NoOOXML

The TBS is reporting on their frontpage that they had a meeting to discuss OOXML last Tuesday 14th August at the Kilimanjaro Kempinski Hotel.

The deadline for participants and other stakeholders to submit comments by email (comments-at-tbstz.org) to TBS is the 28th August 2007.

The meeting had also the visit of an american lobbyist for the vendor:

Following a detailed introduction of the document ISO/IEC DIS 29500 to the members of the Technical Committee by the Microsoft Expert, Mr. Nicol Woodard regarding its interoperability, openness, multiplicity and legal safety, the members discussed in-depth the document.
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More questions, if there are going to be any, should be forwarded to the Presenter, Mr. Nicol Woodard, through his official e-mail
address: moc.tfosorcim|dradoow.locin#moc.tfosorcim|dradoow.locin

Here is a list of people present:

• Dr. Mercy Mbise of the University of Dar es Salaam, Department of Computer Science
• Ministry of Infrastructure
• SMS Consultancy
• Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority
• Institute of Finance Management
• University Computing Centre
• Africa Practice
• Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology
• College of Business Education
• Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology
• Tanzania Bureau of Standards