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Microsoft Releases Open Document Format Support Details

Microsoft Releases Open Document Format Support DetailsOffice 2007 Service Pack 2 by computer giant, Microsoft would hit the market next year. The company released its detail on Tuesday. The product is aimed to implement ODF in Office besides XML support. It would remove complexity in formatting by redefining set margin and text formatting.

Microsoft doesn't have default ODF support in Office 2007 but it would support it in the forthcoming version.

Vaccines Shortage Owing To Withdrawal Of Licence

Vaccines Shortage Owing To Withdrawal Of LicenceThe availability of vaccines in the country has been hit due to the withdrawal of license to three manufacturing units in Kasauli, Coonoor and Chennai, admitted the government on Wednesday. However, it assured that in order to overcome the shortage, efforts are being made.

Health Minister A Ramadoss told the Lok Sabha while answering to supplementaries during the Question Hour, “There was shortage of vaccines due to withdrawal of licenses to the three units.”

Dilli 6 Unveiled At The Dubai Film Festival

Dilli 6 Unveiled At The Dubai Film Festival   The Indian cinema has left a deep impression at the Dubai International Film Festival, which ends on December 17, 2008.

Film Dilli 6, which is jointly produced by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Productions and UTV Motion Pictures, was inaugurated.

The film was screened before the stalwarts of entertainment.

Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and UTV's Siddharth Roy Kapoor were present at the festival.

Tata Driven By Ferrari On Formula 1 Track

Tata Driven By Ferrari On Formula 1 TrackAs per the international reports, following a sponsorship deal signed with the Indian automobile giant, the Tata brand name will figure on Formula 1, the world’s most-famed motorsport, which is being considered an ambitious global branding move.

President Luca di Montezemolo reported, “For the first time an Indian brand will appear on the Ferrari. It’s historic.” Although the details and duration are being worked out, a Ferrari spokesperson confirmed the deal.

Inflation Rate Sinks Further To 6.84 Per Cent

Inflation Rate Sinks Further To 6.84 Per CentIt was revealed by the government data on Thursday that for the week ended December 6, India's annual rate of inflation dropped further to 6.84 per cent from 8per cent the week before. The analysts say that the sharp drop was triggered largely by the drop in petrol and diesel prices. During the corresponding week last year, the rate of inflation was 3.84 per cent. 

Data Retention Cut By Yahoo To Three Months

Data Retention Cut By Yahoo To Three MonthsOn Wednesday, search engine Yahoo! Inc informed that it will cut to three months the time it stores personal data gathered from web surfing, making its retention policy the shortest among peers.

The computer addresses of the users would be anonymized by the company within three months in most cases, from a prior standard of 13 months. There is a chance that fraud or system security is involved, so the company is reserving the right to keep data for up to six months.

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