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News (9)

• Aussie organisations shun Office 2010

  No large Australian organisations are known to be planning an Office 2010 migration, and many have not even completed their move to Office 2007.

• DIAC flags massive outsourcing overhaul

  The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has revealed plans to overhaul its information technology and communications outsourcing contracts, which have been dominated by CSC since 1998.

• Uni of Western Sydney deploys Vista

  The University of Western Sydney (UWS) has prepped itself for a Windows Vista roll-out while many in the industry are getting ready for the arrival of Microsoft's next operating system in line, Windows 7

• Microsoft publishes 14,000 pages of protocol docs

  Microsoft has made public over 14,000 pages of preliminary technical documentation on the protocols built into its Office 2007, Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2007 products.

• Microsoft OOXML becomes an ISO standard

  Microsoft's bid to make the Open XML (OOXML) file formats international standards has succeeded, barring any last-minute changes. The ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is scheduled to issue the official communique today.

Blogs (1)

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  Snow Leopard bites Office 2008

  Feeding Snow Leopard with juicy Office 2008 discs caused a few problems for our New Zealand correspondent.

Features and Case Studies (5)

• Despite open-source ideology, QUT embraces Microsoft integration

  Organisations considering a change of productivity suites may do well to follow the example of Queensland University of Technology, which has taken a cautious approach to Microsoft Office 2007 and instead focused on sprucing up its back-end messaging environment.

• Aussie enterprises will embrace Win7

  There appears to be no doubt that Windows 7 will be significantly more popular in Australia than Vista was, a reality that will help Microsoft entrench its wider software portfolio even further into the enterprise.

• Photo gallery: Microsoft Office 2007 beta 1

  This beta refresh reveals the suite's dynamic interface, as well as handy new tools, such as PDF creation.

• With Vista, seeing is believing, says Gates

  Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates speaks with CNET News.com's Ina Fried in New York about the long-awaited launch of his company's new operating system, Windows Vista.

• Ballmer discusses life after Vista

  There's still a lot Microsoft wants to do with Windows, and it has its work cut out with Zune, says Microsoft's CEO, Steve Ballmer.

Reviews (25)

• 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.

• HP Compaq dc7900

  The HP Compaq dc7900 is a solid business offering in the premium desktop space, but the competition is a small step ahead.

• Toshiba Tecra R10

  Despite its strong performance, the tacky design and inflated price leaves the Toshiba Tecra R10 behind the competition.

• IBM Lotus Symphony 1.2

  While the interface of IBM's free office suite is sexy, its hunger for system resources and lack of features mean that OpenOffice.org 3 is still the best free office suite. Also, watch out for Symphony's lack of OOXML support.

• MSI EX720

  MSI's EX720 isn't a bad laptop, but it certainly strikes as one with too many shortcuts taken. Still at AU$1,649 it's affordable, and if you're budget and technically minded you'll likely get some decent mileage out of this laptop.

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