Relief is at hand for computer users who have Microsoft Office 2008
installed, but need to read Open XML Word documents.
New Zealand-based developer
Intergen
today unveiled TextGlow, a application that it claims allows users to view
Office Open XML Word documents without having to download the files.
Intergen said that the software works irrespective of whether or not users
have Microsoft Word or any other Office application installed.
Office Open XML formats, which are based on
ECMA
standard 376, are the default file formats for the 2007 Microsoft Office
system.
"TextGlow is a unique product combining Office Open XML and Silverlight for
the first time," said Chris Auld, director of strategy and innovation at
Intergen.
"Microsoft Office documents have traditionally required software to be
installed on the local machine. The new XML-based file format, coupled with
Silverlight, has allowed us to make documents viewable directly through web
browsers."
TextGlow was designed and developed by Intergen developer James Newton- King.
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