Microsoft Corp is preparing to launch its next generation Office productivity suite, called as Office 2010, which is a much refined version over the 2007 editions. The most innovative and attractive feature of the new suite is a set of Web-based applications viz. online versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. The suite is slated for release in June.
It is reported that the new version will attract people who had already used the rich features in Google Docs, Zoho Office, and various other Web-based productivity tools.
Further, the prices for Office 2010 versions are lower than prices of Office 2007. The Redmond giant has claimed that the web based apps are designed as companions to, rather than replacements for, their existing desktop counterparts.
64/32 bit options:
Office 2010 will be the first version of Microsoft’s Office, which are available in both 32-bit and 64-bit options. However, the 64-bit edition will not have the full functionality of the 32-bit suite. The company said that the apps like third-party Outlook Social Connector add-ons will arrive eventually. Meanwhile, Microsoft has urged users to stick to the 32-bit edition of Office, even if their PC runs a 64-bit operating system.
BENEFITS:
The major benefit of using 64-bit version is that user can address more memory to run huge spreadsheets or project models. For example, the 32-bit edition can handle upto 4GB of memory, while a 64-bit operating system can read upto 17 billion GB of memory. However, the 64-bit edition will be available only for the Vista and Win 7 operating systems, this means that Windows XP would not
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