Altova announced that Altova XSpyML was named as winner of the “Best of Connections 2007” in the Office category by Penton Media’s Windows IT Pro.

In the award’s first year, the judges reviewed over 60 IT products and services submitted for the contest and chose 18 finalists that were evaluated at Microsoft Connections in Las Vegas. Interviews were conducted, and winners were announced on the exhibit floor of the Connections conference.

“With each new release, Altova continues to add unique functionality to an already robust development tool,” said Gayle Rodcay, senior editor for Windows IT Pro. “With extended support for Office Open XML (OOXML) in XMLSpy 2008, users can now extract, edit, query, and transform XML data from within Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 files. Altova’s support for OOXML clearly demonstrates their strategic importance to the market, competitive advantages, and the value they provide to their customers.”

“We are excited to have XMLSpy recognized by Penton Media as a winner of the 'Best of Connections' award,” said Alexander Falk, president and CEO for Altova. “Our support for the Office Open XML format gives XMLSpy users the unique ability to re-use and re-purpose vast amounts of valuable business content stored in Microsoft Office 2007 files, providing huge advantages to business people and application developers.”