While ODF is an ISO standard, Microsoft lobby hard to get their OpenXML to be standardised also, in the face of objections from a substantial number of countries (strictly the National Bodies that represent national interests at ISO).

A CETIS colleague blogged about all of this last January, but in the mean time a translator has been developed that can be used as a MS Office add-in and MS is now having a second go after getting a bloody nose the first time. Place your bets please…