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2008 Complete Guide to Software Office Suites/Productivity

 

AdventNet
Zoho Office Suite
Website: zoho.com
Phone: (888) 900-9646
Price: Free
Platform: Browser-based
Collection of web-based productivity applications, including: word processing, spreadsheets, presentation tool, database and an e-mail client. Word processing app lets users view and edit files offline.

 

Apple
iWork '08
Website: apple.com/iwork
Phone: (800) 692-7753
Price: $79
Platform: Mac OS X version 10.4.10 and higher
Productivity suite for Mac users. Includes latest versions of the Pages word processor, Keynote presentation program and Numbers spreadsheet application.

 

Corel
WordPerfect Lightning
Website: corel.com
Phone: (800) 772-6735
Price: Free
Platform: Windows XP/Vista
Word processing and note-taking software. Lets you organize notes, read documents and create, edit and collaborate on documents.

 

Corel
WordPerfect Office X3 Standard Edition
Website: corel.com
Phone: (800) 772-6735
Price: $250
Platform: Windows 98 SE/2000/XP/Vista
Includes WordPerfect X3, Quattro Pro X3 spreadsheets, Presentations X3 and WordPerfect Mail. Allows you to create and edit PDFs, and lets you open Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents.

 

Docudesk
deskUNPDF Standard 2
Website: docudesk.com
Phone: (972) 359-0655
Price: $39.95
Platform: Windows 98/NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista
Lets users convert PDFs into files that can be edited with most word processors, including Microsoft Word, Lotus Symphony and Open Office.

 

Google
Google Apps Standard Edition
Website: google.com/a
Price: Free
Platform: Browser-based
Online application suite includes Gmail, Google Talk, Google Calendar, Docs (word processing, spreadsheets and presentations), Page Creator and Start Page. Premier Edition ($50 per user account per year) adds e-mail management tools from Postini.

 

Microsoft
Office 2008 for Mac
Website: microsoft.com/mac
Phone: (800) 426-9400
Price: $400
Platform: Mac OS X 10.4.9 or higher
Includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint and the Entourage e-mail client and personal information manager. The special Media Edition ($500) adds Microsoft Expression Media for managing multimedia files, such as audio, video and images.

 

Microsoft
Office Small Business 2007
Website: office.microsoft.com
Phone: (800) 426-9400
Price: $450
Platform: Windows XP/Vista
Includes 2007 versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook (including Business Contact Manager). Also includes Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007.

 

OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org 2.4
Website: openoffice.org
Price: Free
Platform: Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista, Windows Server 2003
Open source office suite. Includes applications for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, drawing, databases and creating mathematical formulas.

 

Sun Microsystems
StarOffice 8 Office Suite
Website: sun.com
Phone: (800) 786-0404
Price: $69.95 (download)
Platform: Linux kernel v.2.4 or higher, Solaris 8 or higher, Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista
Office suite based on OpenOffice.org. Includes word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing and database applications. Compatible with Microsoft Office files.

 

TechSmith
Camtasia Studio 5
Website: techsmith.com
Phone: (800) 517-3001
Price: $299
Platform: Windows XP/Vista
Screen capture and recording software. Allows you to record screen content, edit it and then share it as part of a video or in a multimedia presentation.

 

ThinkFree
ThinkFree Online
Website: thinkfree.com
Phone: (408) 432-5074
Price: Free
Platform: Browser-based
Online office suite lets you create, edit and share Microsoft Office-compatible documents (including Word, Excel and PowerPoint files) from within your web browser. Includes 1GB of storage space, collaboration features and blog publishing tools.

 

TimeBridge
TimeBridge
Website: timebridge.com
Price: Free
Platform: Browser-based
Meeting scheduler. Analyzes calendars and the preferences of meeting attendees to find the best time to schedule a meeting. Automatically integrates with Outlook and Google calendars.

 

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