| Microsoft Office 2007 (previously known as Office | | | | MSRP: $679 (Full), $539 (Upgrade) |
| 12) is Microsoft's newest productivity suite and was | | | | Applications: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook with |
| made available to the public on 30th January 2007. | | | | Business Contact Manager, Accounting Express, |
| Office 2007 contains numerous improvements over | | | | Publisher, Access, InfoPath, Groove, OneNote, |
| the previous Microsoft Office 2003, including new | | | | Content Management, Intergrated Forms and Rights |
| server-side tools, enhanced reliability and security, and | | | | Management.b) Office 2007 Professional Edition |
| an entirely different user interface called the "Ribbon" | | | | MSRP: $499 (Full), $329 (Upgrade) |
| - replacing the aging menus and tools bars in previous | | | | Applications: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook with |
| Office versions. | | | | Business Contact Manager, Accounting Express, |
| Microsoft Office 2007 runs on either Windows XP | | | | Publisher and Access.c) Office 2007 Small Business |
| (with Service Pack 2), Windows Server 2003 or | | | | Edition |
| Windows Vista and has the following hardware | | | | MSRP: $449 (Full), $279 (Upgrade) |
| requirements: | | | | Applications: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook with |
| - 500MHz processor or higher | | | | Business Contact Manager, Accounting Express and |
| - 256MB memory or higher | | | | Publisher.d) Office 2007 Standard Edition |
| - 2GB hard disk | | | | MSRP: $399 (Full), $239 (Upgrade) |
| - CD-ROM or DVD-ROM | | | | Applications: Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook.e) |
| - 1024x768 monitor | | | | Office 2007 Home & Student Edition |
| It pays to understand the options available for a | | | | MSRP: $149 (Full) |
| smooth upgrade to Microsoft Office 2007. Essentially, | | | | Applications: Word, Excel, Powerpoint and OneNote. |
| you should know the different product editions, | | | | Besides understanding the different product editions, |
| versions and corresponding retail prices. | | | | you should know the different versions available and |
| There are 8 editions of Microsoft Office 2007 | | | | their limitations:a) OEM Version - you need to |
| altogether but only 5 editions are available for retail | | | | purchase new hardware to qualify for this version. |
| purchase. The various editions differ by their bundled | | | | However, the license lives and dies with that specific |
| applications, i.e. Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook | | | | system and is non-transferable.b) Upgrade Version - |
| (with Business Contact Manager), Accounting | | | | more expensive than OEM but cheaper than a Full |
| Express, Publisher, Access, Infopath, Groove, | | | | version. The license is transferable but you need to |
| OneNote and Communicator. | | | | be upgrading from a previous Office suite to qualify, |
| The suggested retail prices and bundled applications | | | | i.e. Microsoft Works Suite 2000, Office 2003 or |
| for the 5 product editions are listed below:a) Office | | | | Office XP.c) Full Version - the most expensive |
| 2007 Ultimate Edition | | | | version and hence, has the least limitation. |