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 it will introduce new XML-based file formats for its Excel, PowerPoint and Word applications when the company launches its Office 12 software package next year. Company ...

Microsoft has released significant updates to both Office 2008 and Office 2004, as well as the final release of the Office Open XML converter 1.0. Office 2008 12.1.1 is available as a 153MB download ...

News of Microsoft’s move to file XML-related patents in Europe and New Zealand is being seen in some quarters as an attempt by the Redmond, Washington-based software company to erect barriers to ...