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  • Alternatives to Microsoft Office

    WordPerfect 12 and StarOffice 7.0 aren't the dominant office suite players, but each brings strong qualities to the field, such as affordability and ease of use. But do they have what it takes to stand up to Microsoft Office? Read our reviews to find out.

  • Microsoft spruces up Mac Office

    Company updates productivity software's layout and organisation tools.

  • Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac

    The improvements in Word, Excel and PowerPoint make this upgrade worth the cash, especially for Office 2001 users, but the new Project Center needs beefing up.

  • Kicking Microsoft out of the office: 4 alternative suites tested

    Microsoft Office may be the standard, but there are a variety of competitors--old and new--that look like giving it a decent run for its money.

  • Beta of Office more widely available

    Microsoft makes a "technical refresh" for the second test version of Office 2003 available to all 600,000 beta testers. It was initially available only to a select group.

  • Microsoft aims to break down Office resistance

    New programs are to be aimed at encouraging software makers to produce applications for the next version of Office.

  • Running Linux with Office XP: Ready for business?

    Linux has made a big impact in the server room, but usability issues and lock-in to Microsoft Office have conspired to hold it back on the desktop. Has that all changed?

  • Office not so suite

    You may not believe this, but Microsoft thinks we're biased...against Microsoft. But if reactions to our office suite review are anything to go by, our readers disagree.

  • 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?

  • IBM takes simple aim at Office

    Big Blue says it has a slimmed-down alternative to Microsoft Office that it will bundle into the next version of its portal software.

  • 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 11 beta due next month

    Microsoft will be shipping the second beta version of Office 11 next month, complete with XML tools.

  • 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 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.

  • How open is the new Office?

    Microsoft says it's opening its Office desktop software by adding support for XML--a move that should help companies free up access to shared information. But there's a catch: It has yet to disclose the underlying XML dialect.

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