Business customers routinely automate tasks such as generating charts in a spreadsheet by writing individual macros, or small programs called scripts. In the next major version of StarOffice, Sun will introduce more fine-grained security control...
Instead of trying to convert Microsoft customers, think about the much bigger potential markets of people who can't afford Microsoft applications, she said, citing the software giant's Office productivity package as an example.
Looking to tap into discontent with Microsoft, Novell is set to deliver this week a package of Linux-based software for the PC that includes Office-like productivity applications, along with email and web browsing programs.
Microsoft says it has made great progress, noting that the company itself has trained 70,000 partners to develop programs that sit on top of Office. Although Office has the majority of the productivity-software market, the company has continued to...
On Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled a fairly radical revamp of the user interface of the productivity suite. The company outlined plans for three graphics programs: Acrylic Graphic Designer, a painting, illustration and effects tool that combines vector...
Microsoft also plans on Monday to show off new abilities of the Excel desktop software, including tools for better visualising data as well as the ability to maintain a persistent connection to server applications including back-end software such...
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