It is official.  As Jim King himself blogged today, Adobe has received word that the Ballot for approval of PDF 1.7 to become the ISO 32000 Standard (DIS) has passed by a vote of 13 yes votes and only 1 negative.  The report breaks down as follows:
     
Countries voting positive with no comments:  Australia, Bulgaria, China, Japan, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine. (9)
      Countries voting positive with comments: UK (13), USA (125), Germany (11), Switzerland (19).  (4)
      Countries voting negative with comments: France (37). (1)  
Countries abstaining: Italy, Russia (2)
Total votes cast 14.  2/3's majority is required to pass so it was a large margin of victory (93%).   For more information on the latest developments, check on this page:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/pdf/pdf_reference.html
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