MWSF: iWork ‘05

Just moments ago Apple introduced to the world their new productivity suite, which we all expected, and it is called
iWork '05. iWork is comprised of
Keynote 2, Apple's upgraded presentation software, and new kid on the block Pages.

Pages will import (and export) a
variety of formats including  PDF documents,
Appleworks documents, and Word documents.  As with most of Apple's products, style is the focus of
Pages; it ships with
40 templates and
page designs that can be mixed and matched within the same document. It offers iLife integration (naturally), and numerous
styles for all your word processing needs.

Here is a shot of it in action:

As you can see Apple is going for the publishers of small newsletter with this application.

The other half of the iWork duo is
Keynote 2. Keynote 2 features new transitions, 20 new themes, and finally some decent presenter tools that allow you to see your script and notes while the audience sees your artful presentation, new
animations, and more
export options (including Quicktime and Flash. Very cool). You can now create presentations with timers so that they run themselves. And lest we forget, his Steveness has been using Keynote 2 for quite awhile, and his presentations rock!

Here is a screenshot from Keynote 2:

The focus of these two applications focus, rightly, on compatiblity with the existing world of office applications
(not to name names here), put in a stylish way.