Microsoft's control over the APIs (Application Program Interfaces) for its major products has long been a controversial and touchy subject, and neither US nor European regulators have been taking kindly to it. In a major development, the software giant has agreed not only to publish the APIs for its major software products (including Vista and Office 2007), but also to provide free access to them. This loosening of control will help non-Microsoft developers interact more easily with Microsoft's products. In other Microsoft-related news, starting 25th February, representatives of standards bodies worldwide will be present at a meeting held by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), primarily to revise the specifications for Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML). Microsoft hopes OOXML will attain the status of an ISO standard; opposition comes from those in support of the OpenDocument Format (ODF), approved by the ISO in 2006 as a standard.