The Baderman Island Resort has 3 hotels, a convention
center, 4 restaurants, 2 gift shops, a pro shop and a spa. While all of the
business entities are owned by the Baderman Island Resort and executively
managed by the Boardman Management Group, each business entity is operated
independently. Each business entity was opened at different times and, while
each entity started out with up-to-date computer hardware and software,
upgrades of equipment and software have not been uniform.

The word processing software in use at the Resort is a case
in point. Currently, we have:

* 26 computers running Windows XP and Word XP

* 38 computers running Windows 2000 and Word 2000

* 6 computers running Windows 98 and Word 97

While there is backward compatibility between the various
versions of the software, the older versions do not have all of the “bells
and whistles” of the newer versions. We are wondering what would be
entailed to upgrade to a standard version of MicrosoftWord or, alternatively,
to switch to a word processing software application from another vendor

Prepare an analysis discussing the factors that should be
considered in upgrading the Resort’s word processing software or in purchasing
a new word processing application.