| Microsoft Office 2007 (previously known as Office 12) | | | | MSRP: $679 (Full), $539 (Upgrade) |
| is Microsoft's newest productivity suite and was made | | | | Applications: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook with |
| available to the public on 30th January 2007. Office | | | | Business Contact Manager, Accounting Express, |
| 2007 contains numerous improvements over the | | | | Publisher, Access, InfoPath, Groove, OneNote, Content |
| previous Microsoft Office 2003, including new | | | | 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 purchase |
| altogether but only 5 editions are available for retail | | | | new hardware to qualify for this version. However, the |
| purchase. The various editions differ by their bundled | | | | license lives and dies with that specific system and is |
| applications, i.e. Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook (with | | | | non-transferable.b) Upgrade Version - more expensive |
| Business Contact Manager), Accounting Express, | | | | than OEM but cheaper than a Full version. The license |
| Publisher, Access, Infopath, Groove, OneNote and | | | | is transferable but you need to be upgrading from a |
| Communicator. | | | | previous Office suite to qualify, i.e. Microsoft Works |
| The suggested retail prices and bundled applications | | | | Suite 2000, Office 2003 or Office XP.c) Full Version - |
| for the 5 product editions are listed below:a) Office | | | | the most expensive version and hence, has the least |
| 2007 Ultimate Edition | | | | limitation. |