An ASP start-up is offering online access to products that imitate Microsoft Office. ThinkFree's web-based office applications are compatible with Microsoft Office whereby users can save files in Word format.
A Chinese-made office suite will replace Microsoft Office in Shanghai schools following a raid by anti-piracy officials and a demand to pay licence fees. Chinese-made software suite Kingsoft WPS Office 2003 will replace Microsoft Office...
Volume prices for the next version of Microsoft's Office software will remain unchanged, but the introduction of new licensing provisions is intended to placate big customers. The software giant routinely revamps schedules for products it sends to...
Sun Microsystems is planning new tools for its StarOffice desktop software package that could make it easier to attract Microsoft Office users. Later this year the company plans to ship an update to StarOffice that will include converters for...
Corel bills its WordPerfect Office software as "the world's leading alternative to Microsoft Office". But when it comes to US retail sales, Corel lost the number two spot in 2005 to a somewhat unlikely competitor: Apple's iWork.
There are now six credible alternatives to Microsoft Office in schools, according to the government's advisor on IT in education. Corel WordPerfect Office, EasyOfficek, Lotus SmartSuite, Open Office, Star Office and Sun's One SE all offer the...