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First Office 'Gemini' Update Rumored To Be Scheduled for Fall

The first of a series of Office updates code-named "Gemini" is reportedly planned to arrive in October, according to ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley.

Partner Warns Against Microsoft's Office 2013 Migration Advice

Microsoft's recommendations for migrating to Office 2013 "can cause serious headaches" for organizations, according to a recent report by ConverterTechnology.

Microsoft Gets Serious in the Cloud with Office 365 Open

With its Open Licensing move, Microsoft finally enlists all partners in the Office 365 effort.

Office 2010 SP2 and SharePoint 2010 SP2 Betas Released

Betas of Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and SharePoint 2010 SP2 are now available for testing, Microsoft announced on Monday.

Office for Mac 2008 Extended Support Deadline Nears

After April 9, Microsoft will no longer deliver free security patches to users of Office for Mac 2008.

Microsoft Scores Three Higher-Education Office 365 Contracts

Three universities recently inked Microsoft Office 365 contracts -- Sacramento State University, University of Miami and University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Microsoft Details Plans To Integrate Yammer with Office 365, SharePoint

Microsoft's plans for enterprise social networking will increasingly revolve around Yammer, with improvements rolling out this year, according to a Microsoft executive.

Microsoft Backtracks on Office 2013, Restores PC Transfer Rights

Microsoft on Wednesday announced a revised policy that would lift the transfer restriction on Office 2013 retail perpetual licenses.

Microsoft Bringing Translation Feature to Yammer in Spring

Enterprise social networking application Yammer, which Microsoft acquired last year for $1.2 billion, will get translation capabilities by "late spring," Microsoft announced on Thursday.

Microsoft Launches Office 365 for Small and Midsize Businesses

Microsoft rounded out its Office 365-branded products on Wednesday with the launch of three new editions of the productivity suite.

Partners To Get Direct Billing for Office 365 Wednesday

Seven months after announcing that partners would soon be able to handle customer billing for the Office 365 suite, Microsoft will officially start the program tomorrow.

Microsoft Explains Office 2013's Single-PC Licensing Limitation (UPDATE)

Consumers and small business users who purchase Office 2013 are permitted just "one installation" under the new suite's licensing plan, Microsoft explained this week.

Office 2013 Coming March with Touch and Cloud Hooks

Microsoft's next-generation Office products will reach general availability in March, the company said.

Microsoft Updates Office for Mac 2011 SP3

Microsoft recently released an update to Office for Mac 2011 Service Pack 3 that delivers several fixes to the productivity suite.

Microsoft Releases Next-Generation Office 365 Products (UPDATED)

Microsoft released the consumer, student and small-business editions of its next-generation Office 365 products on Tuesday.