KIRKLAND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GrapeCity today announced that it is joining the Microsoft-sponsored BioIT Alliance, which is dedicated to leveraging information technology to speed the introduction of new, personalized forms of medicine. GrapeCity, a long-time Microsoft Partner, will apply its core strengths in Microsoft Office and .NET technologies to provide the Alliance with unique solutions for regulatory-compliant information authoring and management -- solutions that will enable users to work with familiar Microsoft Office products, such as Word, rather than having to learn XML or specialized authoring tools.