Microsoft will disclose on Wednesday, April 2 that retail and OEM (installed on new computers) versions of Office System 2003 will include neither InfoPath, a program that helps generate form-like documents, or OneNote, a note-taking application. OneNote will only be sold separately, while InfoPath will only be included in a version for volume license customers.
The company is set to unveil half a dozen different editions of its market-leading Office productivity suite, four of which will be available for retail sale. These include: Office 2003 Standard Edition, Office 2003 Student and Teacher Edition, Office 2003 Small Business Edition, and Office Professional 2003, and should all be on retail shelves this summer.
The most full-featured version of the Office 2003 suite is Office Professional 2003 Enterprise Edition, and is only available to volume licensees such as businesses and academic institutions. This is the only edition that will include InfoPath.
News source: CNET News.com - Microsoft sets Office bundling terms
News source: PCWorld.com - Office 2003 Configurations Unveiled
Click Read more for information about the applications bundled in each suite.
The company is set to unveil half a dozen different editions of its market-leading Office productivity suite, four of which will be available for retail sale. These include: Office 2003 Standard Edition, Office 2003 Student and Teacher Edition, Office 2003 Small Business Edition, and Office Professional 2003, and should all be on retail shelves this summer.
The most full-featured version of the Office 2003 suite is Office Professional 2003 Enterprise Edition, and is only available to volume licensees such as businesses and academic institutions. This is the only edition that will include InfoPath.
News source: CNET News.com - Microsoft sets Office bundling terms News source: PCWorld.com - Office 2003 Configurations UnveiledClick Read more for information about the applications bundled in each suite.
Standard Edition is also available via a volume license; the Student and Teacher Edition is available through a special academic license that allows up to three people in a qualified household (one with at least one student or teacher) to install the product. That license is good for the lifetime of the product, even when bought by a student who then graduates.
At the other end of the scale is Office 2003 Basic Edition, the most stripped-down version of the suite. It is replacing Office XP Small Business Edition as the version that will be available only with the purchase of a new PC.
Microsoft has not yet announced pricing plans for the six different Office 2003 bundles or any of the stand-alone Office applications.
A Microsoft representative said the decision not to offer OneNote in any of the Office bundles is based on feedback from an extensive pool of beta testers. OneNote was designed primarily for individuals who take extensive notes and want to repurpose them.
Office 2003 Basic Edition
- Word
- Excel
- Outlook
Office 2003 Standard Edition & Student and Teacher Edition
- Word
- Excel
- Outlook
- PowerPoint
Office 2003 Small Business Edition
- Word
- Excel
- Outlook
- PowerPoint
- Publisher
- Business Contact Manager add-on for Outlook
Office Professional 2003
- Word
- Excel
- Outlook
- PowerPoint
- Access
- Publisher
- Business Contact Manager add-on for Outlook
Office Professional 2003 Enterprise Edition
- Word
- Excel
- Outlook
- PowerPoint
- Access
- Publisher
- Business Contact Manager add-on for Outlook
- InfoPath
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