Google Pack with Sun
StarOffice
Pros : A free, full-featured office suite,
selective application installation.
Cons: Few applications are sophisticated
or enterprise-friendly.
rating: ◊ ◊ ◊
Recommendation: Google Pack is a free,
consumer-oriented collection of software
provided by or recommended by Google,
and would normally only interest the
smallest businesses. That changed
somewhat when Google included the
Sun Microsystems StarOffice suite—a
product that normally costs almost $100
per desktop—for free with Google Pack.
The suite can’t compare to Microsoft
Office 2007, but it’s still quite capable and
is a viable alternative to older versions
of Office.
Contact: Google - 650-930-3555 -
www.google.com
discussion: www.winsupersite.com/reviews/google_pack_2007.asp
Windows Vista SP1 Beta
Pros : Aggregates previous fixes, improves
Vista’s stability and performance.
Cons: No major new features, no
slipstreaming.
rating:◊ ◊ ◊ ◊
Recommendation: Microsoft has finally
unveiled the feature set for Vista SP1
and made the code available in limited
beta form. The SP1 beta supports
Microsoft’s view that businesses gain no
advantage by waiting on SP1 to deploy
Vista: It includes no major new features
or functional changes and doesn’t
dramatically alter the Vista experience.
Instead, Vista SP1 is a service pack,
aggregating previously released fixes
into a single installer. Microsoft’s plan to
provide drag and drop slipstreaming with
Vista isn’t included in this release.
Contact: Microsoft - 800-426-9400 -
www.microsoft.com
Discussion: www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_sp1.asp
End of Article
