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Corel Home Office

Despite some compatibility setbacks, Corel Home Office suite is useful for creating documents. Its conscientious size, small-screen optimizations, and attractive price make it a good buy for a Netbook office suite, or for saving space by shedding advanced features.

Specs: 1 user, 1 GHz, USB drive, Mouse or tablet, 1 GHz

Adobe Illustrator CS4

While Adobe Illustrator CS4's most compelling new feature--pseudo-multipage support--can be frustrating to use, overall it makes CS4 a worthwhile upgrade for current users.

Specs: 1 user, Complete package, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Microsoft Windows Vista Business, Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate, Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, 2 GHz or faster (Windows), PowerPC G4 1 GHz, PowerPC G5, Intel multicore (Mac), DVD-ROM, XGA monitor, 2 GHz or faster (Windows), PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5, Intel multicore (Mac), 1 GHz, Windows

Adobe Dreamweaver CS4

Best for coding and design pros, Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 is perhaps the sharpest, swiftest tool for developing and editing dynamic Web sites.

Specs: 1 user, Complete package, Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1, 1 GHz or faster (Windows), Intel Multicore 1 GHz, PowerPC G5 (Mac), DVD-ROM, Internet connection, 1280 x 800 monitor resolution, 1 GHz or faster (Windows), Intel Multicore, PowerPC G5 (Mac), 1 GHz, Windows

Adobe Illustrator Creative Suite 2.0

Vector graphics buffs will find this Illustrator upgrade worthwhile, especially to work with SVG-t art for mobile devices.

Specs: 1 user, Complete package, Microsoft Windows XP SP1, Microsoft Windows 2000 SP3, Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, CD-ROM, SVGA monitor, Internet connection, Windows

Adobe InDesign CS2 - ( v. 4.0 ) - media

InDesign CS2 speeds the creation of complex pages, further challenging market leader QuarkXPress. Translating a print page design directly to a Web format is always problematic, but InDesign CS2 can get you close.

Specs: Media, Apple MacOS X 10.2.8 - 10.3.8, 4.0, CD-ROM, XGA monitor, MacOS, QuickTime 6.0

Adobe Photoshop CS2

If you're a professional or ambitious amateur digital artist, we highly recommend Adobe Photoshop CS2.

Specs: 1 user, Complete package, Microsoft Windows XP SP1, Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, CD-ROM, Internet connection, Windows

Painter IX

If you're interested in digital artistry, you need Painter, though you'll pay a lot for this upgrade.

Specs: 1 user, Complete package, 500 MHz, CD-ROM, XGA monitor, Mouse or compatible device, 500 MHz, MacOS, Windows

Painter 8

Version 8.0 of this versatile paint program gets an enthusiastic thumbs-up for its ease of use and powerful features.

Specs: 1 user, Complete package, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000, Apple MacOS 9.2.2 or later, Apple MacOS X 10.2 or later, 128 MB, 8, CD-ROM, XGA monitor, Mouse or compatible device, MacOS, Windows

Corel DRAW 11 Graphics Suite

Specs: 1 user, Complete package, Apple MacOS X 10.1, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, 128 MB, 250 MB, 11, CD-ROM, XGA monitor, Mouse or compatible device, MacOS, Windows

LiveMotion 1.0: Win98/NT4 SP4/2K

Great for anyone who wants to jump straight into Flash animation without becoming an expert in or needing the benefits of advanced scripting or complex interactivity.

Specs: 1 user, Complete package, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4, 100 MB, Pentium II, 48 MB, 1.0, CD-ROM, Pentium II, Windows

Pantone Fashion & Home Color

Combustion 3 - ( v. 3.0 ) - complete package

Specs: 1 user, Complete package, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000, 850 MHz, 3.0, XGA monitor, AGP graphics card with 4MB of memory, 850 MHz, Windows

PROCREATE PAINTER V7.0 MAC MEDIA KIT ONLY

Specs: Media, Apple MacOS X, Apple MacOS 8.6 or later, PowerPC G3, 128 MB, 7.0, CD-ROM, SVGA monitor, Mouse or compatible device, PowerPC G3

ILLUSTRATOR MAC SUB ELP CONC/SUB PERIOD THREE

Specs: 1 concurrent user, Maintenance, Apple MacOS, MacOS

ILLUSTRATOR SGI SUB ELP CONC/SUB PERIOD THREE

Specs: 1 concurrent user, Maintenance, SGI Irix, SGI Irix

ILLUSTRATOR WIN SUB ELP SUB PERIOD ONE

Specs: 1 user, Maintenance

Pantone Plastics & Opaque

Adobe Illustrator - 2 years upgrade plan (renewal)

Specs: 1 user, 2 years upgrade plan (renewal)

Adobe Illustrator - 2 years upgrade plan (renewal) / concurrent

Specs: 1 user, 2 years upgrade plan (renewal) / concurrent

Adobe InDesign - 1 year upgrade plan

Specs: 1 user, 1 year upgrade plan