One bug being patched is found in Microsoft's PowerPoint presentation software and an exploit code is known to be circulating online.

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And you could make a case that Microsoft Office's PowerPoint presentation software has too much power--power that is abused by artless employees who use it to craft bloated, incomprehensible presentations.

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Yet Keynote still acknowledges that Powerpoint is the dominant presentation software in the business world.

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You cannot watch Steve Jobs unveil the iPhone in 2007 without wanting to blow up your standard PowerPoint (for the record Jobs uses Apple Keynote software but his presentation techniques apply to both PowerPoint and Keynote).

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Microsoft suggests the facility would be preferable to current presentation software, including its own Powerpoint program, in which such graphics must be prepared in advance of a presentation.

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This technique works regardless of the presentation software you choose to use: PowerPoint or Apple Keynote.

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We test Apple's new presentation software versus Microsoft's ubiquitous PowerPoint head-to-head.

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Yes, the PlayBook has a special "Presentation Mode" useful for businessmen frequently giving PowerPoint presentations, but will the enterprise really allow extra software to be installed just for simple file transfers?

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