18 Nov 2009
As expected, Microsoft today launched its first public beta of Office 2010, posting the preview for download on its Web site.
The download is for Office Professional Plus 2010, a
feature-laden edition that will be available only to enterprises
and organizations that purchase licenses in volume when the final
suite ships next year. Office Professional Plus includes Word,
Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, OneNote, Access, Publisher, InfoPath,
SharePoint Workspace -- formerly called Groove -- and Communicator.
The 32-bit version of the English-language suite runs 685MB, while
the 64-bit edition tips the scales at 750MB.
Users who download Office 2010 Beta are provided with a
25-character product key to activate the preview.
Earlier this week, Microsoft made the beta available to
developers and IT professionals who subscribe to the MSDN
(Microsoft Developers Network) and TechNet services, hinting that
the public version's launch was imminent.
If you are interested in downloading a testing a copy of the new
version of office, please visit Microsoft's website here
