Software: Microsoft is Giving Away a Free Accounting Application

According to Microsoft's IdeaWins.com web site, they're giving away Office Accounting Express 2007 software absolutely free, with no strings attached.

Some of the new functionality includes: creating invoices, quotes, receipts, and expense tracking. Some of the other features of the program include:

• Enter data once and share it seamlessly with other Microsoft Office system programs
• Manage payroll and taxes with ADP's integrated payroll service
• Store and organize all your customer, vendor, employee, and financial information in one place
• Get business insights with over 20 customizable reports
• List items on eBay, track sales activity, and download and process orders
• Monitor your customers' business credit in real-time through Equifax
• And more.

Office Accounting Express 2007 also includes links to third parties that offer additional fee-based services, including ADP for payroll, eBay for online sales, Equifax for credit checks and PayPal for online payments.