Microsoft Office 14

Microsoft Office 14 ("Office 14" for short) is the working title for the next version of the Microsoft Office System productivity suite for Microsoft Windows. It entered development during 2006 while Microsoft was finishing work on Microsoft Office 12, which was released as the 2007 Microsoft Office System. The major version number 13 has been skipped presumably due to aversion to the number 13. It was previously thought that Office 14 would ship in the first half of 2009Foley, Mary Jo. "Office 14: Think first half of 2009." All about Microsoft, 14 February 2007. Accessed at http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?cat=16 on February 14, 2007.] , but more recent information suggests a late 2009/early 2010 release timeframeProtalinski, Emil. "Microsoft Office 14 to arrive late 2009/early 2010." One Microsoft Way, 30 July 2008. Accessed at http://arstechnica.com/journals/microsoft.ars/2008/07/30/microsoft-office-14-to-arrive-late-2009early-2010 on August 4, 2008.] . Microsoft Office 14 is expected to be released around the time of Windows 7. According to an article published in InfoWorld in April 2006Krill, Paul. "Microsoft eyes 'people-ready' software." InfoWorld, 5 April 2006. Accessed at http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/05/77167_HNwittssoftware2006_1.html on February 14, 2007.] , Office 14 will be more "role-based" than previous versions. The article cites Simon Witts, corporate vice president for Microsoft's Enterprise and Partner Group, as claiming that there would be features tailored to employees in "roles such as research and development professionals, sales persons, and human resources." Borrowing from ideas termed "Web 2.0" when implemented on the Internet, it is likely that Microsoft will incorporate features of SharePoint Server in Office 14.Foley, Mary Jo. "Microsoft’s Office 2007 team wants in on Web 2.0." All about Microsoft, 10 January 2007. Accessed at http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=194 on February 14, 2007.]

Office 14 will implement the ISO compliant version of Open XML which was standardized as ISO 29500 in March 2008. [ [http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2008/may08/05-21ExpandedFormatsPR.mspx Microsoft Expands List of Formats Supported in Microsoft Office] ]

The next versions of Microsoft Office Visio and Microsoft Office Project will both be featuring the Ribbon interface element used in other Office 2007 applications. [ [http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2008/feb08/02-05visio.mspx Microsoft Visio Conference Previews Upcoming New Features for Visio Users] ] [ [http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/exec/steve/2007/10-30OPConferenceBallmer.mspx Microsoft Office Project Conference 2007] ]

ee also

* Comparison of office suites

References

Related links

* Paul Thurrott's [http://www.winsupersite.com/faq/office14.asp Office 14 FAQ]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/uxevangelist/1881995653/ Office 14 timeline slide]