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• Suncorp envisages Linux, ODF for 20,000 desktops

  Suncorp's CIO, Jeff Smith, says he would like the banking and insurance giant to use open source software for its 20,000 desktops, which currently run Windows XP.

• Office spurs US software sales spike

  Spurred by sales of Microsoft's Office 2007, the software market hit its highest level since 1999, according to a report released Wednesday by the NPD Group.

• Office politics: Microsoft Office XP vs Sun StarOffice 6

  Sun would like to think it can succeed where others have failed,,"in breaking Microsoft's stranglehold on the office productivity market,"by offering a product that's almost as good as Microsoft Office at a much lower price. Do the sums add up?

• Office XP price cuts omit Australia

  Microsoft's recent move to reduce the cost of Microsoft Office XP Professional and Standard editions excludes Australia but this could change in the third quarter.

• Microsoft push for huge NSW deal falls short

  Microsoft's plan to commit NSW to a three-year, whole-of-government software licence for its office productivity software, Office XP, has fallen short, giving Sun Microsystems StarOffice 6.0 a boost.

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  Vista take-up hits bumpy patch

  So, it seems the WOW -- for Microsoft's Windows Vista -- is not now, but sometime in the future, maybe.

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  Will the NSW Govt put Linux in schools?

  The NSW Government's release this week of an expressions of interest tender to give low-cost laptops to every senior public school student in NSW is a big step, but will these systems be Windows or Linux?

Features and Case Studies (220)

• Office politics: Microsoft Office XP vs Sun StarOffice 6

  Sun would like to think it can succeed where others have failed,,"in breaking Microsoft's stranglehold on the office productivity market,"by offering a product that's almost as good as Microsoft Office at a much lower price. Do the sums add up?

• Office XP price cuts omit Australia

  Microsoft's recent move to reduce the cost of Microsoft Office XP Professional and Standard editions excludes Australia but this could change in the third quarter.

• Office XP now runs on Linux

  Linux users can now run Office XP on Linux following the release of a commercial application that allows the package to run on the open source operating system.

• Running Linux with Office XP: Ready for business?

  Linux has made a big impact in the server room, but usability issues and lock-in to Microsoft Office have conspired to hold it back on the desktop. Has that all changed?

• Windows XP, Office and SQL Server open to new attacks

  Microsoft warns of new flaws that could let hackers manipulate database servers and steal data from users' PCs.

Reviews (320)

• Office politics: Microsoft Office XP vs Sun StarOffice 6

  Sun would like to think it can succeed where others have failed,,"in breaking Microsoft's stranglehold on the office productivity market,"by offering a product that's almost as good as Microsoft Office at a much lower price. Do the sums add up?

• Running Linux with Office XP: Ready for business?

  Linux has made a big impact in the server room, but usability issues and lock-in to Microsoft Office have conspired to hold it back on the desktop. Has that all changed?

• A Month With The Mac: Week Three: Mac it so

  In which ZDNet Australia's reviews editor plays with Microsoft Mac apps, learns some interesting new terms from the Mac community, and makes a surprising swerve to the dark side.

• 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 Outlook 2007

  If you work with Microsoft Outlook on a daily basis, this upgrade can make scheduling simpler and e-mailing more interesting. Still, we wish Instant Search and e-mail rendering were better.

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