Microsoft's Outlook 98 beats version 1.0 but still has flaws
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Microsoft's $100 Outlook 98 is a significant improvement over Outlook 97, but the combination calendar, appointment book and e-mail software program will not fulfill its promise until the next version ships later in 1998. Outlook 98 has corrected four key problems afflicting Outlook 97, partly by combining the teams that created Outlook and Outlook Express. Installation and configuration are simple, with the program automatically detecting Internet e-mail usage. Second, a fairly effective Internet e-mail program organizes e-mail for dial-up users in small businesses and homes. A revamped interface features far fewer toolbar icons and menu choices. Finally, Outlook is much faster than Outlook 97, although not as fast as Outlook Express or Sidekick. Drawbacks include a failure to properly import a contact list from Sidekick. Microsoft is offering Outlook 98 free of charge until Jun 30, 1998, excluding the $9.95 order for its CD-ROM version that takes four to six weeks for delivery.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1998
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A publishing package treats your small firm like a big customer
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Microsoft Publisher 98, the latest version of an outstanding product, is especially recommended for use in small businesses. Publisher 98 is 'a Swiss Army Knife for small entrepreneurs.' The package, which costs $95, is easy to learn and use, and the new version is even smarter than its predecessor without being noticeably more complex or bulky. Publisher 98's straightforward simplicity is especially important in a small-business or nonprofit-organization context because the product can easily be adapted for use by ordinary, nontechnical people. Publisher 98 incorporates a catalog of hundreds of wizards and 'design sets.' Taken together, these walk a user through automated routines and generate coordinated designs. The result is that even a novice can create documents that have a professionally designed look.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1998
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