Explaining that your old dog now does new tricks is one thing, especially as a number of related market spaces, such as portals, content management and productivity applications begin to blur. But it's another to ask: Does it do those new tricks well?
The attack uses features in Word and Excel designed to update documents from an outside source. The third flaw could allow a specially modified Word or Excel document to gather information from a PC that could later be retrieved from the document...
The new version of Word will essentially place a flag in the header of any documents containing XML (Extensible Markup Language) code. The software giant will also show off new features in Microsoft Word 2003 and Exchange 2003 for attacking viruses...
OLE is Microsoft technology for creating complex documents that contain a combination of text, sound, video and other elements. Microsoft released a patch on Tuesday for flaws that can cause the latest version of its widely used Word software to...
Macros are mini-programs typically used to automate repetitive or time-consuming tasks in spreadsheet and word processing software, such as calculating sales commissions and formatting documents, among other uses.
Enhancements in Office 2003 are focused on automating business tasks and integrating documents with corporate computing resources. Ability Plus Software has been selling word processors and other office applications in Europe since the 1980s.
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