Microsoft Office 2010 Release date: First half of next year 2010
Microsoft Office 2010 will release as early as the end of this year or next year 2010.In a statement, a Microsoft spokesperson said
“Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, Microsoft Visio 2010, and Microsoft Project 2010 are scheduled to enter technical preview in the third quarter of 2009 and become available in the first half of 2010.”
Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that it will not open Office 2010 beta testing to the general public, but will available to thousands of invite-only users starting in the third quarter of 2009.
Microsoft plans to release its Office 2010 software suite in both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors, making it the first Office suite to support both versions.
One of the most significant new features of Office 2010 is the addition of a Web-based version of the software. The company has said there will be a free, ad-supported version.
Microsoft Office 2010 will include Word 14, Excel 14, Powerpoint 14, Outlook 14, Access 14, InfoPath Designer 14, InfoPath Filler 14, Publisher 14, Groove 14, InterConnect 14, SharePoint Designer 14, OneNote 14, Visio 14, and Project 14.
Office 2010 was formerly known by its codename, Office 14. As you’ll recall, Office 2007 was codenamed Office 12. Microsoft skipped “13” because it was supposedly suspicious and superstitious about the connotations associated with the number.
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