Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 09:43:56 +0530
From: Farooque Shaheen
Microsoft Corp. announced 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 PowerPoint.
The new format will make it easier for other programs to read Office
documents, an improvement the software titan says is aimed at boosting
workers' productivity.
XML, short for eXtensible Markup Language, is designed for sharing diverse
data across different systems with a uniform appearance. Previously,
Office saved files in a format that doesn't always translate well when
opened in other programs.
The current version, Office 2003, already supports XML but some users have
complained that it is clunky and documents don't always translate well
from that format either.
A full dig on this matter can be found here.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/01/AR2005060101...
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