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 ...

REDMOND, Wash. — June 1, 2005 — In a move to bring new levels of data interoperability to its customers and new market opportunities to technology providers throughout the industry, Microsoft Corp.

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 ...

Microsoft will make XML-based file formats the default for its forthcoming "Office 12" version of Office, which is scheduled for release late in 2006. While Microsoft supported XML file formats in ...

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"), ...

FIBEX (Field Bus Exchange Format) is an XML format used to describe complex, message-oriented communications systems. AUTOSAR (Automotive Open System Architecture) is an association whose objective it ...

REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 21, 2005 – Millions of people around the world have created billions of business productivity documents using Microsoft Office over the years – many of which are in the process of ...

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 ...

Last week, just before the Thanksgiving holiday got underway in the US, Larry Rosen, the attorney that wrote the book on open source licensing If the Microsoft news wins Google over to the company's ...