Microsoft's next version of its small-business/home productivity suite, due imminently, will be free and ad-funded. Microsoft Works 9.0 -- which will be the new product's name, if Microsoft opts to ...

Microsoft Works is the smaller cousin of Microsoft Office. Works is not as expensive as the full Office suite yet it still contains a word processor, a spreadsheet and a database management system ...

A top Office executive says the "sponsored edition" of Works is just a pilot, not a major new source of revenue. However, the response thus far has been positive, especially to the price: free. During ...

Microsoft Works is a software suite that's similar to Microsoft Office. Though it has fewer features than MS Office, you can still use it in your business to produce documents, spreadsheets and ...