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  • IBM, Yahoo and Google target Microsoft Office

    After years of watching Microsoft rake in billions of dollars from its desktop software franchise, its competitors are pouncing.

  • Microsoft brings Office to business IM

    Microsoft has added the Office moniker to its upcoming enterprise instant-messaging software in a branding move intended to heighten the product's appeal to potential business buyers.

  • Microsoft gives Yahoo three weeks to do a deal

    Microsoft on Saturday issued an ultimatum to Yahoo, giving the Internet search pioneer three weeks to enter formal merger negotiations and conclude a deal.

  • Yahoo to chop at least 1,400 jobs

    Yahoo yesterday in the US reported a 64 per cent drop in net income for the third quarter, issued cautions about a weakening advertising market, and confirmed that layoffs were indeed on the way.

  • Alleged Palin hacker indicted

    A 20-year-old college student suspected of hacking into one of US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's email accounts was indicted Tuesday in the US, a district court announced.

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  • Gates explains why Microsoft needs Yahoo

    For a man a few months away from leaving his job, Bill Gates has a lot on his mind.

  • India 2.0: Yahoo sees development potential

    In October, Yahoo ran an Open Hack Day event in Bangalore, hosted by one of the company's co-founders, David Filo. Two hundred local developers were invited to a 24-hour code-a-thon to combine their own ideas with mashed-up services from Yahoo's own library of APIs.

  • Portals: opening new doors to business

    If they're done right, portals can provide financial returns and less tangible benefits. How can you get the best results and how do you measure your success?

  • Instant messaging for business

    The ease and convenience of instant messaging has made it popular with users. But is instant messaging a curse or a boon for the office environment?

  • Q&A: Google's Alan Noble on the future Web

    Alan Noble is the engineering and site director for Google Australia. ZDNet.com.au sat down with him to find out about the future of Web, and what Google really thinks about Microsoft's move into online applications.

Reviews (36)

  • Microsoft brings Office to business IM

    Microsoft has added the Office moniker to its upcoming enterprise instant-messaging software in a branding move intended to heighten the product's appeal to potential business buyers.

  • WordPerfect Office X4

    Many free and inexpensive office suites are available for download or for use in a web browser. So what's the advantage of paying a pretty penny for a desktop office suite? Corel's WordPerfect Office X4 offers a strong software package that comes closest to the breadth and depth of features found in Microsoft Office.

  • Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac (Special Media Edition)

    Office 2008 for Mac may be the best pick for business users, but most people can get by with less expensive alternatives.

  • ThinkFree Office 3

    ThinkFree Office 3 is a low-cost alternative to Microsoft Office that lacks advanced tools but offers a free online component that's a handy work in progress for frequent travellers.

  • The Google gods

    Does the power of the world's most popular search engine pose a threat to the Web's independence?

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