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Info-Tech recently conducted several surveys for our research projects. This document is a high level summary of those results and an introduction to the resulting research.

London, ON – May 18th, 2010 – Microsoft’s decision to discontinue support for Office 2003 or older means that organizations using these suites will soon have to bite the bullet and decide whether to upgrade to Office 2010 or find an alternative...

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Non-monetary switching costs can be high when adopting alternative office productivity suites, but deployment may also greatly decrease MS licensing costs. Assess your environment to determine if and where deploying an alternative suite makes sense.

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Justifying continued investment in MS Office, with prices remaining steady, is becoming more difficult when there are cheaper SaaS or even free alternatives.

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IT leaders looking to adopt an alternative office productivity suite and reduce their MS Office licensing costs need to understand their organizational requirements or risk either overspending or incurring preventable switching costs. Leverage...

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Money-saving opportunities exist for many organizations by implementing a limited deployment of an alternative to Microsoft Office.

Office 2010 is Microsoft's next major iteration of its popular Office suite, and includes an online, browser based version. While Office 2010 does include a number of significant improvements and enhancements, it is considered an evolutionary,...

Use of Microsoft Office Open XML (OOXML) file format, introduced with Office 2007, has lagged mostly due to file compatibility issues with Office 2003 and slow Office 2007 adoption rates. However, as Office 2007/2010 adoption increases over the...

Info-Tech surveys reveal that 33% of clients intend to upgrade to Office 2010 in the next 18 months. Use this research note to understand who should upgrade, who should wait and why, and then review best practices for upgrading to Office 2010.

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Office 2010 is Microsoft's next major iteration of its popular Office suite, and includes an online, browser based version. While Office 2010 does include a number of significant improvements and enhancements, it is considered an evolutionary,...

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This solution set will allow organizations to determine the most appropriate course of action for upgrading their office productivity suite.

(26-Feb-10) These days, there aren’t many companies where email is not considered mission-critical. So it takes a great deal of mettle to rock the boat. Possibly even more so than other functions, it’s important to know what you’re getting into...

(29-Jan-10) After a long litigation period, Microsoft has stopped selling copies of its Office and Word programs with a disputed custom XML editing functionality and has issued a patch that eliminates the feature for the programs currently being...

London, ON – January 25th, 2010 – Info-Tech Research Group has launched a nationwide contest to recognize and reward both Canada’s smartest and greenest mid-market IT departments. ”In the true spirit of community, we’re issuing a challenge to...

(21-Oct-09) At the Windows 7 launch event in Toronto this morning Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer acknowledged the availability of Windows 7 is significant, at least in part because Vista was not warmly received. Ballmer used choice words to...

(20-Oct-09) When Microsoft Corp. took the wraps off Windows 95, the software titan secured the rights to the Rolling Stones' trademark anthem Start Me Up to use in commercials designed to introduce the globe to the latest version of its flagship...

(1-Sep-09) First, the facts. In June, Microsoft re-launched its online search offering as Bing. Google is, of course, the leader in search. Then in July, Google announced its own operating system, called Chrome OS, which borrows the name of its...

(IT World Canada) - Many pundits are labeling the announcement of a Web-based Microsoft Office suite as a strong threat to Google and its suite of office productivity apps. But according to other industry observers, both sides have a long way to...

(IT Business) - Canadian tech experts praise Microsoft Office's 2010 Web app offerings. Here's why the Google should step up the pace following Redmond's step into the Cloud

(Information Exec) - Now that Microsoft Corp. has announced a free, on-demand version of its Office applications, techies are talking about what it all means for the battle for PC dominance brewing between Microsoft and Google Inc. But according...

For many enterprises that have made the decision to pursue Unified Communications, Microsoft's Office Communications Server 2007 product has considerable appeal, offering flexible deployment and tight integration for Microsoft-centric IT...

While Instant Messaging (IM) is widely used as a collaborative tool, if its entry into the environment was entirely employee-driven, important business considerations might have been overlooked in the process. Even if informal IM usage is...

A key decision in the planning process of a SharePoint deployment is to determine which version is the best fit. Enterprises planning to implement SharePoint should understand the key differentiators between product offerings in order to make...

Many enterprises consider upgrading to Office 2007 when deploying SharePoint due to the integration benefits. Understand the key advantages that are gained when the two products work together before evaluating the upgrade decision.

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SharePoint is a platform that addresses a wide range of business needs: Collaboration, Portal, Enterprise Search, Content Management, Business Forms, and Business Intelligence. This report will guide enterprises in making the SharePoint...

The 2007 Microsoft Office system introduces a set of new file formats that are not directly compatible with older versions of Office. Enterprises using Office 2000, Office XP, or Office 2003 should install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack...

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SA was an easy sell for Microsoft in 2006 because enterprises that signed up were guaranteed new versions of the Windows desktop OS, Windows server, Microsoft Office, and Exchange. Use this tool to determine if SA still makes sense for the...

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The release of the new 2007 Office system is prompting IT leaders to ask whether or not they should upgrade, and when they will be ready to upgrade. Though migration may not be on the horizon, enterprises should assess their IT environment to...

This technology-driven myth still haunts headlines and marketing brochures. Paper isn't going anywhere. It's a fundamental part of all modern enterprises, and no new application or appliance will replace it ? despite promises from companies such...

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Enterprises looking for a viable alternative to MS Office should seriously consider OpenOffice 2.0 for at least a portion of their users. This cost comparison tool helps IT decision makers perform a head-to-head cost comparison of MS Office 2003...