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• How open is the new Office?

  Microsoft says it's opening its Office desktop software by adding support for XML--a move that should help companies free up access to shared information. But there's a catch: It has yet to disclose the underlying XML dialect.

• Microsoft OOXML 'standards' proposal thrown out

  Microsoft has failed in its initial effort to fast-track the Office Open XML (OOXML) document file format as an international standard but it will have another chance in early 2008.

• Office standards battle grinds on

  Standards body Ecma International has created a committee to standardise Microsoft Office document formats, handing the software giant a victory in an intensifying struggle over desktop software.

• Microsoft commits to XML docs for long term

  Responding to a request from the European Union to improve data interoperability, Microsoft has committed in perpetuity to offering a royalty-free license of Office-related XML document formats.

• What's behind Microsoft's Office moves?

  Looming competitive and regulatory pressures factored into Microsoft's recent decision to reveal formerly secret pieces of its latest Office software, according to analysts.

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• Office 2010 Technical Preview: A first look

  As Microsoft unveils the next version of its flagship Office suite, we ask: is it revolution or evolution?

• Microsoft limits XML in Office 2003

  A distinction that Microsoft is making between professional and standard versions of Office 2003 means that many customers may not get all the features they've been expecting, including broad support for Web services.

• Raising the XML flag

  Jeff Raikes, Group VP of Microsoft, describes Office 2003 as "the first and best example of how end users can benefit from XML." Is it for you?

• AJAX gives software a fresh look

  An emerging Web development technique promises to shake up the status quo in PC software and blur the line between desktop and Web applications.

• Fighting Office with open source

  Michael Meeks is a distinguished engineer at Novell. But his current project may be his toughest yet. He is in charge of tackling interoperability between Novell's OpenOffice.org productivity suite and Microsoft Office. And as with anything relating to Microsoft, this involves more than just technology.

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• How open is the new Office?

  Microsoft says it's opening its Office desktop software by adding support for XML--a move that should help companies free up access to shared information. But there's a catch: It has yet to disclose the underlying XML dialect.

• Microsoft Office System 2003

  While Microsoft Office System is the most complete suite on the block, there's no compelling reason for everyone to upgrade.

• Microsoft to limit access to Office 11

  The next version of Microsoft's Office software will run only on the latest releases of the company's operating systems, leaving older OS users in the dark.

• Microsoft opens up new Office site

  Microsoft has revamped the online resource site for its Office software line, bringing together help resources, software add-ons and other content.

• Microsoft aims to break down Office resistance

  New programs are to be aimed at encouraging software makers to produce applications for the next version of Office.

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