While most of the excitement concerning Windows and Office centres around the next full versions of the products, Microsoft is also working on the next service-pack updates for each offering.
Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) will be winging its way to users via Microsoft auto update from next month.
Blocking old file formats in the Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) release was meant to bolster security for Microsoft customers, but whether the new formats are any more secure than older ones is debatable.
Dimension Data hasn't wasted any time jumping on the Windows Vista SP1 bandwagon, rolling out the service pack to its Australian users after just a 10-day pilot of the final release.
New tests have revealed that XP with the beta SP3 has twice the performance of Vista, even with the long awaited SP1.
So, it seems the WOW -- for Microsoft's Windows Vista -- is not now, but sometime in the future, maybe.
With the introduction of Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, sites and software that depend on ActiveX may falter under Microsoft's new security regime.
Is the software giant in a bit of a pickle when it comes to SP2, especially now that companies like Red Hat are turning up the heat on the desktop side of Linux?
People have Bill Gates all wrong. He doesn't want to rule the world (or at least the computerised portion of it). And although he may secretly hope that all Linux source code spontaneously combusts, that isn't his biggest wish.
Microsoft CEO discusses Longhorn concerns, IBM comparisons and Sony gaming bets.
Gil Shwed, Check Point Software CEO, weighs in on who's winning the war of attrition between virus writers and security companies.
Get past cures for Office 2000's ills in one convenient pill with Office 2000 SP2.
We recommend installing Windows XP SP2 but only after Microsoft has had a few weeks to work out the kinks.
Service Pack 1 (SP1) reinstates a lot of the functionality that Microsoft left out in order to get Exchange Server 2007 out of the door last year.
The next generation of the Microsoft Office system offers a new look and feel across its applications, with dynamic formatting tools and nimbler files.
Windows Server 2008 is easier to install and manage than previous versions, and has many new and improved features that should encourage organisations to upgrade.
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