The XML file format is primarily based on the notion of "metadata." Metadata is, as the name suggests, data about data. XML provides a tag format that allows content providers to "wrap" data in ...

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 ...

Using XML and Zip is not a unique approach, however, given that open-source Office competitor OpenOffice (sponsored by Sun) has been using an XML-based file format and Zip compression to store files.

The Office Open XML file formats introduce significantly enhanced XML formats for Microsoft Word and Excel, and the first XML format for Microsoft PowerPoint. These new formats improve file and data ...

ITworld.com – XML has been around now, in its final fully fledged form, for more years than I care to remember. Having played a small part in its original creation, thinking back that far makes ...

In the middle part of this decade, Microsoft engaged in an extensive effort to create open standards derived from its own XML-based file formats, such as XPS and Office XML.This work was widely ...

XML-based file formats in the offing for its Excel, PowerPoint and Word applications are expected to free up data and improve security. Microsoft adding XML files to Office 12 - CNET X ...

I was delighted to learn of Microsoft's recent "Covenant Regarding Office 2003 XML Reference Schemas." This covenant goes beyond anything Microsoft has ever done before.

ReportMill Software Inc. announced on Wednesday that ReportMill 7, its Java reporting tool, is now available. The new version features a new, simpler XML file format, native Microsoft Excel file ...