With the next release of the Microsoft Office system of products, Microsoft will introduce new XML-based file formats for Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Excel, and Microsoft Office PowerPoint. These new formats will enable organizations to integrate Microsoft Office completely and successfully into their enterprise architectures. This change represents a large step forward in extending the Microsoft commitment to XML, industry-standard integration technologies, and to open, published file format specifications.

Download this white paper to learn about the new file formats, which will available to customers who adopt the next version of Microsoft Office, and also to those using previous versions of the Microsoft Office System. Free tools will enable users of Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft Office XP, and Microsoft Office 2003 to open and save to the new formats, so that everyone can benefit from this innovation.

Included in this document:

• Introduction
• Benefits of the Office XML Formats
• Description of the Office XML Formats
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