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Journal Journal: Microsoft to Add ODF Support to next version of MS Office

Microsoft on Wednesday quoted that they will be providing ODF support in the next version of MS Office.Which means that without adding any special software to MS Office, users will be able to open documents sent to them in the open source Open Document Format (ODF), the company said. As well, users will be able to edit and save documents in that format.
"Microsoft is going to be providing support for three new file formats directly in the Office product," s

Microsoft

Journal Journal: Microsoft to give cash to users in order its rivals Google

"The Search That Pays You Back!" says Microsoft's new slogan.Microsoft's new search engine, called Live Search Cashback, is similar to Google's Product Search engine. You use it primarily to search for the best price on something you're looking to buy. Microsoft will give you money to use its search engine.Consumers who use Microsoft (MSFT) to search, buy products, and set up an online account will get a certain percentage of the price of the product sent to them either through a check, direct d
NASA

NASA To Develop Small Satellites 85

coondoggie brings news that NASA has announced it will team with Machine-to-Machine Intelligence Corp. to produce small satellites, called 'nanosats,' weighing between 11 and 110 pounds. The satellites will work together in 'constellations' and facilitate networking in space. According to NASA's press release, it will 'develop a fifth generation telecommunications and networking system for Internet protocol-based and related services.' We've discussed miniature satellites in the past.

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