chances are high that you've never heard of 'SoftMaker' - it's a tiny German software company that develops fantastic office software for Windows and Linux.
In addition they sell very precise fonts (True Type, Type 1 for Windows, Linux and Mac), and to promote their company they offer one free font per month.
You can compare the SoftMaker products to Xara products - small footprint, an endless list of import & export filters, many features you won't find in the 'Industry Standard', and - best of all - a cross platform compatibility for Linux, Windows, Windows CE.
They just released the new word processor: TextMaker 2002. It comes with 16 (!) free language modules, spell checker, thesaurus, translator - you name it, it's in the package.
OK, if it sounds like a promotion you are right - I try to help promote this fantastic product, because it's much better than the 'Industry Standard', faster, more stable and reliable than Word & Co.
Their spreadsheet 'PlanMaker' and Database 'DataMaker' integrate seamlessly into the main applicaton 'Textmaker'. The suite comes with additional applications at no extra cost.
Please don't send flames - I just had your tiny budgets in mind, and since you are happy Xara users, I think you'll welcome a similar 'fair price - high impact' product for your office stuff.
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