1. Microsoft Updates Office 2008.
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Cohen, Peter
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MICROSOFT software , *COMPUTER security , *APPLICATION software , *HIGH technology industries , *TECHNOLOGICAL innovations , *CULTURAL industries , *COMPUTER industry - Abstract
The article focuses on updates released by Microsoft Corp. of its software suite Office 2008. Improved security in this release fixes vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to take over the contents of computer's memory. The company has enhanced stability in Word and Excel, fixing issues that could cause either application to quit unexpectedly. It is also noted that Apple Inc. ranked the most-innovative company in the world, in a global survey of executives. Among just technology companies, Apple also ranked highest, and it ranked second in the subcategories of entertainment companies and consumer-products companies.
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- 2008