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RSS ms word in newsMicrosoft settles Iowa antitrust class action
News Businesses and individuals residing in Iowa which have proof that they purchased certain Microsoft operating systems, or Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel or Office, between 18 May, 1994, and 30 June, 2006, qualify as class members... [15 Feb 2007]
Flaw in Office has DoS attack potential
News A vulnerability has been found in a Microsoft's popular Office Suite - MS Word in particular - that could give a malicious third party control of your machine The security firm said that vulnerability is caused by an error in the way Microsoft Word... [08 Oct 2004]
Antivirus 'drivers' secure MS Exchange
News The software giant will also show off new features in Microsoft Word 2003 and Exchange 2003 for attacking viruses and spam during this week's RSA Conference 2003 in San Francisco. The new security features for Word and Exchange will come out toward... [14 Apr 2003]
MS Office comes to Linux servers
News The combination allows administrators to set up a Linux server running applications such as Word and Outlook, which can be made accessible to large numbers of Linux or Unix users without needing any special client software. [25 Feb 2003]
Best of Reader Comments: Passwords
News Out word is 'goldfishes' for example this becomes 'g0ldf1sh3s' which is memorable, readable but still difficult to crack. Take a fairly mundane word, ensuring it has at least one E O or I in it. Agreed - in many ways, MS's Passport was a good IDEA... [13 Dec 2002]
Re:Viewing 2002: Whatever happened to the dot-coms?
News Word of the message spread like wildfire, until posts from as far a field as Australia and the US were joining in the debate - ensuring the name of Brian Tindle was forever etched alongside that of Claire Swire. [01 Dec 2002]
Who've Groove got it on with now?
News The upgraded 1.3 version features a number of enhancements, such as integration with MS Messenger, Word and XP. These improvements allow, for instance, two or more people to simultaneously edit Word files or share a space in the Messenger software... [29 Oct 2001]
Windows XP: what's the word across Europe?
News One silicon reader said: "As a confirmed Linux user at home that has to support MS at work I had to be at the launch yesterday. The funny thing is that this actually looks like MS has got its act together. [26 Oct 2001]
Trojan horse carries away internet secrets
News When activated the code seeks out MS Word, downloading code from a remote website. Kaspersky Labs recommends downloading a MS Word patch from http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-028.asp ). [15 Jun 2001]
Worm virus alert: Magistr ate your emails
News The virus infects a random Word file on the user's hard drive. Magistr, which is far more complicated than the infamous Kournikova virus, contains its own SMTP handler that means it can mass email, not just from MS Outlook, but any email client. [14 Mar 2001]
Unmetered mobile internet and teaching, protecting and exploiting the e-children
News This morning's Independent brings unsavoury word from the world of children's toys. The Government, taking an 'if you can't beat them, join them' attitude is recognising the benefits to be gained from playing computer games - hailing Ms Croft as... [17 Nov 2000]
