Microsoft Office

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The company did recently announce its first price increase for both Microsoft 365 and Office 365 that will go into effect in March 2022. (Photo | AFP)

Microsoft Office 2021 consumer release to come out in October

Microsoft will support Office LTSC for five years, and the company has also committed to another perpetual version of Office for the future

17 Sep 2021 2:58 PM

While there has been a 24% drop in malware attacks worldwide, such attacks specific to IoT have risen by 50%. Also, phishing attempts have gone up by 7 per cent, capitalising on the pandemic.

Use of Microsoft Office files to perpetrate cyber crime rises by 176 pc

SonicWall Capture Labs publishes findings from intelligence data gathered from 1.1 million sensors in 215 countries and territories.

27 Jul 2020 6:26 PM

As many as 300 systems at the firm named Chetu were found to be using unlicensed Microsoft Office and 40-50 of its employees were using pirated versions of Adobe's products.

Risking using pirated software? Delhi firm asked to pay Microsoft, Adobe Rs 30 lakh damages

Delhi High Court has ordered a local IT firm to pay the software giants for using their unlicensed software.

27 May 2020 8:30 PM

Recently, Japan and New Zealand explopred the notion of giving employees three days off, while the results were satisfactory, we wonder if it would thrive in India.

Three on ‘off’er

Once the trial concluded, it was observed that productivity had received a major boost by almost 40 per cent.

08 Nov 2019 12:08 AM

Apart from the ability to create and edit word, excel and powerpoint documents on the move, the app will also allow users to collaborate on documents with friends and colleagues.

Microsoft to launch single app with all Office tools

The app’s name itself is pretty self-explanatory – Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint & more.

03 Nov 2019 11:14 AM

By enforcing Office 365 policies in Azure Virtual WAN, Barracuda CloudGen Firewall reduces or eliminates potential network-related performance issues.

Barracuda Secures and Optimizes Office 365 User Experience with Microsoft Virtual WAN

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall extends its market leadership in SD-WAN security and cloud connectivity.

21 Jul 2019 1:59 PM

This basically means you will be able to do real-time collaboration in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, without worrying about the original format. (Photo: ANI)

Google will soon let you edit Microsoft Office files in Docs

Now Google has announced that it is adding native support for Microsoft’s Word, Excel, and PowerPoint formats.

12 Apr 2019 10:28 AM

The new collaboration wraps the subscription process into an integrated Mac experience.

MS Office is now available in Apple

Apple has finally added Microsoft Office to the Mac App Store.

28 Jan 2019 12:05 AM

Former CEO of Microsoft stated that almost 9 out of 10 versions of Windows running in China are pirated.

Microsoft files lawsuit against IP address that activated pirated Windows, Office

In this particular case, it was very likely that it was a store that installed unlicensed copies on the devices it sold.

28 Dec 2017 1:59 PM

The company is also planning to add metallic pen and new ink effects such as Rainbow, Galaxy, Lava, Ocean, Gold, Silver and others.

Microsoft to roll out new features for iPhone, iPad

Microsoft plans to add new feature called ‘digital ink’, which will be available for Word, Excel and PowerPoint for iOS devices.

07 Nov 2017 6:20 PM

The book, Hit Refresh, is about Satya Nadella’s own as well as Microsoft’s transformation.

Satya Nadella turns author

The book also discusses Satya’s childhood before immigrating to the US and how he learned to lead along the way.

10 Sep 2017 12:58 AM

If you don’t speak English, then you are in for a treat. Dictate uses Microsoft Translator to understand 20 languages and translate them to 60 more in real time.

Don't type anymore, just speak to write with Dictate

The most anticipated feature on modern computers makes typing easier by letting users speak to type.

22 Jun 2017 2:42 PM

However, it now seems that the Redmond based giant is already looking into several features for its next mobile device which includes the one which could bring in line with other Surface models.

Excited about the new foldable phone from Microsoft? Find out here

Alleged leaks have noted a so-called Surface Mobile device that Microsoft might be planning a hardware push.

12 Jun 2017 3:18 PM

Bug discovered in Microsoft Office

Users are reportedly taking to Twitter, to express their annoyance.

31 May 2017 2:38 PM

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