From the Desk of Mr Daniel

Microsoft is wrapped up development work on the next version of the Office family, including Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, Visio 2010, and Project 2010. The products were release to computer manufacturers and Microsoft is holding a launch event on May 12 in New York. will Microsoft Office 2010 will hit store shelves in June. PC makers are also allowed to load a slimmed down Office Starter that users will get for free on new computers.

Among the biggest changes in the new version of Office is the fact that Microsoft will release separate browser-based versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. Businesses will be able to host the Office Web Apps on a SharePoint server, while consumers will be able to get free access as part of Windows Live.

On the desktop side, Microsoft is adding the first 64-bit version of Office as well as other changes including video editing in PowerPoint, photo editing in Word, and an improved "paste preview" function.

As reported on CNet Beyond Binary

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