Blogs to Watch for Office 2010 Features

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logo_microsoft_office2010 Many ISVs use Office as the platform for building front ends for data entry, integration with documents, and using a user interface that is familiar to users.

If you are interested in following up on the announcements of the new features of Office 2010, the place to check out is the various Office 2010 blogs. The Office team has assembled a list of key blogs that are of interest:

Blog URL
Access https://blogs.msdn.com/access/
Excel https://blogs.msdn.com/excel/
Global Experience https://blogs.technet.com/office_global_experience/
InfoPath https://blogs.msdn.com/infopath/default.aspx
Interoperability https://blogs.msdn.com/dmahugh/
Natural Language https://blogs.msdn.com/naturallanguage/default.aspx
Office 2010 Engineering https://blogs.technet.com/office2010/
OneNote https://blogs.msdn.com/david_rasmussen/default.aspx
OpenXML/Office Extensibility https://blogs.msdn.com/brian_jones/
Outlook https://blogs.msdn.com/outlook/
PowerPoint https://blogs.msdn.com/powerpoint/
Project https://blogs.msdn.com/project/
Publisher https://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_office_publisher/
SharePoint Designer https://blogs.msdn.com/sharepointdesigner/default.aspx
SharePoint Workspace https://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint_workspace_development_team/
Sustained Engineering https://blogs.technet.com/office_sustained_engineering/
Visio https://blogs.msdn.com/visio/
Visual Studio Tools for Office https://blogs.msdn.com/vsto
Web Companions https://blogs.msdn.com/officewebapps/default.aspx
Word https://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_office_word/

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Microsoft also is preparing partners for the release of Office 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 through a number of new and refreshed readiness tools and training programs. These include the Ignite program for SharePoint, Office and Exchange; Business Productivity Infrastructure Optimization (BPIO) University; Masters and Architect Certification for SharePoint; new Partner Business Productivity Online Services features and distributor model; and Exchange 2010 Readiness Webcast Series and Demo Showcase. More information on these programs can be found at https://partner.microsoft.com/businessproductivity