Remember Albany, the beta version of Microsoft's subscription-based version of Office and Windows Live OneCare that I wrote about in mid-April? Well, Albany is now Equipt, but you won't find it in the state of New York: for now, starting in mid-July, you'll find it only at Circuit City.

Microsoft Corp. is offering customers greater choice and more flexibility among document formats, as well as creating additional opportunities for developer and competitors, by expanding the range of document formats supported in its flagship Office productivity suite.

Microsoft Corp.’s Macintosh Business Unit (Mac BU) today announced details about the success of Office 2008 for Mac and reaffirms its commitment to future products for the Mac. Office 2008 launched at Macworld Expo 2008, and sales for the productivity suite continue to soar, selling faster than any previous version of Office for Mac in the past 19 years.

Is anyone besides me so annoyed with Office 2007's ribbon that they've considered add-ins like Classic Menu for Office 2007 and Toolbar Toggle? Perhaps you either didn't know about these tools or decided, like me, to suffer through the learning curve of the ribbon.

No doubt concerned over defections by smaller businesses and end users to Google Apps, Microsoft is modifying its license for Office 2007 in such a way that Web hosting service providers will be able to stream Microsoft Office for delivery through a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model.

Remember when I discussed Microsoft's trial of a new anti-piracy system for Office, which would nag users of counterfeit Office software? Well, the Office Genuine Advantage notifications update was supposed to only be trialled in Chile, Italy, Spain and Turkey. Through a(nother) mix-up, it was accidentally released worldwide for a short time.

Mediasurface today announced its new Morello MOSS 2007 Connector, designed to help organizations reap the benefits of working with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007), whilst delivering content through Morello’s enterprise web delivery infrastructure to one or more websites.

Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management Solution delivers end-to-end project governance to ensure alignment with business objectives and regulatory compliance, and seamless integration with Microsoft Office opens out new project management capabilities to designated employees.

ApplianX Gateway incorporates the Mediation Server function of Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 bringing significant cost savings

The Macintosh Business Unit (Mac BU) at Microsoft Corp. today announced at the Apple Expo in Paris its product lineup for the upcoming Microsoft® 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® 2008, Microsoft Office PowerPoint® 2008 and Microsoft Office Entourage® 2008 for exceptional productivity on the Mac.

As part of its commitment to providing industry-leading business intelligence solutions, Microsoft Corp. has launched Microsoft® Office PerformancePoint™ Server 2007, an application that enables companies to drive performance through monitoring, analyzing and planning their business using one integrated solution.