office Accounting Express 2007, an updated version of Office Small Business Accounting 2006, will be available here for free, said Rajat Taneja, a Microsoft general manager for small business applications and services.

Microsoft also will begin offering a slightly higher-end version of the software, Office Accounting Professional 2007, from retailers early next year.

Microsoft introduced Office Small Business Accounting 2006 last September at product costs US$179, but Microsoft has lowered the pricing for the professional version to $149 in the 2007 edition, Taneja said.

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Prashanth Rai