Microsoft previewed the next version of its Office productivity suite at the company`s annual Financial Analyst Meeting in Redmond, Washington yesterday.
The new version incorporates technologies to make it easier for users to learn new features and use existing features more effectively, as well as to simplify the process of working with others. It also provides new tools that enable users to store, access and analyse relevant business information.
The company demonstrated how the next version of Office would enable users to interact with the Web using Web-based .Net services. "The next version of Office will be an exciting opportunity for our customers and partners as we move toward our Office.NET vision," said Steven Sinofsky, senior VP of Microsoft`s Business Productivity Group.
"The innovations we previewed today will make it easy for our customers to include Web services in their everyday use of Office applications and work seamlessly with others."
Microsoft demonstrated techniques that will make Office more intuitive and easier to use, improve communications and productivity for knowledge workers, and provide tools to better enable decision-making.
Examples include new formatting options and work views, the capability to easily access data stored on the Web and have that data updated with the click of a button, and an online library of sample documents that integrate directly into the Office suite.
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