An XML-based file format developed by Microsoft and standardized by ECMA. Starting with Microsoft Office 2007, Office Open XML is the default document format for saving applications. See Office file ...

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 ...

Microsoft has won approval for its Offfice Open XML document format from international standards body ECMA International. Microsoft has won approval for its Office Open XML document format from ...

Speaking of what works -- and doesn't -- in community building, Microsoft launched a new community Web site on May 8, called OpenXMLCommunity.org. Microsoft is continuing to push its claim that ...

XML refers to Extensible Markup Language, which is a language similar to HTML. If you have an XML document, you may be wondering how to open it. Although you can open an XML file in Notepad, the ...

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The movement towards open document formats in government is gaining steam, as a bill was introduced in the California legislature to require state government to use XML formats, BetaNews reports. The ...

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 wanted ...

An online petition posted by Microsoft to fast-track the standardization of its Office Open XML document format masks the company's concern over the procedure, according to a leading open-source ...

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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 ...