The recently announced XML-based file formats for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint -- formats that Microsoft has claimed to be "open" -- are getting some heat for not only pushing the boundaries on the ...

An open source application could potentially invalidate a patent that Microsoft was granted for XML serialisation last week. A ZDNet UK reader pointed out on Thursday that SXP, a library for ...

We’ll take you through a step-by-step guide on how to open an XML file in Excel, Word, Chrome, and Edge. Let’s get started. It may sound strange, but MS Excel can handle XML data. It allows you to ...

Recent patent applications filed by Microsoft are routine moves and don't reflect a change in the company's position on Extensible Markup Language, according to a spokesman for the software maker. As ...

An XML-based file format developed by Microsoft and standardized by ECMA. Starting with Microsoft Office 2007, Office Open XML is the default document format for saving applications. See Office file ...

When a judge halted the sale of Microsoft Word on Tuesday for infringing a patent, many of us wondered about the repercussions of this decision. The patent itself, for the creation of custom XML ...

XML refers to Extensible Markup Language, which is a language similar to HTML. If you have an XML document, you may be wondering how to open it. Although you can open an XML file in Notepad, the ...