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  • Extra headaches of securing XML

    XML-based protocols, or Web Services, are gaining popularity. But expanded use means greater concerns over security. Additional reading: Web Services 101

  • Office 2010 Technical Preview: A first look

    As Microsoft unveils the next version of its flagship Office suite, we ask: is it revolution or evolution?

  • AJAX gives software a fresh look

    An emerging Web development technique promises to shake up the status quo in PC software and blur the line between desktop and Web applications.

  • Putting XML in the fast lane

    Data exchange format is just too slow, some say. But there's debate over the best way to make Extensible Markup Language fly.

  • Raising the XML flag

    Jeff Raikes, Group VP of Microsoft, describes Office 2003 as "the first and best example of how end users can benefit from XML." Is it for you?

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  • Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac (Special Media Edition)

    Office 2008 for Mac may be the best pick for business users, but most people can get by with less expensive alternatives.

  • Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional

    For composing long PDF packages at an office that requires security and wants to use the new digital forms, Acrobat 8's got the goods, but it's overkill if you only seek to make short PDF files.

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2007

    Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 makes prettier presentations, so an upgrade may be in order if your work is particularly image-focused and you don't mind relearning the application. If PowerPoint 2003 serves you well, however, it offers most of the same features, albeit with flatter-looking graphics.

  • Microsoft wants to lead technology march

    Commentary: Bill Gates is beating the drum for tablets, Smart Display, and Web services - purchased with his US$5bn research budget. The question is: do we want to follow, and can we afford to?

  • Photo gallery: Microsoft Office 2007 beta 1

    This beta refresh reveals the suite's dynamic interface, as well as handy new tools, such as PDF creation.

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