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SQL Server gets Service Pack 2
News SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 — a large, recommended bundle of tweaks — aims to make the database software compatible with Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system and Office 2007 suite. Microsoft has released a second free service pack for...
[February 21, 2007, 8:21]
Records Management Solution Demonstrates Power of SharePoint as a Development Platform
White Papers AIS developed an add-on pack for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 by connecting and extending features and functionality of the 2007 Microsoft Office system to meet DoD 5015.2 compliance. Applied Information Sciences, Inc.
[September 5, 2007, 1:00]
10 things you should know about Office 2007 compatibility issues
White Papers IT pro Deb Shinder looks at a variety of issues, including the new file formats, compatibility mode, the Compatibility Pack, the OMPM File Converter, and an add-on that re-creates the classic user interface for those who aren't ready or willing to...
[June 7, 2007, 7:03]
Check Spelling and Grammar in Another Language
White Papers If the user's version of the 2007 Office release does not include the proofing tools for the languages one want to use, see Determine if one needs a Language Pack. Every language version of the 2007 Microsoft Office system includes proofing tools...
[February 15, 2008, 0:02]
Microsoft Office Mobile
Downloads System Requirements: Supported Operating Systems on the Computer: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows XP; Windows XP Home; Windows XP Professional; Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2; Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1; Windows XP...
[November 14, 2007, 7:00]
OOXML backwards compatibility led Microsoft to ODF
News Microsoft announced on Wednesday it will support ODF version 1.1 in the release of Office 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2), scheduled for the first half of 2009. Microsoft's decision to add support to Office 2007 for the OpenDocument Format instead of its...
[May 22, 2008, 15:39]
Office 2010 Technical Preview: screenshots review
Reviews We installed Office 2010 in a virtualised VMware instance on top of Windows XP Service Pack 3. We could have installed the suite on top of the Release Candidate of Windows 7, but we wanted to see how Office 2010 would work without the latest...
[May 19, 2009, 14:08]
Virtual server 2007 delayed
News Service Pack 1 for Virtual Server 2005 R2 will include support for two chip features, Intel's Virtualization Technology and AMD's Pacifica, that ease the task. It's designed to work with the upcoming Longhorn Server, a server-oriented version of...
[March 29, 2006, 10:05]
Massachusetts may embrace Microsoft Office
News Microsoft Office 2003, currently deployed in the majority of agencies, will support the Open XML format through the use of the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack," according to the draft policy. Agencies will have the ability to use either ODF or...
[July 3, 2007, 8:48]
Microsoft admits Office 2003 'mistake'
News The advisory, posted in December, told users that dozens of file formats had been blocked in the latest service pack for Office 2003 — Service Pack 3 (SP3) — because they were insecure. Microsoft has acknowledged it made a mistake over a security...
[January 7, 2008, 12:14]
Microsoft patches DirectShow, Video ActiveX flaws
News The non-critical updates, rated 'important', affect 2007 Microsoft Office System Service Pack 1, Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006, Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 and 2007, and Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2.
[July 15, 2009, 8:50]
Word 2007 RTM review
Reviews Older versions, such as Word 2003 and 2000, are supposed to detect when you first try to open a DOCX file, then prompt you to download and install an Office 2007 Compatibility Pack. Clicking the Office 2007 logo in the upper-left corner drops down...
[November 16, 2006, 9:19]
Microsoft patches vulnerable PowerPoint hole
News Microsoft has already disabled that option by default in PowerPoint 2003 Service Pack and that capability does not exist in PowerPoint 2007. The vulnerability is listed as critical for Office 2000, but rated only as important for Office XP, Office...
[May 13, 2009, 10:29]
Number 3 responds!
Talkback E.g.instead of upgrading from 2003 to 2007 we have simply downloaded the free compatibility pack for 2007 documents. My point about the interfaces differences was not simply that MS Office was prettier than Open Office.in a roundabout way I was...
[November 6, 2008, 16:07]
Microsoft rolls out record Patch Tuesday fixes
News Other affected software includes Office Excel Viewer; Office Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats; Works 8.5 and 9.0; and Office SharePoint Server. Several vulnerabilities in Office Word and Excel...
[June 10, 2009, 8:37]
US agencies shun Windows Vista
News The same happened when Microsoft released Service Pack 2 for Windows XP. The same holds true for Internet Explorer 7 and Office 2007, he said. The DOT also bans Vista, Office 2007 and IE 7. The US Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National...
[March 14, 2007, 8:39]
Office 2003 update blocks older file formats
News The latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2003 has made a range of older files inaccessible, including Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations, it emerged this week. Office 2003 Service Pack 3, which was made available in...
[January 3, 2008, 12:18]
Microsoft to issue patch for critical PowerPoint hole
News The vulnerability affects Microsoft Office 2000, 2003, 2007 and XP, as well as PowerPoint Viewer and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel and PowerPoint 2007 file formats, according to an advance notification released on Thursday.
[May 8, 2009, 9:45]
Microsoft readies 10 security updates
News Other affected software includes Office Excel Viewer; Office Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats; Works 8.5 and 9.0; and Office SharePoint Server. Microsoft will release 10 security updates on...
[June 5, 2009, 9:36]
Thinking outside the Office box
Leader There is of course nothing new in seeing large organisations wait for at least one service pack before adopting a new version of Microsoft Office or Windows. This past week ZDNet UK has heard from senior IT figures at two major household names who...
[March 14, 2007, 16:32]
