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• Office politics: Microsoft Office XP vs Sun StarOffice 6

  Sun would like to think it can succeed where others have failed­â€"in breaking Microsoft's stranglehold on the office productivity marketâ€"by offering a product that's almost as good as Microsoft Office at a much lower price. Do the sums add up?

• PowerPoint: the black hole in Microsoft's XML vision

  Microsoft's tight development schedule has prevented it including XML support within PowerPoint in its latest update of Office 2003.

• Microsoft readies Office overhaul

  Microsoft this week plans to deliver the first test release of a new version of its Office software intended to rejuvenate sales and stave off competitors.

• US$100m Apple iFund: Widgets need not apply

  Venture capitalist firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) placed a US$100 million bet on Apple's iPhone on Thursday by creating the iFund. KPCB partner Matt Murphy talks about the iFund and the type of big ideas the fund is seeking.

• Sun launches StarOffice 8

  Sun released StarOffice 8, the next version of its office productivity application that provides improved compatibility with Microsoft Office files, on Tuesday.

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• Office politics: Microsoft Office XP vs Sun StarOffice 6

  Sun would like to think it can succeed where others have failed­â€"in breaking Microsoft's stranglehold on the office productivity marketâ€"by offering a product that's almost as good as Microsoft Office at a much lower price. Do the sums add up?

• Say what? A look back at McNealy zingers

  Sun's co-founder has reveled in running his mouth, and the list of 'McNealy-isms' has become legendary within the tech industry.

• Slash costs with Sun's Java Desktop

  Are software licences overloading your IT budget? Here are a few ways to save your department time and money by installing Sun's Java Desktop. Additional reading: How to manage your IT assets

• OpenOffice.org takes on Microsoft Office

  The OpenOffice.org office suite has come a long way since its inception--so much so that it's now a viable alternative to Microsoft Office. See how this open source application fares against the Goliath Microsoft Office suite.

• Will AJAX help Google clean up?

  Google's popular map and e-mail sites reignite interest in older Web tech, raising potential threat to Microsoft, Flash and Java.

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• Office politics: Microsoft Office XP vs Sun StarOffice 6

  Sun would like to think it can succeed where others have failed­â€"in breaking Microsoft's stranglehold on the office productivity marketâ€"by offering a product that's almost as good as Microsoft Office at a much lower price. Do the sums add up?

• Best presentation programs

  Choose the right presentation program: PowerPoint, Presentations, or Impress?

• Microsoft readies Office overhaul

  Microsoft this week plans to deliver the first test release of a new version of its Office software intended to rejuvenate sales and stave off competitors.

• Sun StarOffice 7.0

  While StarOffice is suitable for students and home users, its poor Microsoft compatibility limits its business uses.

• OpenOffice.org takes on Microsoft Office

  The OpenOffice.org office suite has come a long way since its inception--so much so that it's now a viable alternative to Microsoft Office. See how this open source application fares against the Goliath Microsoft Office suite.

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