[NTLUG:Discuss] Alternative to MS Excel and MS-Access

[Kevin E. Ivey]

mike wrote:
> 
> You may look into Corel Office 2000. It comes with it's own linux distro and
> is a complete package. To me, It feels more 'polished'  than
> openoffice/staroffice to date. It has more of  the things you'd expect in a
> professional office suite too (a full sized thesaurus, grammar editors,
> professional grade footnote/endnotes, etc...)  Its not free, but if your goal
> is migrating an installed MS user base to a secure desktop and avoiding
> microsoft timebased licenses, this is a more attractive finished package
> today than the current open office or star office suites.

If you want to pay for an office suite, the best thing out there is
Hancom Office 2.0.2.
It's about fifty bucks and is much more polished and professional
looking than most suites.

It also comes in a deluxe pack that includes the OS!

Check it out:  http://www.hancom.com

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