The Road to Office 2010

Did you know that MS Office celebrated its 25tth birthday in 2009? Throughout the last two and a half decades, Office has grown and improved dramatically—partially thanks to developments in technology, but primarily thanks to you. It’s no secret that MS places great importance on customer feedback. Users all over the

world continually provide comments and suggestions through various channels. MS gathers information through extensive beta programmes, market research, the help systems, and discussion forums. Focus groups galore provide veritable mountains of data for researchers, programme developers, and communications people to sift through. All this feedback

comes together to provide current, relevant pictures that show which features you want and need most in the programmes you use every day. No matter where you fit on the scale ranging from new user to power user, the new features in Office 2010 give you the option of becoming more productive, more collaborative, and more mobile as you work.

We live in interesting times. There’s a major shift occurring in the way technology weaves through all aspects of our lives. Limitations that seemed all but insurmountable a few years ago—such as having your team divided among three different continents or needing to access your data immediately when you’re away from your desk—are now gone for good. Office 2010 makes it possible to work virtually anywhere—on the desktop, on the train, in the carpool line, in the coffee shop—with almost anyone, on any continent. And no longer are you tied to your desktop PC—now you can work on the go using Web-based and mobile versions of your favorite Office applications. The tools you use in Office 2010 on a daily basis are no longer just designed for creating

documents or spreadsheets—although the programs do help you accomplish those common tasks, and with style. The Office 2010 applications also deliver features you’ve been asking for—professional formats that are a breeze to apply, easy exchange of data among applications, and streamlined techniques that enable you to get more out of the time you invest in the documents and presentations you create. Worldwide, Office users demonstrate that they want reliable, easy-to-use applications that enable them to produce professional results, work collaboratively in both local and global teams, and work anywhere from flexible locations limited only by Web access or phone reach. These three ideas—express yourself, collaborate, and work anywhere—are the key visions behind the changes in Office 2010. Fast, professional, collaborative, flexible. You’re going to love this new release!