An XML file contains a list of data objects you use on a Web page or to transfer data from one database system to another. To open the XML file, you can use a third-party custom application for XML ...

Microsoft has released Open XML File Format Converter for Mac 1.0, a file translator that allows users to open, edit, and convert Open XML files created in Office 2008 for Mac or Office 2007 for ...

The next version of Office will fully support two new file formats, Strict Open XML and Open Document Format 1.2, Microsoft has announced. In a blog post on Monday, Office standards chief Jim Thatcher ...

Microsoft this week released a preview of a new software development kit for use with the Open XML standards native to Office 2007. The company said the SDK is meant to streamline development chores ...

REDMOND, Wash., and MILAN, Italy — March 25, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. and Sourcesense, a leading European open source systems integration consultancy, today announced that the two companies will ...

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"), ...

Company says customers and concerns about interoperability drive its continued work to standardize its open file format, a rival to ODF Rather than stacking the vote, Microsoft simply wanted to allow ...

European standards body Ecma International Thursday published the first draft of the Office Open XML specification online, as Microsoft Corp.’s file format for office documents continues the required ...

With the introduction of Office 2007, Microsoft abandoned the age-old .doc format in favor of the newer .docx (also known as the Office Open XML format). If you’re still using Word 2003 or an earlier ...

Microsoft has issued an open letter on interoperability, adding fresh ammunition to the battle of words between those who support Microsoft's Open XML and OpenOffice.org's OpenDocument file formats.