| Microsoft Office Outlook Live |
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Contact: Microsoft * 800-426-9400 Web: http://www.microsoft.com Price: $59.95 a year; $44.95 if ordered before April 19 Summary Pros: Relatively inexpensive way to acquire Microsoft Office Outlook 2003; good way to access both work-based Microsoft Exchange Server email and home-based MSN Hotmail through one application Cons: Calendar-sharing features are consumer oriented; no subscription access to a true Exchange account Rating: 4 out of 5 Recommendation: If you don't own Office or Outlook and want to access your work-based Exchange email from home, this subscription-based offering from Microsoft and MSN is a decent solution that provides a full version of Outlook for a reasonable price. Full Review: http://www.itprotoday.com/article/reviews/microsoft-office-outlook-live-review.aspx |
| MSN Search |
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Contact: Microsoft * 800-426-9400 Web: http://www.microsoft.com Price: Free Summary Pros: Provides unique features that Google doesn't offer, such as Near Me and Encarta-based answers to direct questions Cons: Still a work in progress that will improve over time; search results aren't quite on par with Google Rating: 4 out of 5 Recommendation: Displacing Google's dominance in the Web search market will likely take years but the initial version of MSN Search, with its sophisticated and unique features, shows promise. Key among these features is an Encarta-based engine that answers direct questions and solves complex algebraic equations and a Near Me feature that delivers search results based on geographic proximity to your location. In the future, when it's tied to Global Positioning System (GPS) devices in computers, PDAs, and cars, this feature will become even more useful. Full Review: http://www.itprotoday.com/article/reviews/msn-search.aspx |
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