Office Development

"Buried in a Knowledge Base article that Microsoft published to the Web on November 14 are details of Microsoft's plans to combat Office 2007 piracy via new Office Genuine Advantage lockdowns.  

"eWEEK Labs' evaluation of Microsoft's Office 2007 Beta 2 unearthed compelling features and tools , and reminded us why enterprises continue to rely on the productivity suite. During tests of the second beta of Office 2007, we were impressed with the suite's collaboration features.  

In the new issue of the free (IN)SECURE Magazine read an article on Vista's security features, an interview with Ed Gibson (the Chief Security Advisor for Microsoft UK), a look at the new format and new protection/security policy in Office 2007, and an interview with Joanna Rutkowska, the...  

Microsoft announced the availability of Windows Vista , Office 2007 and Exchange 2007 for businesses on Nov. 30, an event company CEO Steve Ballmer said was the "biggest launch we've ever done."  

website. Confirmed versions available for download are the Office 2007 Enterprise at 559MB and Office 2007 Groove at 189MB. MSDN subscribers can expect to get it on November 12th. Office 2007 went gold on November 6th 2006.  

He has four points. 1. WinFX (replacement for Win32) is simplified, more defined, and more 'network centric'. Also uses .NET. 2. More useable interface, example being Office 2007.  

Microsoft plans next week to charge a nominal fee for Office 2007 Beta 2 downloads, in a move that runs counter to the practice held by most software companies.  

The New York Times has taken a look at Microsoft Office 2007 . "After a radical redesign, Word, Excel and PowerPoint are almost totally new programs. There are no more floating toolbars; very few tasks require opening dialog boxes, and even the menu bar itself is gone.  

While Microsoft faces a host of challenges in maintaining its market share numbers and persuading customers to upgrade to its 2007 Office System suite of products when released in the second half of this year, its competitors face an equally daunting task of winning users away from Office 2007...  

Microsoft has released a public beta 2 for Office 2007 , and it is now available for download or by mail for anyone that wants to eveluate it.  

Fresh on the heels of a delay in broad availability of Windows Vista , Microsoft confirmed late Thursday that it is also pushing the mainstream launch of Office 2007 to next year . As with Vista, Microsoft hopes to finish the code for Office 2007 this year.  

Office 2007 is running late . Microsoft officials acknowledged on June 29 that the company will not meet the October 2006 business-availability target to which it committed in March of 2006. At that time, Microsoft officials said to expect retail availability of Office 2007 to be some time in...  

SOFTWARE GIANT Microsoft introduced to its Davao dealers Tuesday the discounted Microsoft Office 2007 full packaged product (FPP) which targets students and other home users.  

The Inq reviews Office 2007 , and concludes: "It's hard to define, but the new office suite feels good and is comfortable to use.  

I received quite a few responses to my last column, particularly the question about compatibility between Office 2007 and earlier versions of the software.