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Office Open XML File Format Spec Draft Published

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Network World

Microsoft going to XML as default file format in Office 12

Microsoft said Thursday that XML would be the default file format for three applications when it ships Office 12 late next year. The company said its new Microsoft Office Open XML Formats would be ...
Government Technology

Microsoft to Base Next Office Documents on XML

Microsoft Corp. announced that it is adopting industry-standard Extensible Markup Language (XML) technology for the default file formats in the next version of Microsoft Office editions, currently ...
ZDNet

Office Open XML could stymie OpenDocument's progress

Microsoft's move to make its Open XML document format an international standard could hobble the uptake of OpenDocument, the OASIS-approved document format that is supported by Sun. Earlier this month ...
eWeek

Office Open XML Down but Not Out

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Microsoft may have lost the battle to have its Office Open ...
Ars Technica

Office 12 to use XML for file formats

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 on ...
ZDNet

Office 12 defaulting to .XML file format

Chris Capossela, who runs product management for the Office family of products, dropped by to see me to dribble out more details about the next version of Microsoft Office (currently dubbed "12"), ...
Computerworld

Ecma’s approval sets stage for Open XML to compete, co-exist with ODF

Microsoft Corp.’s Office Open XML file format won approval from the Ecma International standards body yesterday, giving it needed credibility as a rival to the OpenDocument format. But Ecma’s vote ...
Computerworld

Microsoft says support for Open XML is growing

Citing statements of support from more than 300 companies and organizations, Microsoft Corp. claimed on Tuesday that interest in its Office Open XML file format continues to grow. Comments backing the ...
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Open Document Format turns 20, but Microsoft Office still reigns supreme

It's been 20 years since the Open Document Format (ODF) became a standard, marking a milestone in the push for open, vendor-neutral file formats — and the beginning of a long but largely unsuccessful ...
CNET

Microsoft Office Open XML File Converter 0.2 released: Better Word conversion

The Microsoft MacBU has released a new version of the Office Open XML File Converter 0.2, a tool for converting Office Open XML files (as are generated by Office 2007 for Windows and the forthcoming ...