Foreword: A new era for XML, a new beginning for office documents

  • By Jean PaoliXML Architect,Information Worker (Office, InfoPath) Groups,Microsoft CorporationCo-editor of the XML 1.0 Recommendation

  • Redmond, October 2, 2003

It is my strong belief that Office 2003 XML represents a milestone in the history of electronic documents. It will help realize the full potential of XML.

What you will read in this book is more than information about a new release of a product or about a particular technology. This is a book on re-inventing the way millions of people write and interact with documents.

Finding a way to describe the meaning contained in a document has been a central focus of the XML community for nearly 20 years, back to when the primary technology ...

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