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Microsoft to plug PowerPoint hole

 July 17, 2006 Fix for zero-day flaw in PowerPoint that is being exploited in cyberattacks is slated to be released next month. TAGS: Microsoft PowerPoint, flaw, cyberattack, fix, attack, Microsoft Corp., security

Another PowerPoint bug threatens

 October 17, 2006 A yet-to-be-fixed vulnerability poses a potential problem for those who use the presentation tool. TAGS: Microsoft PowerPoint, flaw, vulnerability, attack, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., security

Office 2003 update blocks older file formats

 January 3, 2008 Latest service pack for productivity suite renders older file formats--including those for Word, Excel, PowerPoint--inaccessible. TAGS: Microsoft Office 2003, productivity suite, Corel Corp., Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, service pack, Microsoft Corp., format

Zero-day attacks continue to hit Microsoft

 September 28, 2006 Rare, out-of-cycle Windows patch fixes one flaw, but attacks through other known, yet-to-be-plugged holes continue. TAGS: Microsoft PowerPoint, flaw, iDefense, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows, e-mail

Zero-day Wednesdays

 July 24, 2006 Why are attacks via unfixed flaws coming out the day after Microsoft's Patch Tuesday? Think corporate espionage, CNET editor Robert Vamosi says. TAGS: Microsoft PowerPoint, flaw, virus attack, patch management, attack, trojan horse, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, virus

The Achilles' heel in Google's phone plan

 November 12, 2007 Can Google be a partner to cell phone makers? Only if the company can force itself to beg, beguile, and bluff, says CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos. TAGS: lifestyle, ARM, handset maker, Starbucks Corp., Google Inc., cell phone company, carrier, handset, Microsoft PowerPoint, cell phone, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft to support Chinese document standard

 May 21, 2007 The company will sponsor an open-source project to create converter between Ecma Open XML and Chinese standard. Also: new ODF converters. TAGS: ECMA, OpenDocument Format, open-source project, SourceForge, converter, Microsoft PowerPoint, open source, Microsoft Excel, document, Microsoft Corp.

New PowerPoint hole used in cyberattacks

 July 13, 2006 Alert of new, yet-to-be-patched Office flaw being exploited in attacks comes on heels of Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday." TAGS: flaw, cyberattack, security expert, Microsoft PowerPoint, vulnerability, Microsoft Excel, attack, alert, Microsoft Office, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Corp., PC

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, document, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, worker, Microsoft Corp., information technology

This week in Microsoft

 June 3, 2005 Microsoft announces tweaks to its software, one of which is drawing intense criticism from some Windows users. TAGS: Office 12, criticism, antitrust, XML, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft PowerPoint, worker, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

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, XML file, document, worker, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp.

Google treads on PowerPoint turf

 April 17, 2007 In his keynote address at Web 2.0 Expo, CEO Eric Schmidt shows off new Docs & Spreadsheets feature that lets users create presentations.Schmidt talks DoubleClick deal TAGS: Eric Schmidt, DoubleClick Inc., advertising company, Google Inc., Web 2.0, Microsoft PowerPoint, presentation, merger, Microsoft Office, San Francisco, CEO, conference, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft plugs 21 security holes

 June 13, 2006 All but two of the 21 Windows, Office and Exchange flaws could let an intruder run code on a compromised computer. TAGS: Qualys Inc., bulletin, Microsoft JScript, security hole, vulnerability, information technology manager, Microsoft Exchange Server, remote access, flaw, patch management, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows ME, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Media Player

Report: Targeted e-mail attacks increasing

 April 18, 2007 Security firm has spotted a significant upswing in e-mail attacks aimed at organizations. TAGS: MessageLabs Ltd., e-mail filtering, attack, organization, Microsoft PowerPoint, e-mail, Microsoft Office, security, trojan horse, Microsoft Corp.
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