Microsoft® Office Professional Edition 2003 Overview Office Professional Edition 2003 can help you and your organization communicate information with immediacy and impact. You can create powerful connections between people, information, and processes by using the latest Office programs. Compare similar products Office Professional Edition 2003 Contains Access Outlook Word PowerPoint Publisher Outlook with Business Contact Manager Excel Features Improve business processes Support for industry-standard Extensible Markup Language (XML) lets you exchange and use data from a variety of sources. Collaborate using Windows® SharePoint™ Services Use Document Workspaces to collaborate on documents. Coordinate project schedules using Meeting Workspaces. Manage e-mail more effectively Microsoft Outlook® 2003 includes innovations to help you manage your communications, organize your work, and work better with others. Help protect sensitive documents and e-mail Information Rights Management (IRM) functionality helps protect sensitive files and e-mail messages from unauthorized access and use. Communicate with customers Use Outlook 2003 with Business Contact Manager to manage sales opportunities. Produce professional-quality marketing materials with Publisher 2003. System RequirementsMicrosoft Windows-based computers Processor Personal computer with an Intel Pentium 233-MHz or faster processor (Pentium III recommended); optional installation of Business Contact Manager for Outlook® 2003 requires a 450-MHz or faster processor (Pentium III recommended) Memory 128 MB of RAM or greater; optional installation of Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2003 requires 256 MB of RAM Hard Disk 400 MB of available hard-disk space; optional installation files cache (recommended) requires an additional 200 MB of available hard-disk space; optional installation of Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2003 requires an additional 190 MB of available hard-disk space Drive CD-ROM or DVD drive Display Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher-resolution monitor Operating System Microsoft Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 3 (SP3), Windows XP, or later Other Microsoft Exchange Server is required for certain advanced functionality in Microsoft Office Outlook; Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 running Microsoft Windows SharePoint™ Services is required for certain advanced collaboration functionality; certain inking features require running Microsoft Office on the Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition; speech recognition functionality requires a Pentium II 400-MHz or faster processor and a close-talk microphone and audio output device; Information Rights Management features require access to a Windows 2003 Server running Windows Rights Management Services; note: Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2003 will be disabled in the presence of a Microsoft Exchange-technologies-based e-mail system Internet Connection Internet functionality requires dial-up or broadband Internet access (provided separately); local or long-distance charges may apply