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    COMMENTARY--When the next version of MS Office ships later this year, it'll come in at least six different editions. There'll be two different versions of some apps. Confusing, huh? Let me try to clear it up for you.

  • Microsoft announces Office 2007 pricing, details

    Microsoft on Wednesday offered further details on the next version of Office, announcing plans for a new home version as well as new server-based products and a new high-end enterprise edition of the desktop suite.

  • CommBank rolls out Office 2007

    The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has completed a deployment of Microsoft's new Office 2007 suite to 38,000 desktops a year after giving Google Apps the thumbs down.

  • Patent spat forces businesses to upgrade Office

    Microsoft has begun e-mailing its corporate customers worldwide, letting them know that they may need to start using a different version of Office as a result of a recent legal setback.

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    Microsoft plans to muscle into two markets next year, work flow and enterprise content management, using its time-tested techniques of exploiting its desktop dominance and appealing to developers.

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  • Office 2003: Which of 6 (or more!) to choose?

    COMMENTARY--When the next version of MS Office ships later this year, it'll come in at least six different editions. There'll be two different versions of some apps. Confusing, huh? Let me try to clear it up for you.

  • All about Longhorn

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  • Office Professional 2003 Beta 2

    Corporate buyers should test this beta -- we suspect you'll love Office 2003's integrated XML. Home users: Office 2003 hasn't been enhanced enough to merit a test. Wait for the final release, and then check our review.

  • Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional

    For composing long PDF packages at an office that requires security and wants to use the new digital forms, Acrobat 8's got the goods, but it's overkill if you only seek to make short PDF files.

  • First Take: Office 2003 Beta 2

    Microsoft's flagship office suite is undergoing a revamp. Check out our special report to get an overview of Beta 2, more detail on the new OneNote application and an IT strategy perspective on the forthcoming suite.

  • Office 2003: Which of 6 (or more!) to choose?

    COMMENTARY--When the next version of MS Office ships later this year, it'll come in at least six different editions. There'll be two different versions of some apps. Confusing, huh? Let me try to clear it up for you.

  • Corel WordPerfect Office 12.0

    WordPerfect 12.0 features a core stable of productivity apps but suffers from its poor handling of Microsoft files.

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