IP 2007 versus 2003

[Art]

Our entire office is on Office 2003 and Sharepoint 2003.

If I were to upgrade to IP2007 on my PC without any upgrades elsewhere
(server or other work stations), what benefits would I be able to get in
terms of form development and features?

Woudl I be able to develope web based forms that users could use?

I need to build a business case if I want to buy Office 2007.

THanks

 

[S.Y.M. Wong-A-Ton]

While there are a few nice features in InfoPath 2007 like the design checker,
improved offline capabilities, better integration with Outlook 2007, and a
new object model that uses the System.XML namespace like in .NET, a major
effort has been put into its browser capabilites. So if you can somehow
justify needing or wanting browser forms you might have a reason to buy
InfoPath 2007. But then you'll also have to buy a package deal, since you
cannot use browser forms with SharePoint 2003. You'll need Forms Server. And
if I were you, I would go for SharePoint 2007 instead of Forms Server alone,
since SharePoint 2007 contains many enterprise features your organization
could make good use of like search, workflow, content management, document &
records management, Excel services, etc., in addition to Forms Services. Pay
careful attention to the different editions, though, since features differ
per edition. I guess you'll need to look ahead 3-5 years and foresee in which
areas your organization might/could grow to upgrade to Office 2007.

Hope this helps.

 

[Art]

You answered my question as always/

Buying a single license Office 2007 will not benefit me at all. There is no
plan to upgrade to Office 2007 and SP 2007 company wide until sometime in
2008 or later.

So I just need to get the most out of 2003 as I can.

Thanks again