Microsoft has released Open XML File Format Converter for Mac 1.0, a file translator that allows users to open, edit, and convert Open XML files created in Office 2008 for Mac or Office 2007 for Windows for use in earlier versions of the suite, including Office 2004 11.4 and Office v. X 10.1.9 or later.
The results of an online test conducted by U.K. anti-virus firm Sophos found that more often than not, PC users don't install Microsoft's monthly patches.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/23/2008
When it comes to having superuser privileges in an IT environment that's host to sensitive information, absolute power can absolutely corrupt, a study shows.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/23/2008
The subprime meltdown that has roiled the financial markets since last fall will negatively impact the amount large investment houses, banks and brokerages will spend on IT overall -- and on software development projects in particular -- in the coming years.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 06/20/2008
Computer Economics released a new report characterizing the adoption rate of Windows Vista by businesses as "slow."
The rise in the amount of Spam being eaten by families who have fallen on hard times is commensurate with the rise in e-mail spam, Symantec revealed this week.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/11/2008
Microsoft released seven patches for its June rollout of security fixes. As expected, three are labeled "critical," three "important" and one "moderate."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/10/2008
Microsoft's Tech-Ed North America event for IT professionals kicked off today with a keynote address on enabling "dynamic IT."
A National Nuclear Security Administration supercomputer has achieved an operational rate of 1 petaflop making the Roadrunner the world's fastest computer, the agency announced today.
- By Joab Jackson and William Jackson
- 06/09/2008
Paying for word processing software may soon be a thing of past if Microsoft competitors Adobe, Google and IBM have any say.
A majority of North American IT chiefs view theft from within as a much greater threat than theft from without, according to a new survey from Secure Computing Corp., an enterprise gateway security provider.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 06/03/2008
Microsoft continued to investigate what it called public reports of a remote code execution threat for XP and Vista when Apple's Safari Web browser is installed.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/02/2008
Automating IT processes can help keep your staff focused on critical tasks, but starting a project involves inherently complex decisions.
- By Peter Varhol
- 06/01/2008
The flood of social-networking technologies rushing into the enterprise is forcing IT to become still more flexible.
- By Peter Varhol
- 06/01/2008
Here are some tips for dealing with users in a relatively pain-free fashion.
- By Greg Shields
- 06/01/2008
E-mail archiving and storage that ensure compliance with regulatory standards continue to be an ongoing challenge.
- By David W. Tschanz
- 06/01/2008
In the first installment of this SMB tutorial, Emmett walks you through the first few steps of configuring SMB on a Windows home network, using Fedora 8 as an example.
- By Emmett Dulaney
- 06/01/2008
The hugely anticipated Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista hits the mark in some instances. In others -- not so much.
- By J. Peter Bruzzese
- 06/01/2008
Or, "The Vacation That Wasn't."
- By Scott Chimner
- 06/01/2008
Testing and backup problems result in an all-nighter for a health care IT staff.
- By Chris Gahlsdorf
- 06/01/2008