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