Microsoft announced on Monday that  new tools have been  released to help further extend the compatibility and  interoperability of OfficeOpen XML (OOXML) document formats used in Microsoft Office 2007. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 19, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Office Groove 2007 will get a name change next  year that's more in tune with the SharePoint side of things.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 14, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    As expected, Microsoft rolled out only one  patch for this month's Patch Tuesday, a critical bulletin for PowerPoint.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- May 12, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The opening keynote address at Tech-Ed on Monday featured  Bill Veghte, senior vice president of Windows business, who described a number  of upcoming milestones for Microsoft's new products.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 12, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft plans to roll out only one "critical" patch on Tuesday, affecting PowerPoint, for its May security update.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- May 07, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Service Pack 2 for the Microsoft Office 2007 product family is available for download at Microsoft Update.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 28, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    On April 28, Microsoft plans to release SP2 for Microsoft Office 2007, along with SP2 releases for some of its server products. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 16, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft branded some of its best-selling products to come with the "2010" stamp, beginning with the debut of Exchange Server 2010 beta.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 15, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft rolled out eight fixes in its monthly security release, addressing some 23 vulnerabilities.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- April 14, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Office 2003 moved off "mainstream support" on April 14, which means that those seeking technical support for the product will have to pay for it.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 14, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    After some comparatively light patch rollouts in past months, Microsoft's April Patch Tuesday promises a fuller slate with eight security bulletins.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- April 09, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A new zero-day remote code execution vulnerability has come  to Redmond's attention,  this time affecting Microsoft Office PowerPoint.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- April 03, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Financial analysts attending the Morgan Stanley Technology  Conference on Tuesday questioned Stephen Elop, president of Microsoft's  Business Division, on Microsoft's various business plans.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 03, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is looking into public reports of a vulnerability in Excel  that could enable a remote code execution attack by hackers.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- February 25, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    ConverterTechnology upgraded its solution designed to ease migrations  to Microsoft Office 2007.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
- February 18, 2009