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Microsoft Office for iPad and Android to Arrive in November

Microsoft is reportedly gearing up to make available new versions of its Office productivity suite, one set to arrive on Apple’s iPad, while the other is expected to hit Google’s Android tablets. A few months ago, the company was rumored to plan the release of an iPad-specific flavor of Office, but it d...

24 May 2012
03:28 GMT

Microsoft Patches 23 Vulnerabilities in May 2012 Security Update

On Tuesday, May 8th, Redmond-based software giant Microsoft issued a new security update for its users, addressing 23 vulnerabilities in various products. Seven bulletins were included in the update, three of which are rated Critical, while the other four are rendered Important. Following the Advanced Notificatio...

9 May 2012
03:51 GMT

Microsoft’s Calendar Checking Tool for Outlook Gets Updated

A new flavor of Microsoft’s Calendar Checking Tool for Outlook is now available for download, namely version 1.1. This is a command-line program meant to check Outlook Calendars for problems, but it requires the calendar to reside on a Microsoft Exchange Server. With this tool, an Outlook profile is opened, a...

4 May 2012
08:29 GMT

Seven Bulletins in Microsoft’s May 2012 Security Update

Next week, Microsoft will begin the roll-out of a new security update to users of its products, as part of the usual set of improvements that it is delivering each and every month. The new set of enhancements will be pushed out to users on May 8, 2012 and will include a number of seven bulletins, addressing various ...

4 May 2012
07:52 GMT

Microsoft Details Mac OS X Malware That Exploits Office Vulnerability

Malware that targets Mac OS X machines is becoming widespread and most major companies have come to realize that Apple products are not as safe from malicious viruses as they were once. As expected, Microsoft also came forward to provide an example of a Mac OS X threat. This particular malware, identified as Exploit...

1 May 2012
05:56 GMT

Microsoft Pulls AutoUpdate for Office SP2 Mac

After releasing Office 2011 Service Pack 2 for Mac users earlier this week, Microsoft began noticing reports from customers who were experiencing problems with the update. The company has since decided to stop distributing SP2 through AutoUpdate.In a blog post over at Office: mac, Microsoft states that, “On Apr...

21 April 2012
14:41 GMT

Microsoft to Patch Six Vulnerabilities with April 2012 Security Update

On April 10th, 2012, Microsoft will deliver a new software update for its products as part of the usual monthly update rollout. A total number of six bulletins will be included in the update, four of which are rated critical, and which are meant to patch several security holes that were discovered in various produ...

7 April 2012
05:57 GMT

Here’s Microsoft’s Office for iPad

Microsoft’s iOS development team in charge with porting Office to the iPad is apparently done with the project and, according to one report, they’re prepping the binary for submission to the App Store. The Daily cites unnamed sources as saying that “that the app will soon be submitted to Apple for ...

21 February 2012
09:09 GMT

Microsoft Makes Changes to Its Office Offerings for Students

Microsoft has just made a series of changes to the way in which its Microsoft Office products are made available for students all around the world. The main change here is the fact that, as of February 1st, 2012, the Office Academic SKU was replaced with the new Office University SKU. The new Office University 2...

13 February 2012
07:38 GMT

Microsoft Kicks Off “Office 15” Technical Preview

“Office 15”, the next generation of Microsoft’s productivity suite, has just begun its public journey. On January 30th, 2012, Microsoft announced the beginning of the Office 15 Technical Preview Program. This is an important milestone for the software’s development team, which should be foll...

31 January 2012
03:53 GMT

OnLive Desktop Available for Download, Puts MS Office on Your iPad

OnLive Desktop, the service that provides a seamless cloud-based PC desktop experience on your iPad, is now available to download.The software is said to deliver a high-performance PC experience, regardless of the content. It puts Microsoft Office apps on your iPad (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), and lets you transfer...

13 January 2012
09:49 GMT

Free MS Office iPad Alternative Gone from the App Store

A company called CloudOn recently released a productivity suite for iPad users setting the Apple blogosphere on fire with its nifty office features, but it appears that the software has now been removed from the App Store. At first it wasn’t clear who pulled the app and, most importantly, why. Initial reaction...

4 January 2012
08:17 GMT

pptPlex and Search Commands Now Available for Microsoft Office

Two new utilities are now available for Microsoft’s Office Suite, expanding the capabilities that users were previously able to enjoy with them, namely pptPlex and Search Commands.Just as its name suggests, the former is aimed at bringing enhancements to PowerPoint, mainly through enabling users zoom in and ou...

16 December 2011
11:08 GMT

Microsoft Releases iOS Word Processor for iPad - OneNote

Previously available only to iPhone users, Microsoft’s OneNote is now a native iPad application featuring a two-pane UI, a tab view feature, quick note creation, tables in notebooks, and WiFi syncing.According to the iTunes Preview description, “Microsoft OneNote for iPad is a note-taking app for capturin...

13 December 2011
04:41 GMT

MS Office Coming to iPad, OS X Lion

Sources quoted by The Daily say Microsoft is readying an iPad version of their hot-selling Office suite, and later for OS X Lion. Apple already offers proprietary productivity apps in a suite called iWork - available for both platforms.The sources in question reportedly said the Redmond giant was actively working on ...

30 November 2011
05:30 GMT

Google Goes After Microsoft with Cloud Connect for Office

Google has been going after Microsoft's lucrative enterprise customers for quite a while now. Google Apps can be a good alternative to a number of Microsoft products in many cases and it adds the big advantages of the cloud platform. Still, there are plenty of reasons why Office or stand-alone software in gene...

24 February 2011
13:34 GMT

Microsoft Launches First Major Update to Office for Mac 2011

Microsoft has released Office for Mac 2011 14.0.1 Update improving the security, stability, compatibility, and performance of the productivity suite. According to the makers of the Windows operating system, the update specifically includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents o...

10 November 2010
09:40 GMT

Apple Issues Update for Windows Users: MobileMe Control Panel 1.6.3

Apple  has updated the MobileMe Control Panel for Windows users, adding support for Microsoft Outlook 2007, or 2010 (32-bit) with the new MobileMe Calendar. The update is available for free download either from Apple’s Support Downloads section, via the Mac OS X built-in Software Update mechanism, or from ...

1 October 2010
05:02 GMT

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Gets a Face-Lift

Microsoft Dynamics is a complete package of well-known enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) solutions, suitable for almost any kind of business.It includes familiar Microsoft software, so that everyone can use it, thus eliminating the need for adopting new solutions.This way, ...

22 September 2010
03:49 GMT

Apple Quietly Removes Microsoft Office Requirement from Job Listing

A Chef de Cuisine is needed at Apple to supervise “the overall success of the food service operation adhering to Apple’s culture and guidelines, the Health Department’s regulations, and Apple’s standards and expectations of food quality, freshness and presentation.”This new recruit will ...

17 August 2010
06:14 GMT

Download New Versions of Office for Mac 2008, 2004

Microsoft has released Office 2008 for Mac 12.2.6, and Office 2004 for Mac 11.6.0. Both updates contain fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of a computer's memory with malicious code.Over at Mactopia, Microsoft's web site dedicated to Mac-compatible products and upda...

11 August 2010
06:43 GMT

Available Now: CrossOver 9.0 for Linux

CodeWeavers' CEO, Jeremy White, announced a few minutes ago the availability of the CrossOver 9.0 application for both Linux and Macintosh operating systems. Dubbed Snow Mallard, the new CrossOver 9.0.0 release has a brand-new user interface for Linux users! This new GTK2-compatible graphical user interface is a...

2 March 2010
13:48 GMT

Win a Custom Color MacBook Pro and Office 2008 for Mac

If you’re a fan of Microsoft’s software and Apple’s hardware, the contest we’re here to tell you about should interest you. The company behind the Windows operating system has announced a race to win a custom-painted MacBook Pro + a copy of Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac. Although not very str...

22 February 2010
12:23 GMT

Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac Announced

Han-yi Shaw, senior lead program manager, Microsoft MacBU, has confirmed Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac. One of the most notable additions to the software is the new Ribbon, sitting at the top of each document window. Shaw is responsible for Microsoft’s suite-wide Office User Experience (UX) and Word for Mac. K...

12 February 2010
06:04 GMT

Download Microsoft Office 2004 Update 11.5.7 for Mac OS X

Microsoft has released Office 2004 11.5.7 for Mac, an update that applies to the Office 2004 Standard Edition, Office 2004 Student and Teacher Edition, Office 2004 Professional Edition, Word 2004, Excel 2004, PowerPoint 2004, and Entourage 2004. The update is free for all existing users of the aforementioned pieces o...

11 February 2010
09:50 GMT

Introducing Tagr from Microsoft Office

Tagr is a game released by Microsoft Office and Blockdot, designed to allow players to earn point by tagging images. The actual gaming experience is rather simple. Users are presented with a certain image for which the game has already reserved a few tags which can no longer be used. Participants in the Tagr game nee...

27 January 2010
05:38 GMT

Docs to Be a Real Alternative to Microsoft Office by Next Year, Google Says

Google is getting confident enough in its web-based office suite that it's now claiming that it will be ready to take Microsoft Office head-on within a year. Not just as a low-cost compromise option, but as an actual alternative for most users. These words are coming straight from Dave Girouard, president of Goo...

14 November 2009
05:48 GMT

Download Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.2.1

Microsoft has released an update for Mac users of its Office 2008 suite of applications, fixing an issue that prevented them from opening some Office documents. The update is aimed at Office 2008, Office 2008 Home and Student Edition, Office 2008 Special Media Edition, Word 2008, Excel 2008, PowerPoint 2008, Entourag...

7 August 2009
05:05 GMT

Google Goes for Microsoft's Customers with New Ad Campaign for Apps

Google is expanding in many directions and in many areas but the biggest focus lately has been in enterprise and business applications and services. Google Apps, the company's set of applications aimed at businesses, schools and other organizations, has been growing steadily, now boasting 1.75 million customers,...

3 August 2009
02:50 GMT

CrossOver 8.0 for Linux Brings Support for IE7

CodeWeavers, through Jeremy White, announced today the release of a new version of its CrossOver application for both Linux and Mac operating systems. CrossOver 8.0 brings support for Internet Explorer 7, Quicken 2009 and a lot of fixes for supported applications. Version 8 also represents another year of dramatic ...

16 June 2009
11:01 GMT

Dell Download Store Now Offers Microsoft Software

Round Rock, Texas-based Dell, one of the world's leading vendors of computer systems, is trying to further improve its customer support, adding more value to its hardware products. In a recent move to provide users with more options from its online Download Store, launched early this year, in January, Dell has j...

12 June 2009
05:12 GMT

Google Goes Against Microsoft

Google has made yet another step designed to threaten the dominance of Microsoft when it comes down to the market of productivity applications with its Office System. With the Reseller Program for Google Apps, the Mountain View-based search giant is looking to attract the interest of technology solution providers to ...

15 January 2009
05:38 GMT

MS Office 2008, 2004 for Mac Updated – Improved Stability, Security

Microsoft has updated its renowned Office applications suite, MS Office for Mac. Both 2004 and 2008 versions have received updates that improve the security, stability, and performance of the suite. As always, the updates to MS Office are accompanied by a tweaked up Open XML File Format Converter. Microsoft Office 20...

10 December 2008
04:23 GMT

Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.4 Update Out – Download Here

Soon after releasing Office 2008 Update 12.1.3, Microsoft's Mac Business Unit learned of the existence of a nasty bug. Apparently, Entourage users connected to Exchange, as well as a secondary POP or IMAP account for personal email, were unable to send calendar invitations or to reply to meeting requests. Micros...

31 October 2008
03:39 GMT

Office 2008 / 2004 for Mac Updated

Microsoft Office for Mac users have a new update to grab, and are encouraged to do so as it addresses some security issues, besides bringing new enhancements. The update is free to all users of Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac. Office 2004 owners have their very own update to download and install as well, while the Open...

15 October 2008
09:28 GMT

Office 2008 at 30% off with a New Mac

Are you a student, a Mac fan, and need MS Office to do your school projects? Why not consider getting that new Mac you've always wanted, also throwing in MS Office 2008 for Mac at a discount. When purchasing any Macintosh computer at Apple resellers, you can buy Office for 30% off. The deal ends on September 8, ...

5 September 2008
03:05 GMT


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