With the proliferation of information on the Web, the need for standardization of content semantics became desirable. Readers who wanted content delivered in particular formats, and those who ...

According to Microsoft, the upcoming version of Office (Office 12, for now) will make use of XML as the default file formats for the big three apps: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. While full details ...

In the middle part of this decade, Microsoft engaged in an extensive effort to create open standards derived from its own XML-based file formats, such as XPS and Office XML. This work was widely ...

This announcement follows an announcement the company made last June, in which it said it would make Office Open XML, the file format behind Microsoft Office documents, the default file format for the ...

Because we are on the verge of a world in which all mainstream document-centric tools do XML natively. Most of them will store their files natively in XML. So if the word processor/DTP tools you ...

The new version features a new, simpler XML file format, native Microsoft Excel file generation, support for native viewing and printing from Swing applications, and performance enhancements.

In a move that could bring a chorus of both cheers and jeers, Microsoft Corp. recently announced its commitment to adopt XML technology as the default file format in the next version of Office ...

We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. The first draft of the Office Open XML file format specification, which Microsoft submitted to standards body Ecma ...

Microsoft has developed the Open XML file format, a program used to open and use documents and files stored in a computer, to ensure functionality with its Office software applications.