Lotus Symphony named Best Desktop Application

CRN, a leading industry publication, announced its 2008 Product of the Year awards and named IBM Lotus Symphony its Product of the Year for Desktop Applications.

"The Test Center found Symphony a snap to use, and switching to Symphony after years of using Microsoft Office was painless. "

The editors at the Test Center for CRN evaluated hundreds of products in 2008 in categories that ranged from hardware to operating systems. In selecting each product of the year, the editors considered market impact and end user value. They concluded that 2008 has been a banner year in the technology sector. Lotus Symphony respresents one of these milestones.

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Lotus Symphony Business Partners Page Announcement

No symphony is complete without a robust set of players and to that end the Symphony team is pleased to introduce a new section to our orchestra - the Business Partners Page. Discover who is leading the group and what music they are playing with Lotus Symphony.

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Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats

Open, edit, and save documents, workbooks, and presentations in the file formats new to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007.

By installing the Compatibility Pack in addition to Microsoft Office 2000, Office XP, or Office 2003, you will be able to open, edit, and save files using the file formats new to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007. The Compatibility Pack can also be used in conjunction with the Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003, Excel Viewer 2003, and PowerPoint Viewer 2003 to view files saved in these new formats. For more information about the Compatibility Pack, see Knowledge Base article 924074.

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