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  • First Take: Internet Explorer 7 for XP SP2 Beta 2

    Microsoft has changed the look and feel of its venerable browser, while adding some much-needed security features.

  • Microsoft Office 12 (beta 1)

    The next generation of the Microsoft Office system offers a new look and feel across its applications, with dynamic formatting tools and nimbler files.

  • First Take: Microsoft AntiSpyware (Beta)

    Following its December purchase of anti-spyware specialist Giant, Microsoft has produced a tool designed to protect Windows against spyware. We take a first look at the beta version.

  • Microsoft pulls early Office 2003 beta

    The software giant inadvertently provided developers and enterprise customers with early access to the second testing version of the next version of Office.

  • Apple ends Safari test program

    Apple Computer has terminated a program that gave some developers access to the latest test versions of its Safari browser, after some testers apparently leaked several prereleases to the public.

  • New Office beta all set to launch

    Microsoft plans to officially launch Office 2003 Beta 2 on Monday, a release that will include a public preview available to several hundred thousand beta testers and businesses, said sources.

  • 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.

  • Office 2003 Beta 2: an IT perspective

    As Microsoft's forthcoming office suite takes clearer shape, we report on the latest beta version, and its implications for companies' IT strategies.

  • Opera 7 Beta 2: Does it still sing?

    Opera defies the odds, continuing to exist with a paid product in a market overwhelmed by free offerings. Is the latest version of Opera still worth digging into your wallet for? Read our Australian review.

  • Crouching Jaguar, hidden features

    Apple developers now have their paws on a final beta of Jaguar, the next major Mac OS X update. ZDNet Australia takes a look at the beta version of Apple's latest operating system.

  • KDE polishes Linux look

    The new desktop environment for Linux adds features designed to rival Mac OS X and Windows XP

  • Is Macromedia forgetting who helped put it on top?

    Macromedia's product line is very popular within the Web development community, but the recent versions of products introduced big changes.

  • Microsoft discloses more Windows code

    Microsoft has disclosed technical information vital to allowing third-party developers create software that works well with Windows.

  • DVD tools

    The evolution of home cinema has taken us from the primordial Beta cassette to the glorious era of VHS.

  • Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended (Beta)

    Adobe's latest incarnation of Acrobat is top of the line, highly featured software. Just make sure you need all the bells and whistles before you pay the AU$999 price tag.

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