Office 14 will also appear in 64bit version
The new version of the Office package will not only be available in a 32-bit version, but also in a 64-bit variant, Microsoft confirms. In addition, it has been announced that SP2 for Office 2007 will be available from April 28.
Office 2010, previously known as Office 14, is the first Office version to also be released in a 64-bit version, a Microsoft employee told Ars Technica. confirmed. The release is expected to accelerate the use of 64-bit operating systems: almost all modern CPUs support 64-bit and more and more users are already opting for a 64-bit operating system. Microsoft even thinks that the time is near when more 64-bit versions of Windows will be sold than 32-bit variants.
The release of Office 2010 is scheduled for 2010, but the first previews will be sent to a select group of testers as early as the third quarter of this year. This test version will already receive standard support for the OpenDocument Format, in addition to better support for iso/iec 29500, the modified Ooxml specification that emerged from the standardization process. It is also clear that Outlook 2010 in combination with Exchange Server 2010 will offer numerous Unified Communications features, such as converting voice messages to text messages.
The most important innovation of Office 2010, however, is that Excel, PowerPoint, Word and OneNote can not only run as a desktop application, but can also be used from the browser. In addition to Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari will also be supported, so that Office Web Applications can also be used on Linux systems and, for example, the iPhone.
Microsoft has further out brought that Service Pack 2 for Office 2007 will be released on April 28. With SP2, Office 2007 can also save documents in PDF and XPS formats, eliminating the need for users to install an add-on. SP2 also enables Word, Excel and PowerPoint to open, edit and save documents based on version 1.1 of the OpenDocument format.