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Microsoft sails through document standard vote : CNET NEWS.COM

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Microsoft sails through document standard vote
Office Open XML, the default file format in Office 2007, was certified Thursday as a standard at Ecma International.
Thu Dec 07 11:31:00 PST 2006 | Read full story

Senate may vote on pretexting bill this week
Bill would criminalize fraudulently buying or selling phone records; police and spy agencies would be exempt.
Thu Dec 07 10:39:00 PST 2006 | Read full story

No fix yet for zero-day flaw in Word
Microsoft will have patches for Windows and Visual Studio on Tuesday, but apparently not for a Word flaw being used in cyberattacks.
Thu Dec 07 12:01:00 PST 2006 | Read full story

Shareholder activist to join Gateway board
To avoid proxy battle with major investors, PC maker to add second mutually acceptable director, make elections annual.
Thu Dec 07 08:13:00 PST 2006 | Read full story


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Bitten by the Google spider
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'The world needs only five computers'
newsmaker Greg Papadopoulos, Sun's chief technology officer, foresees large-scale consolidation in computing services.
Thu Dec 07 12:05:00 PST 2006 | Read full story

The next notebook battery? Lithium polymer
Technology first discussed years ago might power your next laptop, replacing the fire-hazardous, but commonly used, lithium ion.
Thu Dec 07 09:08:00 PST 2006 | Read full story


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