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Password protection in Microsoft Word criticized

January 7, 2004 Word documents that use the software's built-in password protection to avoid unauthorized editing can easily be modified, a security expert maintains. TAGS: Knowledge Base article, password protection, password, Microsoft Word, document, security, Microsoft Corp.

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 Word, Microsoft Excel, rule, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, document, Microsoft Corp., information technology

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, technique, security, Microsoft Corp.

Workshare updates document-tracking software

April 26, 2004 The new version of the company's main server product has added security tools, including the ability to strip sensitive metadata from documents. TAGS: Workshare, metadata, document, content management system, Microsoft Word, server, e-mail

Hidden text shows SCO prepped lawsuit against BofA

March 4, 2004 The SCO Group filed lawsuits this week against AutoZone and DaimlerChrysler, but SCO also has focused on Bank of America, a document seen by CNET News.com shows. TAGS: Bank of America Corp., SCO Group Inc., defendant, lawsuit, Microsoft Word, document, bank, attorney, Linux, open source, IBM Corp., 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, Microsoft PowerPoint, document, Microsoft Excel, format, Microsoft Word, XML file, business software, worker, Microsoft Corp.

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, Minnesota, Texas, Massachusetts, bill, agency, spreadsheet, state, standard, Microsoft Office, document, presentation, XML, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word

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, Microsoft Word, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Corp.

Writely warms to OpenDocument

November 21, 2005 Web word processor Writely supports the OpenDocument format in response to customer demand. TAGS: Writely, OpenDocument Format, OpenOffice, word-processor, IBM Corp., document, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp.

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, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Word, open source, general manager, Novell Inc., XML, document, Microsoft Corp., format, Adobe PDF

Microsoft seeks XML-related patents

January 23, 2004 The patents that could prevent competing applications from reading documents created with the latest version of the software giant's Office program. TAGS: patent, XML, OpenOffice, StarOffice, Microsoft Office, document, Microsoft Office 2003, word-processor, barrier, Microsoft Corp., technique, Microsoft Word

Microsoft balances patents, standards

February 3, 2004 Recent XML-related patents illustrate the software giant's balancing act between supporting open standards and profiting from its inventions. TAGS: patent, Stephen O'Grady, XML, open standard, standards, intellectual property, adoption, Microsoft Corp., antitrust, Web service, document, Europe, Microsoft Word, U.S.

Office users at risk from 'critical' flaw

September 3, 2003 Microsoft issues another herd of vulnerability reports, including a "critical" security hole in numerous Office applications that could let a hacker take control of a PC. TAGS: Office application, VBA, bulletin, flaw, malicious user, security alert, Microsoft Office, buffer-overflow, Microsoft Word, document, security, Microsoft Access, patch management, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft pries open Office 2003

November 17, 2003 The software heavyweight says it's improving third-party access to its Office 2003 documents by publishing the underlying XML schemas, or file formats, for three of its Office 2003 applications. TAGS: Microsoft Office 2003, XML schema, schema, Microsoft Office, XML, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, format, document

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