Microsoft previews 2007 office system

BANGALORE

OCTOBER 9, 2006

Microsoft Corporation India today previewed the next generation of software
to drive greater business performance, the 2007 Office System.

A Microsoft statement said that this advanced productivity tool will empower
information workers to deliver significant capabilities in four key areas:
simplified communication and collaboration; better content protection and
management: improved business insight through easier access to information and
reduced security risks and deployment costs.

Additionally, the results oriented and intuitive user interface will redefine
desktop user experience allowing information workers to get better results,
faster and easier, the statement said.

Microsoft will showcase some of these enterprise applications in Bangalore on
Oct 10, 2006. The applications include product development life cycle solution (PDLC)
from Sonata, financial reporting system from Tata Consultancy Services and DITL
claims management specialist (CMS) from Wipro.

Speaking at the preview, Chris Capossela, corporate vice president, Microsoft
Business Division Product Management Group, said, “Multiple workplace trends
like one world of business, transparent organization and always on, always
connected, work environment is transforming the global business landscape giving
rise to the 'New world of work'.”

The 2007 Office System is a comprehensive and integrated system, which
includes programs, servers, services and solutions designed to work together to
help address a broad array of business problems. By redefining the desktop
experience and delivering a single platform for business intelligence,
collaboration, enterprise content management (ECM), enterprise project
management (EPM) and enterprise search capabilities, the 2007 Office system
opens new possibilities for people productivity and partner marketplace growth.

Among the path breaking features of the 2007 system are the all new user
interface; SmartArt Graphics; New quick file formatting capabilities, Office XML
formats; Live preview capabilities all set to help individuals work faster and
better.

The 2007 Office System is currently in Beta 2 version and Microsoft wants to
make it available to businesses towards end-2006, with broad general
availability in early 2007.