IBM Lotus Symphony

IBM has released a free download of its office suite, called Lotus Symphony. The package includes a word processor, a spreadsheet program and a presentation builder that can be downloaded on IBM's website.

What can I do with IBM Lotus Symphony Documents?
Write a novel, write a business plan, keep a personal journal or just create a simple memo or letter. IBM
Lotus Symphony Documents allows end users to create, edit, share, and save word
processing documents. Users can start with a blank document, import an
existing document, or choose from a set of document templates.
Standard navigational elements include toolbars, an editing window, and
a status bar.

Documents screenshots: here

What can I do with IBM Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets?
Calculate a mortgage, create an income statement, or calculate
your GPA. IBM Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets allows end users to
create, edit, share, and save a variety of spreadsheets. Users can
create blank documents, import existing documents, or choose
from a set of document templates. Standard navigational elements
include toolbars, an editing window, and a status bar.

Spreadsheets screenshots: here

What can I do with IBM Lotus Symphony Presentations?
Close a sale, tell a story, or defend your dissertation. IBM Lotus
Symphony Presentations allows end users to create graphic
presentations that can be shared with audiences via a slide show
mode. The presentations created by Lotus Symphony Presentation software
can be created from scratch or using the included presentation
templates for a variety of looks.

Presentations screenshots: here

Download: IBM Lotus Symphony

Office 2003 Service Pack 3 Now Available

Microsoft® Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) represents a major evolution in security for Office 2003. It further hardens the Office suite against potential attacks and other security threats. This service pack also includes fixes that have been previously released as separate updates for Office 2003.

You can get specific information about this update in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article (923618): Description of Office 2003 Service Pack 3.

Download: Office 2003 Service Pack 3
Download: Project 2003 Service Pack 3

Google Docs Adds Presentations

Google finally rounds out their web-based office suite with the addition of a Presentations to Google Docs. Create a whole new slideshow in Presentations or upload an existing .PPT (PowerPoint) file to get started. Kick your web-based presentation file view into slideshow mode and invite others to see it real-time as you move through slides—with chat built right into the sidebar. Make the slideshow public or invite specific collaborators to edit and/or view. Here's my test Life Hacks 101 presentation (imported into Google Docs) which I used at a talk this summer. While I wouldn't use a browser-based slideshow to give a real-time, in-person presentation, for collaborating on a set of slides remotely, this looks ace. Of course, web-based presentation-makers aren't new; Zoho Show and Preezo have been around for some time now.

Google Docs (now with Presentations)


Source: Life Hacker

Microsoft Office 97, 2000, XP, 2003 & 2007 Viewer & Converter Packs

With the help of converters and viewers from Office Online, you can share your Microsoft Office files with people who have different versions of Office programs, or even with people who don't have Office installed.

Converters allow you to open files created by people using different versions of your Office programs.

Viewers provide a means for people who don't have Office programs to see your work. You can provide them with the appropriate viewer along with your Office files.


Office Online File Converters and Viewers

Source: Microsoft® Office Online