Microsoft readies Office overhaul
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft this week plans to deliver the first test release of a new version of its Office software intended to rejuvenate sales and stave off competitors. With Office 11, Microsoft's new strategy is to focus more on features targeted at businesses, as the company tries to expand its reach into larger customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications.
With the greater use of XML in Office 11, customers may benefit from being able to generate XML documents that can be used with their own applications or those from other software developers. Microsoft could gain from XML services hooked to other products--such as .Net Server--that would extend Office's reach beyond the desktop.