This sounds like a significant gain until you discover that StarOffice was replacing Applix on Unix workstations as well as Windows based software. The view taken by a few Euro-analysts was that confidence in the IT sector has been low and that...
It removes the demarcation between what a spreadsheet is, what a document is, what a form is, and how I can look at and retrieve information that would be in those things. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is today expected to unveil a new product...
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...
17.12.98: Microsoft has put out a desperate plea to stop a wave of counterfeit Office 97 software from entering UK sales channels. Anti-piracy manager Dave Gregory estimated that 100,000 fake CDs will appear in the UK this week, causing Microsoft...
In a sign that Microsoft plans to be in the Apple market for some time, the software giant said on Tuesday that a new version of Office for the Mac is on its way and that another is already in the works.
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...