Microsoft Office (2007) Open XML File Formats

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms406049.aspx
Summary: Learn the benefits of the Microsoft Office (2007) Open XML Formats. Users can exchange data between Office applications and enterprise systems using XML and ZIP technologies. Documents are universally accessible. And, you reduce the risk of damaged files. (26 printed pages).
Comments: An important article for anyone who uses the Microsoft Office Suite. It has a well-written, thorough description of the immediate future of the Office Suite, the benefits of the XML approach, use case descriptions, and data/document architecture illustrations.