Office 2000 about to go obsolete

Google has added a new feature to Google Docs that now allows users to import .docx files from Microsoft Office 2007 as well as Excel files also from Office ’07 in .xlxs format.

For most people this may not be a notable occurrence as a large number of people have not yet made the upgrade to Office ’07, but a new announcement from Microsoft might have companies and publishers seeing a larger infusion of .docx files as businesses may soon be forced to upgrade their processing units.

Microsoft recently announced that after July 14th it will no longer provide security patch updates for Office 2000 leaving businesses that use Office 2000 open prey for future malware attacks.

Fortify Software, an application protection agency, is encouraging users to download the latest patches while they are still available and to consider upgrading as soon as possible.

European director of Fortify Richard Kirk also recommended that business that customized applications from Office 07 should start looking at new software options.

While he said that the need to upgrade is not an attempt to downgrade the safety of Microsoft software, Kirk warned that those with malicious ideas will be gearing up for an attack once they know security patches will not be available to stop them.

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