficeOpenXMLPR.mspx