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    Michael Meeks is a distinguished engineer at Novell. But his current project may be his toughest yet. He is in charge of tackling interoperability between Novell's OpenOffice.org productivity suite and Microsoft Office. And as with anything relating to Microsoft, this involves more than just technology.

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    The next version of Microsoft's Office software will run only on the latest releases of the company's operating systems, leaving older OS users in the dark.

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  • Microsoft Office System 2003

    While Microsoft Office System is the most complete suite on the block, there's no compelling reason for everyone to upgrade.

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    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.

  • Microsoft readies Office overhaul

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