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About six months ago, after a chat with some local Linux evangelists, I decided to take the bold step (at least for me it was bold) to download a copy of Open Office.org 2.0. As a long standing user of successive versions of the less than brilliant but workable Microsoft Office package, I wanted to see if it was true that you really can get a professional quality and compatible office productivity package for free.

Microsoft, with local distributor NewLease, is embarking on a capital city road show to sell the hosted email message to more Australian service providers.

While its profit was down slightly on 2004, Microsoft reported solid results for the quarter to 31 December 2005, its fiscal Q2 2006, with a significant boost in revenues. Total revenues were US$11.8b, up 9.4% on the US$10.8b achieved in the previous corresponding quarter. Operating profit was US$4.66b, down 2% on the US$4.75b for nthe same quarter in 2004.

Sony will continue to edge out Microsoft but the gap between the two gaming console giants will narrow over the next five years in Australia, according to a new report from research group IDC.

As Google shares burst through the US$400 mark, putting the search engine company's market valuation on a par with that of  IBM, early doubters such as analyst group Ovum are re-evaluating their early skepticism.

Indian outsourcer Satyam Computer Services and Microsoft China have entered into an agreement to jointly develop a multi-billion enterprise solutions market on the Microsoft platform in the Greater China Region.

The Federal Court of Australia has come down hard on a Sydney desktop and notebooks distributor for selling illegal Microsoft software and counterfeit certificates of authenticity.

Noted IT industry analyst, Dr Kevin McIsaac, predicts that MIcrosoft Office will give way to open source products as governments and other large organisations move to open standards for storing documents.