NEW ACCREDITATION FOR APPLE TECHS: “MICROSOFT OFFICE FOR MAC ACCREDITED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL”
– Working together, MacTech and Microsoft are making available a new accreditation program for Apple consultants and techs
Posted by Greg Mills
Most significant Apple Apps were updated to run on Macs running Lion. Perhaps the most serious lapse was that Microsoft Office has some pretty serious problems that weren’t fixed prior to Lion being launched. Despite a long lead-in period through the Apple Developer program Microsoft’s Apple division allowed its most important Mac software title to go obsolete.
See; http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9218618/Microsoft_spells_out_Office_for_Mac_bugs_in_Lion?taxonomyId=123
Read MoreIn addition to the Microsoft Office 2004 Service Pack 1 (11.1.0) update released yesterday, the software giant has now released security updates to Office 2001 and Office v. X. The updates appear to address a critical flaw found in Microsoft Excel.
Read MoreMicrosoft’s Macintosh Business Unit (Mac BU) today released Service Pack 1 for Office 2004 for Mac via Microsoft AutoUpdate. The update addresses potential security issues and bugs, according to Microsoft. The new version offers support for the Microsoft Error Reporting Protocol (MERP), which allows users to communicate bug data anonymously to Microsoft, enabling efficient fixes and helping increase the overall stability of Office 2004.
Read More“Bill Gates used to brag that Microsoft made more money from each Macintosh sold than Apple Computer did,” Stephen H. Wildstrom writes in BusinessWeek. “Apple’s hardware is now plenty profitable, but Microsoft software remains an important part of the Mac ecosystem.
Read MoreTIME Magazine’s Anita Hamilton says that Microsoft Office 2004, which will be released this month, could make Windows users envious: “Office 2004 for Mac is clearly superior to its PC counterpart for most users,” she writes. “Last fall Microsoft put out a bloated update of Office for Windows that focused more on collaborating with other users than on making it easier for you to get your own work done.
Read MoreMicrosoft’s Mac Business Unit (Mac BU) today announced it plans to release Office 2004 by mid-July.
Read MoreMicrosoft has posted Office v.X 10.1.5, the latest version of its popular business suite. The new update addresses several stability issues with PowerPoint, Excel, and Visual Basic for Office v.X applications.
Read MoreMicrosoft on Tuesday will drop the price of Office v.X by US$100, to $399, and add two new versions of the popular business suite, as anticipated last month. The company plans to introduce a “professional” version of Office v.X that sells for $499 and includes Virtual PC, which Microsoft acquired from Connectix earlier this year.
Read MoreMicrosoft will reportedly revise its Office v.X product line next month with price cuts and two new editions of the business suite, according to Microsoft Watch. Microsoft plans to offer a new “Student and Teacher” version for US$149 as well as a “Professional” edition for $499 that bundles Virtual PC, which the company acquired from Connectix in February.
Read MoreMicrosoft has released Office v.X 10.1.1, which addresses a vulnerability with security certificate validation, and a security vulnerability in Word’s field codes that could allow an attacker to maliciously use field codes and external updates to steal information from your computer. The update also addresses several stability issues with Mac OS 10.2 (Jaguar).
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