Simplify Your Work: Office 2008 for Mac Details Revealed |
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New Special Media Edition provides powerful digital asset management tools.
PARIS, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Macintosh Business Unit
(Mac BU) at Microsoft Corp. today announced at the Apple Expo in Paris its
product lineup for the upcoming Microsoft(R) Office 2008 for Mac release.
The flagship product, Office 2008 for Mac, is the core suite that includes
Microsoft Office Word 2008, Microsoft Office Excel(R) 2008, Microsoft
Office PowerPoint(R) 2008 and Microsoft Office Entourage(R) 2008 for
exceptional productivity on the Mac. A new combination for Mac users is
Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition, which features the Office 2008
applications together with the Microsoft Expression(R) Media digital asset
management system. Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition is geared
toward professional users who need Microsoft Exchange Server support and
Automator tools and are looking for one product to meet their productivity
and digital asset management needs. Completing the product lineup is Office
2008 for Mac Home and Student Edition, a specially priced version for users
with basic productivity needs.
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All versions of Office 2008 for Mac support the new Open XML file
format and are Universal applications that will perform natively on Power
PC- and Intel-based Macs. Each version will be available in Dutch, English,
French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Swedish, and, for the first
time, in the Nordic languages (Danish, Finnish and Norwegian).
"We built Office 2008 with the unifying goal of making it easier for
Mac users to access the tools they need to get the job done -- whether it's
creating a brochure for their business, managing their family schedule and
finances, or finalizing a presentation to share between Macs and PCs," said
Craig Eisler, general manager of the Mac BU at Microsoft. "And, of course,
Office 2008 for Mac will provide the document fidelity with the 2007
Microsoft Office system that our users need to stay connected with their
friends and co-workers on PCs."
Delivering the Industry Standard
Office 2008 for Mac features a leading suite of applications that Mac
customers rely on to get their work completed with Word 2008, Excel 2008,
PowerPoint 2008, Entourage 2008 and Microsoft Messenger for Mac. Mac users
can simplify their day by using powerful new tools and easily located
classic Office for Mac features.
As showcased at Macworld Expo 2007, Office 2008 for Mac is designed to
help users get more from their Macs by making key functions accessible
through a more intuitive design and by introducing smart features such as
Ledger Sheets in Excel 2008, My Day with Entourage 2008, Publishing Layout
View in Word 2008 and SmartArt graphics in PowerPoint 2008 that are simple
to use and yield powerful results. Entourage 2008 also features improved
Windows(R) Exchange Server support, with enhanced reliability and
functionality.
"We've worked closely with Microsoft since it launched the first
version of Office for Mac more than 20 years ago," said Ron Okamoto, vice
president of Worldwide Developer Relations at Apple. "Office delivers
tremendous compatibility across platforms for Mac and PC customers, and we
look forward to another great user experience with Office 2008 for Mac."
A Suite to Meet Every Need
The Mac BU will offer two versions in addition to Office 2008 for Mac
that meet distinct user needs:
-- Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition features the complete Office
2008 for Mac productivity suite specially packaged with a full version
of Microsoft Expression Media for Mac to empower the media-savvy Mac
user with smart digital asset management tools. Expression Media is a
powerful and customizable image management software application for
importing, annotating, organizing, archiving, searching and
distributing users' ever-growing collections of digital files.
-- Office 2008 for Mac Home and Student Edition provides the basics of
Office 2008 for Mac for home and school users. This version includes
three user licenses for use by consumers and students but does not
include connectivity to Microsoft Exchange Server or support for
automated workflows.
Pricing, Availability and Technology Guarantee
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac will be available in the United States
beginning Jan. 15, 2008, with global general availability in the first
quarter of 2008. There also are specially priced upgrade versions for
legally licensed users of previous versions.
-- Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac, $399.95 (U.S.)* for the full retail
version; $239.95 (U.S.)* for the upgrade version
-- Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Home and Student Edition, $149.95
(U.S.)* for the full retail version
-- Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition, $499.95 (U.S.)*
for the full retail version; $299.95 (U.S.)* for the upgrade version*
Today also marks the start of the technology guarantee program that
allows customers in select regions who purchase qualifying Office 2004 for
Mac product(s) to upgrade to a version of Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac for
only the cost of shipping, handling and applicable taxes. More information
about the program specifics in various regions is available at local Office
for Mac Web sites.
About Microsoft Macintosh Business Unit
The Macintosh Business Unit at Microsoft is a leading developer of
software and online products for the Macintosh platform. The group
comprises approximately 180 full-time Mac product experts and is dedicated
to creating innovative software for Mac customers worldwide. For more than
20 years, Microsoft has developed award-winning software for the Mac.
Current products include Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, a productivity
suite that includes the e-mail application and personal information manager
Entourage 2004, Word 2004, Excel 2004, PowerPoint 2004 and Messenger for
Mac 6.0. More information about the Mac BU and Microsoft Macintosh products
is available at http://www.microsoft.com/mac.
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in
software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize
their full potential.
* All prices are estimated retail prices and may vary by retailer.
SOURCE Microsoft Corp.
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