New Office beta to launch next week
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft plans to officially launch Office 2003 Beta 2 on Monday, a release that will include a public preview available to several hundred thousand beta testers and businesses, said sources. The launch will come almost three weeks after Microsoft inadvertently posted the software on the Microsoft Developer Network Web site. The Redmond, Wash.-based company pulled the software about six hours later, following an inquiry by CNET News.com.
A Microsoft spokesman declined to comment about the new beta ahead of its official release, which could possibly be delayed because of last-minute problems or a change in the company's plans. In mid-February, CNET News.com reported Beta 2 would ship around the second week of March.