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Contents 
Introduction
Testing Compatability
Evermore Integrated Office
Lotus SmartSuite
Microsoft Office
StarOffice/OpenOffice
WordPerfect Office
Specifications
Final words
Editor's choice
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Editor's choice: Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word continues to prove the most powerful collection of office tools on the market. In some ways it isn't far ahead of its competitors, but does have a certain edge. MS Office is the only product to come with a fully integrated organiser and e-mail client. People assume that others will have software capable of reading Microsoft files. I would have liked to have seen a proper dictionary included -- as Corel has also, an integrated drawing program that goes beyond simple "autoshapes" would be handy.
Sun's StarOffice and the OpenOffice's product proved quite reliable in file conversions to and from MS formats and are packed with features worthy of more expensive competitors. I would recommend these very highly to those on a budget. (Did I mention that I use OpenOffice all the time?)
This article was first published in Technology & Business magazine.
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Not a bad balanced review. What about all the advanced features like IRM, shared workspace with SharePoint Services, Integration with backend systems etc This is the true differentiation for users who want to do more than change fonts and add italics to a document. Word processing is hard to differntiate, but you ask a very advanced spreadsheet user what really works for them.