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• Photos: MS cloud Office faces off Google, Zoho

  Microsoft's announcement of cloud based Office had sent ripples through the web, bring the company one step closer to head-to-head competition with Google and other SaaS vendors such as Zoho. This screenshot gallery gives you a first look at the new online offering.

• Microsoft Office heads to the browser

  After years of questioning the value of Net-based productivity applications, Microsoft confirmed overnight that it would offer new versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint that can run from within a standard Web browser.

• Microsoft releases goals for updated SQL Server

  Microsoft disclosed on Wednesday the main design goals for the "Katmai" edition of its SQL Server database, which is due next year.

• Microsoft winds back Office ribbon

  Microsoft has modified its new interface for Office 2007 after complaints from beta testers that the ribbon system took up too much space on screen.

• Microsoft to bulk up Office business intelligence

  Microsoft will offer analysis and planning applications as an add-on to its Office suite, a move meant to steer corporate customers away from specialised business-intelligence providers.

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  Office no place for power users

  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.

Features and Case Studies (24)

• What's really inside--and behind--Office 2003

  Commentary: The upcoming version of Office isn't just another software upgrade: The new features that you'll see aren't that interesting. What is interesting is going on behind the scenes.

• 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?

• Boost collaboration with Office 2003's SharePoint Services

  Though it is not cheap, perhaps the single best reason to make the leap to Office 2003 is the integration with Windows SharePoint Services.

• Gates on launching Zune, spiffing up Office

  Microsoft's chairman looks ahead to how the music player might morph and tells why changes in Office 2007 are "such a big deal."

• Linux desktop emulates Windows for office apps

  Lycoris has released an add-on for its desktop version of Linux that lets Microsoft applications run without the need to pay for a Windows software licence.

Reviews (59)

• Microsoft to limit access to Office 11

  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.

• Corel WordPerfect Office 12.0

  WordPerfect 12.0 features a core stable of productivity apps but suffers from its poor handling of Microsoft files.

• Microsoft Office Standard 2007

  If you need to make sleeker-looking documents and presentations, Microsoft Office Standard 2007 is a worthy upgrade. But stick to your current software if you don't feel that it lacks anything.

• 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.

• New Office locks down documents

  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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