Tag: Office

  • Services Microsoft Should, Could (and Just Might) Develop

    Services Microsoft Should, Could (and Just Might) Develop

    Channel Insider Staff

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    By now, “The Internet Services Disruption” missive from Microsoft Chief Technology Office Ray Ozzie has been dissected ad infinitum. But we have yet to see Softies or Soft watchers attempt to put any real meat on Ozzie’s services bones. Ozzie itemized several general categories of services into which he believes Microsoft should delve in the… Read more

  • Microsoft ‘Live’ Doesn’t Scare Partners

    Microsoft ‘Live’ Doesn’t Scare Partners

    John Hazard

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    Microsoft Corp. made a splash Tuesday with its formal announcement of Windows Live and Office Live Web-based service offerings. But the offerings are unlikely to upset any channel carts, said analysts and partners. “Microsoft doesn’t go after the same business as its partners and they’re not doing that here,” said Jonathan Smith, chief executive officer… Read more

  • Sun Launches StarOffice 8

    Steven Vaughan-Nichols

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  • Microsoft Must Evolve to Survive

    Microsoft Must Evolve to Survive

    Scot Petersen

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    There’s a lot going on in Microsoft’s reorganization announcemen, but there’s more to it yet if you read between the lines. It’s clear Microsoft executives know what the primary challenges are for the company: innovation and growth. Both were (perhaps not so) coincidentally highlighted in this week’s BusinessWeek cover story on what’s ailing Microsoft. This… Read more

  • Microsoft’s Sights Set on New Windows, Office Versions

    Microsoft’s Sights Set on New Windows, Office Versions

    Peter Galli

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    REDMOND, Wash.—Microsoft Corp. plans to introduce a number of new versions for Windows and Office, including an enterprise version of the upcoming Windows Vista and a premium version of Office 12, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said at the company’s annual financial analyst meeting here on Thursday. Read more here about the first beta of Windows… Read more

  • OASIS Approves OpenOffice 2.0 File Format

    OASIS Approves OpenOffice 2.0 File Format

    Steven Vaughan-Nichols

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    OASIS, the international e-business standards consortium, announced on Monday that it has approved the Open Document Format for Office Applications Version 1.0 as a standard. OpenDocument (Open Document Format for Office Applications) is the new default XML-based file format for the forthcoming open-source office suite OpenOffice.org 2.0. Although based on the OpenOffice.org 1.x format, which… Read more