Microsoft is cooking up a new version of its Office productivity package in a bid to unseat Intuit as the king of small-business accounting software.
Small business users, like larger enterprises, are in no rush to adopt Microsoft Windows Vista with hardware requirements, a lack of interoperability with business applications and cost of the new operating system the major stumbling blocks.
Already looking to take over the corporate telephone system, Microsoft announced Monday its plans to tackle small-business telecommunications as well.
Google's recent foray into business applications has already attracted more than 1,000 small businesses in Australia, according to the search giant's vice president for enterprise, Dave Girouard.
Microsoft released a handful of products and services aimed at small businesses, specifically those in the retail sector.
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Office 2007 continues to be the focus of discussion here at Big Deal, but the most recent crop of reactions to my postings have shifted from the possible nuisance value of interface changes to the potential upside for OpenOffice, the open-source rival to the desktop suite crown.
If someone gave you AU$93.5 million to spend, would you forget it? I wouldn't either. But this is exactly what seems to have happened in the aftermath of the 2007/8 federal budget, which was widely lambasted by many observers -- including yours truly -- for its lack of funding for meaningful ICT related initiatives.
As Microsoft unveils the next version of its flagship Office suite, we ask: is it revolution or evolution?
Microsoft's business unit chief is on the lookout for ad-supported rivals to the Web-based service.
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.
As Microsoft's forthcoming office suite takes clearer shape, we report on the latest beta version, and its implications for companies' IT strategies.
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