Microsoft Office Alternatives

1. Corel WordPerfect Office X4 - has one-click PDF, HTML, and XML publishing, includes redaction and password-protection, and supports 60 file formats. It can create polished documents, turn complex spreadsheets into charts and graphs that are easy to read. it can also present slideshows, proposals, demonstrations, and interactive reports. It can be shared with many other computers programs with little or no distortions from virtually any source.(http://reviews.cnet.com/office-suites/corel-wordperfect-x4/4505-3524_7-32938021.html?tag=rb_shell;rb_mtx)
2. StarOffice 8 - it provides basic productivity tools and has a couple extra programs such as a drawing program. Many people prefer staroffice because it is very easy to use, many consider it more efficient. (http://reviews.cnet.com/1990-3524_7-5140428-1.html)
3. OpenOffice 2 - is a free of charge office software source for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in several languages and works on most computer. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages.(http://why.openoffice.org/)
4. Apple iWork '08 - Apple has added the spreadsheet application Numbers which is much like Microsoft Excel. With the release of the numbers program apple users can now stick to this much less expensive option.the downfall is that Microsoft Office 2007 is not compatible with the apple program. (http://reviews.cnet.com/presentation/apple-iwork-08/4505-3525_7-32564562.html?tag=rb_shell;rb_mtx)
5. IBM Lotus Symphony (Windows) - consists of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications. IBM's Documents, Presentations, and Spreadsheets are foils to Microsoft's Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. (http://reviews.cnet.com/office-suites/ibm-lotus-symphony-windows/4505-3524_7-32624740.html?tag=rb_shell;rb_mtx)