Microsoft Seeks Open Standard for Office 12
In an apparent move to cater to governments, Microsoft today said it is taking steps to offer the file format technology behind Word and Excel to customers and the industry as an international standard. A large group of co-sponsors will submit Microsoft's Office Open XML to Switzerland-based standards organization Ecman International.
Sober Strikes Again, IE Flaw Dubbed 'Extremely Critical'
One e-mail worm and one browser flaw have security researchers paying close attention to Internet activities: Sober is back on the loose and Microsoft's Internet Explorer has yet another "extremely critical" flaw -- one that was initially thought to be fairly harmless.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning about a bogus e-mail from hackers attempting to spread the Sober worm.
The e-mail appears to be sent from the FBI, claiming it has collected information proving that the user has visited illegal Web sites. The e-mail then instructs the recipient to answer a list of questions, which requires them to download a file. Once the file is downloaded, it infects the user's computer with the latest Sober variant.
Microsoft Rolls Out Office 12 Beta
Microsoft has released a first beta of its Office 12 productivity suite to a selected group of 10,000 customers and partners. The final version of the application is expected in the second half of 2006. he suite's main new feature is a user interface that Microsoft chairman Bill Gates unveiled last September.
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