Office Applications

Labs report : Office rival raises its game

OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta has better Mac and Microsoft Office support

Price:Free

Our rating: **** (4 out of 5)

Hosted desktops offer PC as a service

Extrasys offers corporate users secure access to hosted Windows XP desktops via a browser

Price:From £75 per user per month for a basic desktop

Our rating: **** (4 out of 5)

Review : A handy tool for remote control

I’m InTouch now allows Windows clients to be remote controlled using a range of handhelds

Price: £47.50 per year

Our rating: **** (4 out of 5)

Business review: SoftMaker Office 2006

SoftMaker's impressive Office suite supports many platforms, including older Windows systems

Price: $69.95 (£37)

Tested: Wyse Streaming Manager

Wyse Streaming Manager (WSM) serves Windows and applications to diskless workstations

Price: £155 per seat for WSM; £299 for V00 thin client with 512MB RAM

ACT 7.0

A comprehensive CRM system with an intuitive user interface

Price: £1399

Our rating: *** (3 out of 5)

Citrix MetaFrame XPe

Citrix's MetaFrame XPe application server now has better user-rights and delegation systems and can support DB2.

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