XML is an international data standard, a sort of lingua franca for computing. To be formal about it, XML stands for Extensible Markup Language. Practically speaking, XML is a method to structure ...

Chris Capossela, who runs product management for the Office family of products, dropped by to see me to dribble out more details about the next version of Microsoft Office (currently dubbed "12"), ...

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 ...

With the proliferation of information on the Web, the need for standardization of content semantics became desirable. Readers who wanted content delivered in particular formats, and those who wanted ...

Microsoft confirms Open XML has gained ISO ratification. Looking ahead, expect scrutiny of the standards process and minimal change in the marketplace. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering ...

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 ...

These text-file formats can all be used to store structured data for embedded and Web applications—but there are differences among them. What are JSON, XML, and YAML? Text-file formats that can be ...

Last week, just before the Thanksgiving holiday got underway in the US, Larry Rosen, the attorney that wrote the book on open source licensing If the Microsoft news wins Google over to the company's ...

XML sitemaps just turned 18 in June, and in honor of its full-fledged introduction into adulthood, I’m breaking down how XML sitemaps work, how to build one, and why XML sitemaps offer a boatload of ...