Busy executives could feasibly produce memos, send e-mails, tweak Excel documents and perform other simple tasks without having to physically touch a computer.

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"Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet and e-mail, " Sowah says.

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The tiny super-computer also boasts an impressive array of mega-hot software like Word, Excel, a picture browser, an e-book reader, paint brush -- the list literally goes on and on.

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Multitask, you know true multitasking where more that one window visible at the same time. e.g. a pdf one side, with an excel spreadsheet on the other.

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The e-book business is led by newcomers such as Xlibris.com to Excel.com and Books On-line.

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