Technology reporter Mary Jo Foley discovered a Microsoft FAQ that appears to indicate Microsoft's official name for the next version of Office.
                    
			            - By Becky  Nagel
 - June 09, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Corp. is now selling its wares directly to consumers.
                    
			            - By Becky  Nagel
 - June 04, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Paying for word processing software may soon be a thing of past if Microsoft competitors Adobe, Google and IBM have any say. 
                    
			            - By Becky  Nagel
 - June 03, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    SharePoint's sales now put it alongside Office and Windows in any discussion having to do with Microsoft's technology and sales successes.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
 - June 01, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's suite of online tools focused on education has been expanded to include a "hosted" Exchange service with prototype features not yet available to the public.
                    
			            - By David  Nagel
 - May 27, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released an international beta of its Office Live Workspace (OLW) suite of productivity tools. The company also quietly launched an Office Live Update last week.
                    
			            - By David  Nagel
 - May 23, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Wednesday posted plans for expanding file format support in the next major revision of Office 2007.
                    
			            - By David  Nagel
 - May 21, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    As reported last week, the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta), a group that advises the British government on education technology issues, referred a complaint to the European Commission about the impact of Microsoft's interoperability issues in education.
                    
			            - By David  Nagel
 - May 19, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A preview version of the server for small-to-medium businesses is now available, according to a Microsoft announcement that included pricing and licensing details.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - May 13, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    On Tuesday, Redmond rolled out four patches for the month of May as expected, with three deemed "Critical" and one "Moderate."
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - May 13, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Office 2007 users will be able to get a new  service pack delivered automatically via Microsoft Update as early as mid-next  month. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - May 12, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Three patches will target critical remote code execution exploits in Microsoft Office, Publisher and the Jet Database Engine. 
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
 - May 08, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft revealed "Albany," a consumer-oriented hosted service that provides Excel, PowerPoint and Word applications, plus security and collaboration tools.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 18, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In a shot across Microsoft's bow, Google and Salesforce.com have  integrated some of their hosted solutions.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 14, 2008
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Office Open XML document format was accepted as an international standard, according to an announcement issued today by the International Organization for Standardization.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 02, 2008