Microsoft Office 2010

Microsoft Office 2010 (previously referred to by its codename Office 14) is the next version of the Microsoft Office productivity suite for Microsoft Windows. It entered development during 2006 while Microsoft was finishing work on Microsoft Office 12, which was released as the 2007 Microsoft Office System. The major version number 13 has been skipped, presumably due to aversion to the number 13. It was previously thought that Office 2010 (then called Office 14) would ship in the first half of 2009, but Steve Ballmer has officially announced that Office 2010 will ship in 2010. Office 2010 will be more “role-based” than previous versions. There would be features tailored to employees in “roles such as research and development professionals, sales persons, and human resources.” Borrowing from ideas termed “Web 2.0″ when implemented on the Internet, it is likely that Microsoft will incorporate features of SharePoint Server in Office 2010.




Microsoft Office 2010 will implement the ISO compliant version of Office Open XML which was standardized as ISO 29500 in March 2008. Microsoft plans to offer a Web-based version of its Office productivity suite, known as Office Web, that will debut with the release of Office 2010. Office Web will include online versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote.

 

Signup and Try Out Microsoft Office 2010 Pre-release

The Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview is a limited, invitation only program which will provide you with the opportunity to experience early, pre-release versions of Office 2010 which will include the following applications: Word 2010, Excel 2010, Outlook 2010, PowerPoint 2010, OneNote 2010, Access 2010, InfoPath 2010 and Publisher 2010. By registering you are signing up to be considered for the Technical Preview Program, you will be waitlisted for consideration to be invited into the Technical Preview Program. They will notify invitees in early to mid July.

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