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Microsoft Office 2010 Now Available Worldwide

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Microsoft Corp. has announced the global availability of Office 2010, Visio(R) 2010, and Project 2010. Consumers can purchase Office 2010 at retail stores, online retailers, and directly from Microsoft. The program will be preloaded on over 100 million PCs in the next year, which can be activated with the purchase of any one of the three versions of Office 2010. The release of Office 2010 marks a significant milestone in the history of the Microsoft Office suite, with the company expecting strong consumer interest in the new program.

Key Takeaways:

  • Microsoft Office 2010 is now available for purchase worldwide, including at retail stores, online retailers, and directly from Microsoft.
  • Over 100 million PCs will ship with Office 2010 preloaded in the next year, which can be activated with the purchase of any one of the three versions of Office 2010.
  • The release of Office 2010 includes significant enhancements to productivity, creativity, and collaboration, including new video and photo editing features in PowerPoint 2010, and new text effects and table formatting options in Word 2010.
  • Advanced email management and calendaring capabilities in Outlook 2010, including the new Outlook Social Connector, help people stay productive and in touch with personal and business networks.
  • Office 2010 also includes new co-authoring capabilities in Word 2010, PowerPoint 2010, and OneNote 2010, as well as the ability to deliver presentations over the Web with new PowerPoint Broadcast Slideshow.
  • The program will be available in three versions: Office Home and Student 2010, Office Home and Business 2010, and Office Professional 2010.
  • Microsoft has partnered with major retail partners and PC makers to make Office 2010 available in a variety of ways, including at retail stores, online retailers, and directly from Microsoft.

Statistics:

  • Over 100 million PCs will ship with Office 2010 preloaded in the next year.
  • 75 percent of Office 2010 beta users plan to buy Office 2010 within six months.
  • The Office 2010 beta program had over nine million downloads, more than six times the size of the Office 2007 beta.
  • Microsoft will offer Office 2010 with the most popular desktops and laptops from leading PC makers, including Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, and Sony.

Sources:

  • Microsoft Canada News Centre at http://news.microsoft.ca
  • Microsoft Canada - Established in 1985, Microsoft Canada Inc. is the Canadian subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq "MSFT")
  • SmarTrend Alert from Comtex News Network, Inc.

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