Two new players have entered the market for productivity software, hoping to grab a sliver of business from Microsoft's dominant Office package.
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.
The certification from ECMA -- formerly known as the European Computer Manufacturers Association -- marks a year of work for a technical committee set up to standardise Office Open XML.
The commonwealth of Massachusetts has proposed a plan to phase out office productivity applications from Microsoft and other providers in favour of those based on "open" standards, including the recently approved OpenDocument standard.
Microsoft issued another flock of security alerts Wednesday, including notice of a "critical" flaw that affects many of its Office applications.
Developers of alternative office software need to place more emphasis on ease of conversion if they ever wish to dethrone Microsoft. We test six office suites in the market.
Microsoft issues another herd of vulnerability reports, including a "critical" security hole in numerous Office applications that could let a hacker take control of a PC.
Don't go around sharing copies of Microsoft Office or Corel WordPerfect for your SOHO users. Instead, try one of these free, full-function alternatives.
The OpenOffice.org office suite has come a long way since its inception--so much so that it's now a viable alternative to Microsoft Office. See how this open source application fares against the Goliath Microsoft Office suite.
If you're using a Microsoft Windows operating system there is also a good chance that you use Office and Outlook as your email client. But is this really a choice?
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.
Corel's revamped office suite, due in late April, will deliver plenty of new features. But can it take market share from Microsoft's Office? Here are our first impressions.
Current WordPerfect customers should certainly upgrade to Office 11.0. But SOHO users won't need some of the functionality.
WordPerfect 12.0 features a core stable of productivity apps but suffers from its poor handling of Microsoft files.
Developers of alternative office software need to place more emphasis on ease of conversion if they ever wish to de-throne Microsoft.
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