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With Project 2003 nearing release, it looks like Microsoft listened to customer feedback and made some signficant improvements. Find out here what Microsoft Office Project 2003 has to offer.
Last month, Microsoft released the latest version of its project management solution to manufacturers. (http://www.microsoft.com/ office/preview/project/default.asp) MS Office Project 2003 doesn't just have a new name - it offers many new features and improvements over Project 2002 based almost entirely on customer feedback and feature requests. Is it worth the upgrade? Early opinion seems to point to "yes."
Project and Office: Microsoft has renamed Project to Office Project in order to reflect its tighter integration with the Office product family, specifically the MS Outlook 2003 client. While the last version of Project was only released in 2002, Microsoft decided to break with tradition and co-ordinate Project 2003 with (http:// www.microsoft.com/office/preview/default.asp) Office System 2003's release cycle. MS Office Project 2003, also known as Microsoft's Enteprise Project Management (EPM) Solution, includes:
Project Professional 2003: The desktop client for creating and editing project plans and allocating resources. Priced at $999, which includes 1 CAL (Client Access License). Extra CALs are priced at $179 each.
Project Server 2003: A centralized repository for...