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	May 22, 2006 Developers, Get Ready: 2007 Microsoft Office Is A Serious Application Platform by John R. Rymer with Carl Zetie, Kyle McNabb, Christine E. Atwood

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Executive Summary

At the end of 2006, Microsoft plans to release the successor to Office 2003 — the first Office release overtly designed as an application platform, as well as a suite of personal and team applications. Assuming massive adoption of the new release, the 2007 Microsoft Office system (Office 2007) will be a strong alternative to custom desktop applications built using Windows Forms and a good platform for collaborative Windows desktop applications. Office 2007 will also provide an alternative for building some kinds of rich Internet applications and will compete with Ajax techniques and Adobe Flex.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• 2007 Microsoft Office Will Expand Microsoft's Development Platform
• Office 2007's Biggest Value To Enterprise Developers: Collaboration Apps

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Timing And Alignment Are Key

WHAT IT MEANS

• Office 2007 Redefines The Microsoft Platform Landscape
• Related Research Documents

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