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• Windows users: Patch now or turn off Bluetooth

  Microsoft's June Patch Tuesday release included a critical fix affecting all Windows Vista and XP systems, which could allow attackers to wirelessly steal confidential information from laptops by exploiting a flaw in the Bluetooth stack.

• Microsoft issues five critical patches

  Microsoft on Tuesday issued five "critical" security patches designed to address vulnerabilities in Windows, Microsoft Office, and Internet Explorer.

• Fasthosts' Office SaaS leaves Microsoft steaming

  Microsoft has said that the Internet service provider Fasthosts, which has started offering a subscription-based version of Microsoft Office 2007, is infringing on the software giant's licence regulations -- but Fasthosts has denied this claim.

• Hotmail co-founder launches Microsoft Office rival

  Sabeer Bhatia, one of the co-founders of Hotmail, has launched Live Documents, an online office productivity suite that can also be used as a desktop client to wrap around Microsoft Office programs.

• 2007: How was it for Microsoft?

  2007 was an eventful year for Microsoft, with the company playing what it considered to be its trump card (only to discover Vista wasn't trumps, XP was). But the lovable giant had its fingers in many other pies -- making for a year of management changes, entry into unclaimed markets and new alliances.

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• How to Install Microsoft Office 2007

  Here's what you should know before you invite the new Office onto your hard drive.

• Gates on launching Zune, spiffing up Office

  Microsoft's chairman looks ahead to how the music player might morph and tells why changes in Office 2007 are "such a big deal."

• What's new and different in Outlook 2007

  While it doesn't bring the same jaw-dropping interface changes that accompany other modules in the Office 2007 suite, Outlook 2007 does provide a number of new and very useful features, and the interface does change a bit to accommodate some of these new features.

• Fix major Microsoft Office flaws

  A Chinese academic has revealed a major problem with the way Microsoft's encryption tool handles Word and Excel files. This flaw could allow a cracker with basic cryptography skills to decrypt the files.

• Closing the Office door on Microsoft

  OpenOffice boasts many advantages, but migrating can be tricky. Here are elements to consider before switching.

Reviews (18)

• Microsoft Outlook 2007

  If you work with Microsoft Outlook on a daily basis, this upgrade can make scheduling simpler and e-mailing more interesting. Still, we wish Instant Search and e-mail rendering were better.

• Microsoft Office Standard 2007

  If you need to make sleeker-looking documents and presentations, Microsoft Office Standard 2007 is a worthy upgrade. But stick to your current software if you don't feel that it lacks anything.

• Microsoft Office System 2003

  While Microsoft Office System is the most complete suite on the block, there's no compelling reason for everyone to upgrade.

• Microsoft Office Live beta

  Microsoft's suite of online tools is designed to help small businesses build and maintain a Web presence and manage projects, contacts, and tasks.

• Google Apps for Your Domain

  Google Apps for Your Domain lets you brand online services with your own URL, but it doesn't eat the costs of domain registration as Microsoft Office Live does.

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