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 ...

Microsoft confirms Open XML has gained ISO ratification. Looking ahead, expect scrutiny of the standards process and minimal change in the marketplace. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering ...

More specifically, the Geneva-based organization formed a Technical Committee to produce a formal standard of the work that is compatible with Office Open XML formats. That committee will take on ...

In my coverage of primary Office 12 apps defaulting to XML file formats (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx) I didn't have the scoop on Mac Office 12. Here's what's happening according to Rick Schaut, who should ...

According to Microsoft employee and blogger Brian Jones, the company's new default file format for all its Office applications, Office XML, has taken the penultimate step towards being approved by the ...

Microsoft Corp. announced Wednesday that the next version of its Office software will use Internet-friendly XML technology as the default file format for documents created in Word, Excel and ...

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 ...