Microsoft Office 2007
PROS: Major UI revamp; functionality that was previously hidden is now
easier to find
CONS: Not all applications have been updated to new UI; training costs
are unknown
RECOMMENDATION: Microsoft Office 2007 System is a revolutionary upgrade,
especially the four applications that have been completely redone with new UIs:
Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. Overall, I suspect that the new Office
2007 UI will be of most benefit to inexperienced users and, not coincidentally,
those with the most Office experience will face some retraining. The effort
will be worthwhile: Office 2007 is the first must-have Office upgrade since
Office 95 debuted more than a decade ago.
CONTACT: Microsoft • 800-426-9400 • http://www.microsoft.com
FULL REVIEW: http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/office2007_beta2.asp
Mozilla Firefox 2
PROS: Secure and highly functional Web browser is a viable alternative to
Internet Explorer (IE) 7.0
CONS: New features are mostly minor; anti-phishing filter doesn't seem
very sophisticated
RECOMMENDATION: Mozilla Firefox 2 is a minor upgrade to an amazing product,
but it comes across as somewhat lackluster because previous versions were so
revolutionary. This time around, we get a number of small improvements, most
of which could have easily been added to Firefox 1.5 via the browser's elegant
Extensions system. Don't get me wrong: Firefox 2 is still Firefox, so it's a
tremendous product. It's just that the latest version isn't a substantial upgrade
and might be less interesting to businesses nervous about the costs of upgrading.
CONTACT: Mozilla Corporation • http://www.mozilla.com
FULL REVIEW: http://www.winsupersite.com/
reviews/firefox2.asp
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