Press Release:Beginning today, Malaysians will be able to test drive the latest update to the world’s most popular productivity software suite – Microsoft Office, with the unveiling of the local Microsoft Office 2010 website – www.office2010.com.my.
With office2010.com.my, Malaysians can now find out more about the soon-to-be-launched product and download the free beta to try it out. Microsoft Office 2010 brings together the best productivity experience across the PC, phone and browser with one cost-effective platform.
Raveesh Gupta, Director of the Information Worker group at Microsoft Malaysia said, “Office 2010 System is an incredible platform, consisting of products, technologies and solutions to address tomorrow's productivity and collaboration needs.
Addressing customers across the spectrum: consumers, students and home users, to business leaders and IT professionals, the new Office System 2010 breaks new ground in terms of creativity, business intelligence, mobile productivity, cloud computing and communication.”
Over 2000 Malaysians have tried out the beta, and Microsoft is expecting 5000 trials prior to the launch. Early feedback from users have been hugely positive, with most saying Office 2010 increases their productivity by reducing the amount of time needed to do what they want to do.
“Microsoft Office 2010 is simply amazing, cuts my workloads and time spent in half,” said Kevin Seng, an IT Manager.
The improvements in Office 2010 are not limited to business workers, as mentioned by Danny Shiek, a student: “Office 2010 will revolutionise the deliverance of our work and documents, we can expect more tasks and documents to be done in a lesser time, with an appealing visual experience.”
The Office 2010 beta download program is an open invitation to anyone looking to test the product and provide feedback to Microsoft to help shape the final product. Together with the launch of office2010.com.my, Microsoft will be giving away one new, top-of-the-line HTC HD2 Windows Phone running on Windows Mobile 6.5, every month for the best Office 2010 beta user testimonials, along with other exciting gadgets and gifts every week. To stand a chance to win, users will only need to download Office 2010 beta, use it and then submit feedback on office2010.com.my.
After 25 years of continued research and development into the needs of customers, Microsoft Office will see its 14th version bring reliable, easy-to-use applications that enable users to produce professional results, facilitate local and global collaborative working environments and enhance the possibility of working virtually anywhere.
The next-generation of Microsoft Office responds to the needs of today’s business, from the increase in consumerisation of line-of-business applications that cater to diverse business types and user needs, to the upsurge of enterprise applications in the cloud that promise IT efficiency. Office 2010 increases the efficiency and returns on every employee, improves information flow and value, delivers against changing business requests and protects information while helping businesses stay compliant at the same time.
“Office 2010 provides the best productivity experience across the PC, phone, and browser. It is full of new innovations that make using Office faster and easier than ever—including Office Backstage View, Ribbon UI across all applications, photo and video editing in PowerPoint, fast new data comparison tools in Excel, and improved mail and calendar management in Outlook. Together with the new Click-to-Run technology, home users will also have a dramatically faster download experience.
We’re thrilled to get these beta releases into the hands of customers and partners and we look forward to continued feedback from users that will help Microsoft Office maintain its position as the most widely-used productivity suite in the world,” said Gupta.
Office 2010 continues with the usage of Open XML file formats from Office 2007, where it was first introduced. Users of Office versions before Office 2007 are able to open, edit and save Open XML files through the installation of a compatibility pack, available for download here:
From the launch of Windows 7 and Exchange 2010 last year, to the upcoming launches of Office 2010, Project 2010, Visio 2010 and Sharepoint 2010, Microsoft is helping businesses gain an advantage in the bounce back of the economy. Currently, the beta software available for free download includes: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, OneNote, Access, Publisher, InfoPath, SharePoint Workspace, Communicator, Visio 2010 and Project 2010.
Malaysian consumers, IT professionals and developers can start experiencing Microsoft Office 2010 beta today by visiting http://www.office2010.com.my/.
