The normally august International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) has said that it may change its fast track processes following the controversy around Microsoft's Office Open XML. I've been ...

On December 6, 2021, the California ISO issued an issue paper and straw proposal (“Straw Proposal”) for its Interconnection Process Enhancements stakeholder proceeding. The California ISO initiated ...

ISO conducted a Ballot Resolution Meeting on Friday in an effort to address some of the technical issues that plague Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) document format. Participants say that some ...

Now that the ISO has standardized Office Open XML some are asking if the standards process itself is next in line for a thorough evaluation. OOXML, which took nearly 15 months and a long contentious ...

The California Independent System Operator’s (ISO) Board of Governors has approved a comprehensive package of reforms to accelerate the efficient and cost-effective interconnection of new generating ...

Late last month, evidence emerged indicating that Microsoft has used financial incentives to influence the outcome of Office Open XML (OOXML) fast-track approval in various national standards bodies.