Should SMBs Upgrade To Office 2010? - Small Business Computing

Should SMBs Upgrade To Office 2010?

Feb 2, 2010
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InformationWeek SMB: Should SMBs Upgrade To Office 2010?

“A pair of Forrester Reports offer insight into what Microsoft Office 2010 offers for small and midsize companies, and whether companies should provide the same productivity tools to all their workers. For me, though, the operative question is whether everyone in your company needs the same productivity suite?

In A Glimpse At The Best And Worst Of Office 2010, Forrester Analyst Sheri McLeish writes that “with increasing competition and commoditization of productivity tools, Microsoft must convince… buyers that Office 2010 provides compelling value to justify the upgrade effort and costs.” And just as important, considering best practices such as workforce segmentation, is it still necessary — or desirable — to buy a copy of Microsoft Office for every knowledge knowledge worker in your company?”

Small Business Computing Staff

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