Microsoft is getting ready to ship Office 2003 within the next few weeks. Office 2003 includes a bunch of UI (User Interface) enhancements and some new functionality under the hood. Microsoft is continuing to add collaborative functionality to the Office products as well. Click Here for some detailed information on the differences between Office 2003 and previous versions.
I have been using Office 2003 for a few months now and really like the changes I have seen. Outlook has many enhancements including some pretty good built in spam filtering. There are several other features that enhance the security of your workstation. There is even a first pass at DRM (Digital Rights Management). This technology allows you to create documents that can't be forwarded, edited or copied by unauthorized users. This will be a very useful tool for most businesses. If you are currently using Team Services, Sharepoint Services, or Sharepoint Portal Server, Office 2003 adds more functionality and ease of use.
Overall I think Office 2003 is a good upgrade. If you are running Office 97 you should definitely consider the upgrade. If you are running Office 2000 I believe it is still worth a serious look. If you are running Office XP I don't think it's worth the upgrade unless there are some specific functions that you can't live without.
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