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Google Spreadsheets turns up heat on Excel

June 5, 2006 Web-based program puts search giant in even more competition with rival Microsoft. Images: Google's Excel challenge TAGS: spreadsheet, Microsoft Excel, Google Inc., product manager, CSV, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Excel under zero-day attack, Microsoft warns

February 5, 2007 Spreadsheet-focused attack affects several versions of company's Office software, including one for Macs. TAGS: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, attack, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer, security, Apple Macintosh

Microsoft fixes Office, Windows flaws

March 14, 2006 Patches released in Microsoft's monthly security update cycle tackle six holes in Office and one in Windows. TAGS: flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Reader poll: Spreadsheets could erode Excel user base

June 7, 2006 Many Excel users might migrate to Google Spreadsheets, other options, according to an informal News.com poll. TAGS: spreadsheet, reader, Microsoft Excel, Google Inc., collaboration, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

'Critical' patch for Office coming

September 7, 2006 Two less serious updates for Windows also will be issued, making it a quiet Patch Tuesday for Microsoft next week. TAGS: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

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

Office hit by another security problem

June 23, 2006 Attackers could commandeer a vulnerable computer by embedding a malicious Flash file in an Office document. TAGS: ActiveX Control, security problem, Microsoft Office, cyberattack, attacker, flaw, Microsoft Excel, vulnerability, security, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Office 2008 for Mac to come this year

January 9, 2007 Revamped Office for Mac, slated for second half of this year, will run on both Intel-based and PowerPC-based Apple machines. TAGS: Apple iWork, Microsoft Office, IBM PowerPC, Microsoft Office 2004, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Office 2007, Apple Computer, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp., Intel, Microsoft Windows

Google guns for Microsoft

June 6, 2006 Google Spreadsheets targets Office, but analysts say Microsoft probably shouldn't worry...until the consumers begin to influence the enterprise. TAGS: spreadsheet, Writely, Google Inc., enterprise, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp.

Second zero-day Excel flaw emerges

June 20, 2006 Another yet-to-be-patched Excel security hole is reported--and there's sample attack code on the Net, experts say. TAGS: Microsoft Excel, security hole, flaw, Microsoft Excel 2003, vulnerability, attacker, spreadsheet, Symantec Corp., expert, patch management, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, PC, e-mail

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, business software, format, XML file, worker, Microsoft PowerPoint, document, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp.

Office 12 to ease lines of communication

May 16, 2005 Microsoft is putting more emphasis on helping workers collaborate in the next version of the productivity software, an exec says. TAGS: Office 12, Microsoft Office, IP telephony, telephony, XML, worker, IM, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp., server

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, Microsoft PowerPoint, security expert, vulnerability, Microsoft Excel, attack, alert, Microsoft Office, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Corp., PC

Office 12: Is that your spreadsheet on my server?

October 24, 2005 Microsoft outlines key improvements in the next version of Office, including a server-based system for managing Excel spreadsheets. TAGS: Business Objects, Office 12, business intelligence system, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Office, spreadsheet, Excel spreadsheet, server software, server, portal, improvement, worker, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to bulk up Office business intelligence

June 6, 2006 Office PerformancePoint Server, due in a year, adds applications for corporate planning and scorecards to Office. TAGS: business intelligence, financial application, Microsoft Office, IBM Corp., Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp., server

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 plugs worm hole in Windows

July 11, 2006 "Critical" flaw could let worm spread, company says, as it sends updates addressing 18 problems in Windows, Office. TAGS: flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Office, Web server, patch management, attacker, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, DHCP, Microsoft Windows Server, risk, worm, security, Symantec Corp., service pack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Excel

Microsoft unveils new betas for Office, Vista

May 23, 2006 With the test releases, Redmond wants to demonstrate that it's on track after missing several deadlines. TAGS: WinHEC, Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn, test version, Bill Gates, hardware maker, Richard Shim, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Office 2007, beta, 64-bit, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Vista, chairman, Microsoft Corp., server, Microsoft Excel

Software pioneer Bricklin tackles wikis

February 17, 2006 Dan Bricklin, the man behind one of the first PC applications, brings tools to the Web to foster a mashup of wiki technology and spreadsheets. Images: Counting on WikiCalc TAGS: VisiCalc, spreadsheet, Wiki, collaboration tool, Groove Networks Inc., Microsoft Excel, collaboration, open source, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

This week in software wars

June 9, 2006 While Microsoft sets eyes Vista, Google opens new front in battle for greater piece of software titan's territory. TAGS: spreadsheet, Google Inc., software company, CSV, reader, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, server, operating system