Another flaw exploits a potential buffer overflow arising from the way Office applications convert documents created in formats associated with Corel's WordPerfect software. The final flaw - ranked as a "low" threat - involves the NetBIOS (Network...
The tools can also output into those formats as well as into HTML and XML. Apple has confirmed that it has scooped up SchemaSoft, a small Canadian company that helps software makers translate rival file formats.
Problems with formats and licensing were considered "barriers to adoption", as was education - Duke found a lack of awareness among students as to what to do with the device and a lack of training resources.
Although Microsoft Office document formats are the most widely used, the XML-based OpenDocument Format has emerged as an alternative with backing from IBM, Sun Microsystems and others, as well as high-profile government customers in Massachusetts...
In a letter posted by the US state's IT division, Henry Dormitzer, undersecretary of administration and finance, and Bethann Pepoli, acting chief information officer, said that by adopting both standards the "Commonwealth continues on its path...
Many licence agreements are also presented in hard-to-read formats which discourages people from reading them. If you disagree with our list then on each of the 50 individual biographies you'll find voting buttons to allow you to rank the...