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Sun Microsystems has expressed concerns that could use document protection tools Microsoft will include in Office 2003 will fortify its domination over enterprise desktops.
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2007 was an eventful year for Microsoft, with the company playing what it considered to be its trump card (only to discover Vista wasn't trumps, XP was). But the lovable giant had its fingers in many other pies -- making for a year of management changes, entry into unclaimed markets and new alliances.
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While elements of Microsoft's Office suite have been in use for more than 20 years, the company now appears unpleasantly convinced that nobody really has any idea how to use the product.
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Next week customers can begin testing software that links Microsoft's e-mail and calendar programs with SAP's back-office business applications, the companies said.
While Microsoft Office System is the most complete suite on the block, there's no compelling reason for everyone to upgrade.
As digital media publishers scramble to devise a foolproof method of copy protection, Microsoft is ready to push digital rights management into a whole new arena--your desktop.
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The software giant inadvertently provided developers and enterprise customers with early access to the second testing version of the next version of Office.
Microsoft has revamped the online resource site for its Office software line, bringing together help resources, software add-ons and other content.
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