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The governor's office of Massachusetts said Microsoft's effort to standardise Office document formats could meet the commonwealth's procurement guidelines.
Microsoft said on 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.
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