Microsoft said it is using a World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standard called XML Schema Definitions (XSDs) to publish the information. But unlike industry standards controlled by industry committees, Microsoft will dictate the development of the Office schema, noted Ron Schmelzer, an analyst at ZapThink.

“The challenge is that Microsoft is in control of the format, and so they retain control over the timing and nature of the changes to the format,” said Schmelzer. “So any vendor that looks to support interoperability with Office 2003 will need to stay on their toes.”

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