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 ...

A new XML-based file format will become the default in Office 12, Microsoft Corp. announced Thursday, as it prepares to discuss plans for its Office update at next week’s TechEd developer conference.

Citing statements of support from more than 300 companies and organizations, Microsoft Corp. claimed on Tuesday that interest in its Office Open XML file format continues to grow. Comments backing the ...

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 ...