New and Noteworthy: Mac OS X: The secure Microsoft Office solution; Carnegie-Mellon suffers security breach

Mac OS X: The secure Microsoft Office solution CIO-Today recommends that that users who need Microsoft Office compatibility and a secure operating system should look to Mac OS X. "If security concerns are your most important driver for desktop change, and Microsoft Office compatibility is your most significant barrier, then switching to Macs actually offers you the best of all possible worlds. Microsoft Office on Unix/Risc with a better GUI, longer product life, some cash savings and a performance bonus thrown in." More.

Carnegie-Mellon suffers security breach Carnegie-Mellon University is the latest institution to fall victim to an infiltration at the hands of hackers in a string of incidents. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports: "The breach confirmed by officials in the Tepper School of Business is the latest in a recent string of campus computer break-ins nationally and the second since early March affecting Tepper. There is no evidence that any data, including Social Security and credit card numbers, have been misused, officials said. But they have begun sending e-mails and letters alerting those affected." More.

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