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• Office 2007 to support ODF and PDF

  Responding to pressure customers and governments, Microsoft has announced Office 2007 Service Pack 2 will add support for the Open Document Format (ODF), Portable Document Format (PDF), and XML Paper Specification (XPS).

• Microsoft puts out critical Office updates

  Microsoft has released its March 2008 security bulletin, which includes four bulletins, all deemed critical by Microsoft.

• Secondhand Microsoft software can be resold

  A UK company that specialises in secondhand software claims to have found a loophole in Microsoft software licensing that has enabled it to continue trading five months after the software giant attempted to stamp out the practice.

• Microsoft fixes 9 flaws in 6 patches; 4 are critical

  Microsoft today released its October 2007 security bulletin, which includes six updates: four are designated as Critical by the software giant; two are deemed Important, and one previously announced patch was dropped.

• Zero-day attack hits Word

  A new, yet-to-be-patched security hole in Word is being used in targeted cyberattacks, Microsoft has warned.

Features and Case Studies (32)

• Get up to speed on Microsoft's August security bulletins

  In August, Microsoft released a dozen security bulletins, rating nine as critical threats. (The remaining three are important threats.) With that many updates in a single month, how do you know which ones to concentrate on first?

• One city's move to open source

  In Mannheim, a preference for "open" standards -- not cost -- is driving the German city's shift to Linux.

• Opening up the Office

  Microsoft says beta testing for Office 12 begins in November. Also, the company gets 120,000 requests a month from people who want to save their Office documents in PDF format, making it one of the most requested features.

• Looking for the right notebook?

  ZDNet Australia reviews seven of the most outstanding, high-end notebooks.

• Windows: Walking on broken glass

  Microsoft has unveiled a flurry of critical security alerts for Windows. Get the details on Microsoft Security Bulletins MS04-029 through MS04-038 and learn what you need to do to protect your systems.

Reviews (58)

• Nitro PDF professional 4.91

  The vast majority of people with a need to create PDF files will be served more than adequately by this product, and the price gives it a handy head start over Adobe Acrobat.

• Mobile warriors: Seven high-end notebooks tested

  We test seven of the most outstanding, envy-inducing notebooks.

• Fit to Print: 9 colour laser printers tested

  Printing solutions for the office come in all shapes and sizes. Check out our review to find the right one for your needs.

• Tech Guide: Intel Prescott: the benchmarks

  Intel's new'Prescott' Pentium 4 has double the L1 and L2 cache of its 'Northwood' predecessor. An extended 31-stage pipeline accounts for the fact that the new chip is mostly slower than the CPU it replaces.

• Running Linux with Office XP: Ready for business?

  Linux has made a big impact in the server room, but usability issues and lock-in to Microsoft Office have conspired to hold it back on the desktop. Has that all changed?

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