Re: [aus-dotnet] Please HELP -->Support for Ecma Office Open XML (45 seconds work!)

[Sam Lai]

Care to read my message more carefully? :P

On 6/15/07, Michael Silk <michaelslists@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> it is a zip document, with a bunch of xml documents inside of it
> (rename to .zip and unzip).
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> On 6/15/07, Sam Lai <samuel.lai@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hmm... looks like gmail's not happy with Open XML - it doesn't
> > recognize the attached docx as a document at all, and instead gives it
> > a MIME type of ZIP (which it is I know) but then when I download it,
> > IE treats it as a zip, adding the extension for me.
> >
> > Anyway, changing the extension to docx doesn't work either - Word 2007
> > says the document is corrupted.
> >
> > Can anyone else open the document?
> >
> > Sam
> >
> > On 6/15/07, Scott Fletcher (Intl Vendor) <i-scottf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Guys and gals,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > We really need help from you all to make Ecma Office Open XML a standard and
> > > we need support from Australia. Would you be able to sign up to the
> > > community so that we have the support to get this through. All you need is
> > > list a company name, URL and one contact.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > JOIN HERE
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 2007 marks a new era for Microsoft with the exciting launches of Windows
> > > Vista and Office 2007, and we look forward to partnering closely with you to
> > > realise the full potential of these products. This year is also an important
> > > year for Microsoft as Ecma Office Open XML, the document format for Office
> > > 2007, is currently being considered for ratification as an international
> > > standard for document formats before the International Organisation for
> > > Standardization (ISO).
> > >
> > > Ratification of Ecma Office Open XML as an ISO standard is highly desirable
> > > for governments, IT users and IT industry players. It will create choice and
> > > enhance competition in the market place between document format standards,
> > > advance the ongoing technological development of document formats, and drive
> > > economic development around the world. The benefits of this document format:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ·         Highest quality standard that rigorously documents all aspects of
> > > the format
> > >
> > > ·         Puts powerful extensibility in the hands of users, enabling new
> > > and innovative scenarios for creating and consuming data in documents
> > >
> > > ·         Detailed specifications enables multiple interoperable
> > > implementations of individual features
> > >
> > > ·         Enables compatibility with billions of existing documents
> > >
> > > ·         Serves users needs in the areas of cultural diversity,
> > > accessibility and the long-term preservation of documents
> > >
> > > ·         Puts control over the evolution of the standards in the hands of
> > > the largest user community (.i.e., the ISO)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On December 8th, Ecma International, a highly respected standardisation
> > > body, approved the adoption of Open XML as an international open standard.
> > > The technical committee that approved it represented a wide range of
> > > interests, including information technology companies (Apple, Intel, Novell,
> > > Microsoft, NextPage, Toshiba), government institutions that archive
> > > documents (the British Library, the U.S. Library of Congress) and
> > > sophisticated "power users" of information technology (BP, Statoil, Barclays
> > > Capital, Essilor).
> > >
> > > We need your support to help us advocate ISO adoption of Ecma Office Open
> > > XML. There are a number of ways to do so:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 1.       Provide us with a 2-4 sentence statement of support for this
> > > document format that can be posted publicly.
> > >
> > > 2.       Send a letter of support to be addressed to the local standards
> > > body.  A suggested template for that letter of support is attached.
> > >
> > > 3.       Register your support at
> > > http://www.openxmlcommunity.org/
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > If you have any questions on the document format or process for ISO
> > > Standardisation, please contact Sarah Bond, Platform Strategy Manager,
> > > Microsoft Australia at sarahbon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thank you for your support.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Scott Fletcher
> > >
> > > Developer Audience Marketing Manager
> > >
> > > Microsoft
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Scott Fletcher | Microsoft | Developer and Platform Strategy Group | E
> > > i-scottf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | M 0401 669 788 | W +612 9870 2726 | F +612 9870
> > > 2400
> > >
> > > Blog - http://blogs.msdn.com/ausdev/
> > >
> > > Website - http://msdn.microsoft.com/
> > >
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