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Microsoft delivers 'Save as PDF' add-on

September 12, 2006 The free download enables Office 2007 users to save documents as Adobe PDF or Microsoft XPS formats. TAGS: Microsoft Office 2007, Adobe PDF, add-on, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., document, Adobe Systems Inc.

U.S. military security defeated by copy and paste

May 4, 2005 In the latest example of a snafu with "hidden" electronic text, sensitive data blacked out in a PDF document finds its way into the light. TAGS: metadata, document, text, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word, security, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft publishes privacy rules

October 19, 2006 Document offers guidelines for developers on how to create software and services that take into account user privacy. TAGS: document, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft to support PDF in Office 12

October 3, 2005 Office 12, due in late 2006, will let people generate PDFs from Office documents. PDF viewer is still required, though. TAGS: Office 12, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Office, OpenDocument Format, Adobe Systems Inc., XML, Microsoft Corp., Adobe Acrobat, format, support, document, blog, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Something fishy's going on

August 30, 2005 Counterpane CTO Bruce Schneier says Microsoft is stalling the adoption of a best-practices document on software security to make sure it doesn't apply to the next version of Windows. TAGS: Trusted Computing Group, implementation, document, owner, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system

Microsoft gunning for Adobe's PDF format?

May 3, 2005 New Metro format could challenge the de facto standard for creating fixed-format documents. TAGS: Adobe PDF, WinHEC, Microsoft Longhorn, scenario, Adobe Systems Inc., document, Microsoft Corp., format, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Facing 'new world of work,' Microsoft locks up Office

May 24, 2005 As government gets strict on how companies manage data, Microsoft looks at ways to make Word, other files more secure. TAGS: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, document, worker, Microsoft Corp., information technology

Microsoft says PC 'recycle bin' yielded Google clue

August 11, 2005 Key document in case against Kai-Fu Lee and Google comes from Lee's computer, according to Microsoft. TAGS: Kai-Fu Lee, speech recognition, Google Inc., China, document, Microsoft Corp., PC

Judge blocks Microsoft 'end-run' in EU antitrust case

April 21, 2006 U.S. judge nixes request to subpoena IBM, calling it a "blatant end-run around 'foreign proof-gathering restrictions.'" TAGS: commission, antitrust, Judge, IBM Corp., court, European Union, request, Novell Inc., order, document, Microsoft Corp.

Editing tips from the NSA

January 25, 2006 Advice comes after embarrassing incidents in which sensitive data was unintentionally stored in electronic documents. TAGS: NSA, document, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft adding XML files to Office 12

June 2, 2005 XML-based file formats in the offing for its Excel, PowerPoint and Word applications are expected to free up data and improve security. TAGS: Office 12, XML, Microsoft Office, format, business software, worker, Microsoft PowerPoint, XML file, document, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp.

Belgian government chooses OpenDocument

June 23, 2006 Plan requiring government adoption of format puts further pressure on Microsoft to embrace open standards. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Belgium, open standard, proposal, government, format, document, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Novell to support Microsoft Office documents

December 4, 2006 Company joins project designed to bridge rival document formats and thus enable its OpenOffice customers to work with Microsoft Office. TAGS: Novell Inc., OpenDocument Format, OpenOffice.org, productivity suite, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, XML, open source, document, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft attacks EU over antitrust process

February 15, 2006 European Commission rejects claims by the software giant that it has disregarded evidence, denied due process. TAGS: commission, objection, antitrust, documentation, evidence, European Union, compliance, concern, Microsoft Corp., monitoring, attack, document

Office, Vista changed in wake of Adobe threat

June 2, 2006 Microsoft is tweaking its updates to Office and Windows in part to head off a legal challenge over use of PDF technology. TAGS: Microsoft Office 2007, computer company, Microsoft Office, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PDF, antitrust, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., document, Microsoft Windows, operating system

EU eyes royalties squeeze for Microsoft

April 5, 2007 Software giant wants too much payback for the tech it must license to rivals under an antitrust order, an EU document reportedly says. TAGS: commission, rival, royalty, European Union, antitrust, document, Microsoft Corp., analysis

Microsoft to release ODF document converter

February 2, 2007 Microsoft-sponsored open-source group expected to release ODF translator for Word. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, SourceForge, Microsoft Office, open source, Microsoft Office 2007, XML, Novell Inc., general manager, Microsoft Word, document, Microsoft Corp., format, Adobe PDF

OpenDocument up for adoption in Texas, Minnesota

February 7, 2007 States may follow Massachusetts in making the rival to Microsoft Word format the standard for all documents, spreadsheets and presentations. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Texas, agency, Minnesota, Massachusetts, bill, spreadsheet, standard, presentation, document, state, XML, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word

NSA offers Vista installation tips

January 10, 2007 Spy agency provided input for a Microsoft document with tips on how to use the operating system securely in larger organizations. TAGS: NSA, agency, Microsoft Windows Vista, organization, development, Microsoft Corp., document, security, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Adobe snaps up document security tools

January 9, 2006 Copy-restriction software lets businesses safeguard sensitive documents, including PDF, Microsoft Office and CAD files. TAGS: Adobe LiveCycle, Adobe Systems Inc., CAD, security tool, document, Adobe PDF, acquisition, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., server