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The Bottom Line: WordPerfect Office 12 Small Business Edition is an affordable productivity suite with a powerful set of core applications--a good buy for smaller companies that don't import a lot of Microsoft Office documents.

Specs: 5 users, Complete package, Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, 300 MHz, 12, CD-ROM, SVGA monitor, Mouse or compatible device, 300 MHz, Windows

Specs: 1 user, Complete package, Microsoft Windows XP or later, Microsoft Windows 2000 SP3 or later, 233 MHz, 233 MHz, Windows

The Bottom Line: If you plan to keep your spreadsheets to yourself, you won't find many exciting new features in Excel 2002. But if you regularly share and edit spreadsheets with your coworkers, purchase the upgrade posthaste.

Specs: 1 user, Complete package, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Intel Pentium 133 MHz, 72 MB, CD-ROM, SVGA monitor, Mouse or compatible device, Intel Pentium, 133 MHz, Windows

Specs: 1 user, Complete package, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, 128 MB, 9.8, CD-ROM, VGA monitor, Mouse or compatible device, Windows

Specs: 1 user, License

Specs: 1 GHz, CD-ROM, 1 GHz

Specs: 1 user, Complete package, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, 30 MB, Intel 486 or higher 66 MHz, 16 MB, 9.5, CD-R, Mouse or compatible device, Intel 486 or higher, 66 MHz, Windows

Specs: 1 user, License, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, 5.0, Windows

Specs: 1 user, License & software assurance, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, CD-ROM, Mouse or compatible device, Windows

Specs: 1 user, License & software assurance, Apple MacOS, CD-ROM, Mouse or compatible device, MacOS