Microsoft will start beta testing an updated version of Live Workspace later this year that allows users to create and edit new documents online. That's a significant upgrade from the current product which requires users to create documents using a copy of Office on their PC and then save them to the Web, where they can be shared with friends and colleagues
With iWork '08, the latest generation of its office suite, Apple has given Mac users a powerful alternative to Microsoft's Office for Mac. This new version finally offers an alternative to Excel called Numbers, a spreadsheet tool unlike any that has come before it.
Content management systems demand conversion from legacy formats to something that will work in next-generation products. Experts outline steps to ensure consistency, accuracy and teamwork in projects
Canadian home and auto insurance provider, TD Meloche Monnex (TMM) seeks to use business intelligence (BI) technology to speed up executive decision making and enable users with limited technical skills to access metadata faster
You'll probably get used to the new Microsoft Office 2007 interface within a few hours. Whether you like it, however, is a different story. New users will benefit most, since they won't have to change existing habits. For advanced and power users, the adjustment may be a bit more disconcerting, at least initially.
It sounds too good to be true: free word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation programs that are compatible with their Microsoft Office counterparts and that work in a browser. That's the promise of ThinkFree, a Web service that offers all this, and more.
Business intelligence software vendor Cognos Inc. is rolling out upgraded reporting software that it claims will boost scalability and be easier to integrate with products from business partners such as IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp. and SAP AG.
In an effort to make data analysis seamless with reporting and put this power right into the hands of the end-user, Crystal Decisions in Vancouver unveiled its Crystal Analysis Professional v.9 and Crystal Enterprise Premium v.9 on Wednesday.