The ISO is due to deliver a final verdict on the Open XML format by March 31 this year. It will be compiling votes from all member countries before deciding whether Microsoft deserves to get recognition for the new format.

India's vote reaffirms an earlier vote last year when it decided against embracing the new format. The OpenDocument (ODF) format, which is promoted by y IBM, Sun Microsystems and Google, appears to be the flavor in many Indian states.

Microsoft India expressed disappointment at the vote,  "While we are disappointed with the decision of the BIS LITD 15 committee, we are encouraged by the support of IT industry players like Nasscom, TCS, Wipro and Infosys who voted in favour of Open XML becoming an ISO standard," the company said in an issued statement.

Open XML format is an XML-based file format specification that is being promoted by Microsoft for electronic documents such as spreadsheets, charts, presentations and word processing documents. The Open XML format is currently an Ecma standard, which was approved in December 2006.

Many organizations like IBM, Sun Microsystems and Novell are against the Open XML format as they say it is too technical.
 

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