Included in the SDK are a number of APIs that can be used to manipulate formats, as well as how-to documentation and sample codes.
Microsoft has also delivered some information about its future roadmap, explaining that the next version, 2, will be out late summer, and will contain components from the Open XML API architecture.
Meanwhile Brazil, India, South Africa and Venezuela have this week appealed against the decision to fast-track the international standardisation of Microsoft's OpenXML.
OpenXML has been subjected to intense debate already, but was ratified by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) in April. Although it is already backed by a large number of countries, it will now be put back on hold while the appeal is decided on.
Microsoft releases new OpenXML SDK
By
Staff Writers
on Jun 11, 2008 10:55AM
Microsoft has made available the latest version of its Open XML software developer kit, a package designed to make it easier for developers to create client and server solutions using the OpenXML format.
Got a news tip for our journalists? Share it with us anonymously here.
itweek.co.uk @ 2010 Incisive Media
Partner Content
Promoted Content
NDR meets ransomware threat head on
Promoted Content
Critical considerations for moving to the cloud
Promoted Content
Why IT spending should be transformational, not just transactional
Promoted Content
Australian data sovereignty and protection concerns increase
Sponsored Whitepapers
The CISO View 2021 Survey: Zero Trust and Privileged Access
How and why to backup your Office 365 tenant
ForgeRock for Australia’s Trusted Digital Identity Framework (TDIF)
How engineering has been operating in the dark and what to do about it
The Top Six Digital Transformation Trends Shaping Business and Society
