Microsoft next month will reveal more details of its XML plans, including new partnerships for the technology that is central to the company's new software objectives, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said Thursday. At issue is XML (Extensible Markup Language), Web standard for information exchange that proponents say easily allows businesses to connect to one another electronically, so they can communicate and conduct trades online. The technology lies at the heart of Microsoft's .Net plans, which aim to make software available as a service over the Web to PCs and handheld devices, such as cell phones. Gates on Thursday said Microsoft intends to make multiple XML announcements at its annual Professional Developers Conference for software programmers.
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