Posted by on under outlook web access, google apps, versis, outlook client, office apps, slashdot, google, office web, web apps, microsoft office, unveiling, firefox, safari, instances, microsoft | 
snydeq writes "Microsoft followed up its Windows Azure unveiling by announcing that it will deliver lightweight versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote through the browser, a la Google Apps. Surprisingly, Office Web applications will run in Firefox and Safari, not just Internet Explorer. Far less shocking: You won't get Office Web apps free and clear as you do Google apps. The apps are meant to be an extension to locally installed instances of the next version of Microsoft Office, the same way Outlook Web Access provides access to mail without the fat Outlook client."
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Posted by on under av comparatives, austrian team, test scenario, th time, slashdot, reference point, unkown, team of experts, avira antivir, addendum, aim |
KingofGnG writes "AV-Comparatives, the Austrian team of experts dedicated to antivirus tests acknowledged as a reference point in the field, has published the second part of the mid-year comparative, an ideal addendum to the one already releasedlast September. This time the aim is to evaluate the antimalware tools' effectiveness against unknown threats, in a test scenario meant to prove the heuristic part and the generic markers of the on-demand scanning engines." The best in show (of 16 anti-malware packages evaluated), Avira AntiVir was able to find 71% of the unkown malware it was exposed to in the first week, dropping to 67% after the fourth.
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Posted by on under starcraft ii, mac client, slashdot, map editor, starcraft, beta |
An anonymous reader writes "Blizzard has released the Mac client of the StarCraft II multiplayer beta. If you already have an invite for the PC beta, the Mac client is available under your Battle.net account."
A recent patch also added a map editor to the StarCraft II beta, which has already led to some interesting projects.
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