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With more than 2.5 million people already using the 2007 Microsoft Office system beta 2 since its release last month, it's proving to be the most popular beta version of Office to date. This new online test drive is designed to help people to explore the benefits and enhancements of the 2007 release through their own Web browser without having to download or install the beta 2.
'We're seeing many firsts with this release of Office including a new user interface, a new set of solutions to enhance your work experience and a record high number of people using the beta 2,' said Ahmad Alafaliq, Desktop Product Manager, Microsoft Arabia. 'The level of interest is a nice validation that we're delivering what our customers want and need, and the online test drive offers the perfect opportunity for everyone to experience an easier and better way to work.'
With the online test drive people can experience products directly for themselves to learn how the next release can help them better manage documents, organize their work and collaborate with co-workers. In just minutes, anyone can try out the latest improvements to familiar Microsoft Office applications using sample data to demo editing, sending e-mail and posting to Microsoft Office SharePoint sites to illustrate real time collaboration functionality. The system is setup not only with Microsoft Office client applications but also the server products pre-populated with data to allow users to easily experience the new server functionality in Microsoft Office. This is the first online test drive to be made available prior to the launch of a Microsoft Office release, and features 18 product-specific tutorials with step-by-step instructions covering most Office system client products and servers such as SharePoint Server 2007 and Project Server 2007.
The most significant advancement people will get to explore is the new user interface (UI) that was redesigned based on extensive customer research to make it easier to find and use the product features needed to get results, faster. Additionally, with a new graphics engine, better visualization capabilities and improved task management, people can produce more professional content that has more impact, find and consume information more quickly and better prioritize their time and tasks.
Beginning today, people can explore the upcoming 2007 Microsoft Office system through the online test drive in English. Later this week, the online test drive will be made available in the following languages: French, German, Japanese and Spanish.
Microsoft releases Office 2007 Beta 2
Microsoft Corp. today announced a 'try-it-before-you-buy-it' program allowing people to take an online test drive of the 2007 release.
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http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/beta/testdrive.mspx.About Microsoft Arabia
Microsoft Arabia was established in 1998 in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The headquarters are based in Riyadh whereas the branch offices are located in the major cities like Jeddah and Al Khobbar. MS Arabia is a global leading software provider in the Saudi market as it provides all the sale, marketing, consultancy and local support services and solutions to Microsoft's customers and/or partners. MS local CEOs, managers and the administrative teams drive the software business inside the Saudi market to score the utmost growth in the long and short runs. Microsoft Arabia is abided with introducing the new products and services within turnkey packages of educational and training applications as well as holding the technical local seminars specifically tailored to transform the top-notch information and technologies into the Kingdom, serving the corporations, small and medium-sized business, developers, system engineers and the professionals customers working in Saudi IT sector. All in all, MS Arabia is committed to promote the other communities that use IT. Microsoft Arabia has participated in many projects and programs that supported the charity organizations besides the initiatives supporting the organizations that sponsor and take care of the Saudi talented youth. Microsoft Arabia gives special carefulness to the Saudi woman to promote her technology skills through a bulk of projects and programs that help her play more proactive role in the economical and technical sectors. Furthermore, Saudi education occupies a special position within Microsoft's top priorities and activities that cover all walks of life all over the Kingdom. These activities cover the interests of the Saudi education ministry and some universities and colleges. Most importantly, through its full support to the governmental initiatives, Microsoft's communal commitment covers many horizontal and vertical sectors, especially that involved in the Saudi e-government project. The main role played by Microsoft Arabia is to deploy the proper technologies and solutions necessary to fulfil this gigantic project. Microsoft Arabia has accomplished a number of the projects that serve this tendency. It has showed its leading and outstanding participations in providing many portal solutions to the private and public businesses.
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Posted by Anne-Birte Stensgaard, Senior News EditorSunday, July 09 - 2006 at 15:24 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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