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The Bottom Line: Cloudmark Desktop is good at stopping spam, but it offers fewer features than either Qurb or MailFrontier.

The Bottom Line: LogMeIn's excellent features and performance, not to mention its free service, rank it at the top of remote access solutions.

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

The Bottom Line: Outlook 2002 is our e-mailer of choice, as long as you're getting the full Office suite. Don't run it alone, though, especially if you need a beefy PIM.

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 2000, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, 15 MB, Intel 486 or higher, 8 MB, 10.0, CD-ROM, Mouse or compatible device, Intel 486 or higher, Windows

Specs: 300 users, Complete package, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, 128 MB, 6.0, Windows

Specs: 1 user

Specs: 500 users, Additive license, Windows

Specs: 25 users, 1 year upgrade plan (renewal)

Specs: 1 device, License, Windows