Editor's Picks This is an informal and completely unscientific list of the Editor's opinion of the ten hottest picks on this month's CD. Disagree? Then drop him a line!

1. Lotus SmartSuite Millennium Edition Release 9 Trial Version
Includes Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet, WordPro word processor, Approach database, Freelance Graphics, Organizer, ScreenCam and Lotus FastSite.

2. Act 4.0
An easy-to-use and customisable personal information manager. Includes a full-featured word processor which allows mail merges. Avoid conflicts between meetings and appointments with the Integrated Activity Scheduler.

3. Yeah Write 1.4
A colourful and easy-to-read word processor designed for writing a journal, memos, or letters, or just keeping notes.

4. Aegis 3.63
A help desk and incident management system that lets you easily share information across your company.

5. NoteTab Pro 4.01
An editor that can open documents up to 16M in size. The Editor Clipbook tool lets you easily add HTML tags.

6. Electronic Assistant Lite 2.1
An organiser that features a to-do list, address book, collections manager, scheduler and journal.

7. Advanced Point of Sale 5.23b
A point-of-sale system for small businesses. It is a cash register, inventory, accounting and customer management system.

8. HR Employees 2.0
A personnel management program. Organise jobs, skills, managers, training, projects and more.

9. WriteExpress Easy Letters 2.1
Create professional letters for any occasion by choosing phrases for particular topics, or by selecting one of the 2,000 sample letters this program offers.

10. QuickSpell 1.0.05
A spell-checker that integrates with all your favourite applications.

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