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  • Microsoft Office 365 for Professionals goes live, priced, now waiting for your docs. Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 365, Word processing, Office software,  0

    Microsoft Office 365 for Professionals goes live, priced, now waiting for your docs

    All year round word processing action 28 June 2011 13:10 GMT

    Microsoft has upped its online Office ante with the announcement of the Office 365 for Professionals suite.

    Essentially a revamped version of what was Business Productivity Online Suite, the package comes in two different forms ready for you...

  • Google introduces new Docs interface

    Google introduces new Docs interface

    With better document, spreadsheet and drawing options 13 April 2010 9:53 GMT

    Google has rolled out a new version of Google Docs to its users, significantly revamping the interface and adding a pile of new features in the document, spreadsheet and drawing applications.

    The majority of the changes can be seen in the video...

  • Microsoft promotes Office by giving away... Macbooks

    Microsoft promotes Office by giving away... MacBooks

    In the US only, though 22 February 2010 15:21 GMT

    Microsoft has hit on a novel idea for promoting Microsoft Office - by giving away MacBook Pros. Okay, so it's promoting Office for Mac, but even so, it's an odd move for the software giant to be sending out one of the best-selling products of arch-rival...

  • Google Docs gets web clipboard

    Google Docs gets web clipboard

    Move your data around more easily 18 February 2010 14:57 GMT

    As months pass, the functionality of Google Docs seems to be getting closer and closer to that of a real office suite. The latest addition is that of an extended clipboard, storing any copied or cut text in the cloud and then allowing you to paste...

  • Microsoft Office 2010 pricing revealed

    Microsoft Office 2010 pricing revealed

    From free to £430 17 February 2010 10:19 GMT

    Microsoft has revealed more information on pricing for its due-in-June Office 2010 software, with the "Starter" version due to be available for free.

    Office Starter 2010 replaces Microsoft Works and will offer consumers basic productivity features...

  • OpenOffice 3.2 now available

    OpenOffice 3.2 now available

    Hits 300,000,000 downloads 11 February 2010 18:00 GMT

    OpenOffice.org, the open-source office software package, has released version 3.2 of its free Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Access replacement tools. Simultaneously, the team also revealed that it's hit 300 million downloads since the suite launched...

  • Microsoft announces Office for Mac 2011 for

    Microsoft announces Office for Mac 2011 for "later this year"

    "We listen" says Microsoft, with its 3-year product cycle 11 February 2010 16:48 GMT

    Microsoft has chosen Macworld as the venue to announce that Office for Mac 2011 is due to be available later this year.

    "You, the Mac community, have a voice", says Microsoft, somewhat dramatically, in a press release. "And at the Microsoft...

  • Microsoft loses Office patent appeal

    Microsoft loses Office patent appeal

    Barred from selling Word from 11 January 23 December 2009 9:19 GMT

    The US Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling from May 2009 that Microsoft is infringing the patents of a database design company called i4i. Microsoft has been ordered to stop selling Microsoft Word and Office by January 11.

    The suit revolves...

  • Office 2010 to ship in June

    Office 2010 to ship in June

    Confirmed by company spokesperson 1 December 2009 10:25 GMT

    Over recent days, rumours have been floating around that Microsoft had accidentally released a notice that Office 2010 would be made available in June. Well, it's now been confirmed by a Microsoft spokesperson that the rumours are true, and June will...

  • Ten reasons to try out Microsoft Office 2010

    Ten reasons to try out Microsoft Office 2010

    Why the upgrade is worth it. 19 November 2009 10:00 GMT

    Microsoft Office 2010 has now entered its public beta phase, and it's already looking like a pretty substantial upgrade to the 2007 version, and a huge improvement on earlier editions of the omnipresent Office app suite. Here's ten reasons why you...

  • MS Office 2010 beta now available

    MS Office 2010 beta now available

    Complete with web apps, free starter edition and many other improvements 18 November 2009 18:00 GMT

    Microsoft has revealed that the 2010 edition of its phenomenally successful Office suite has now entered beta. The software can be downloaded directly from Microsoft.com/office/2010.

    The new version has a whole host of improvements, many of...

  • Microsoft issues update for Office 2008 for Mac

    Microsoft issues update for Office 2008 for Mac

    12.2.3 improves security, stability, and performance 12 November 2009 16:55 GMT

    Microsoft has updated its Office 2008 for Mac software, with version 12.2.3 now available to download from the Help and Support section of Microsoft's website.  

    As well as the usual security and stability fixes, the update includes fixes...

  • Microsoft introduces Office Starter 2010

    Microsoft introduces Office Starter 2010

    Ad-supported version to replace Microsoft Works 9 October 2009 10:00 GMT

    Microsoft has announced that it's dumping its Office-lite software, Microsoft Works, in favour of an ad-supported "Office Starter 2010". The idea is that PC makers will install the full version of Office on computers they sell, but that users will...

  • Office 2010 Web Apps go live...

    Office 2010 Web Apps go live...

    ...well for some anyway 17 September 2009 18:45 GMT

    Microsoft has started opening up its Office 2010 Web Apps on Thursday with a select handful of Technical Preview invites via Windows Live SkyDrive.

    "SkyDrive customers will be invited to try out a technical preview of the online versions...

  • Office 2008 for Mac Business Edition announced

    Office 2008 for Mac Business Edition announced

    Available now for £440 16 September 2009 17:40 GMT

    Microsoft has announced the launch of “Office 2008 for Mac Business Edition” an updated offering in the Office 2008 for Mac product line.

    As well as the Business Edition, the only other product in the simplified range is "Office 2008 for...

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