MicrosoftOffice 2008 for Mac will be
available in the US from 15 January, with other markets to follow
in the first quarter, saidMicrosoft.
Office 2008 for Mac, an upgrade from the 2004 edition, includes
Microsoft Office Word 2008,
Microsoft Office Excel 2008, Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2008
and Microsoft Office Entourage 2008.
A new combination for Mac users is Office 2008 for Mac Special
Media Edition, which features the Office 2008 applications together
with the Microsoft Expression Media digital asset management
system.
Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition is geared toward
professional users who need Microsoft Exchange Server support and
Automator tools, and who are looking for one product to meet their
productivity and digital asset management needs.
Completing the product line-up is Office 2008 for Mac Home and
Student Edition, a lower priced version at £75 for users with basic
productivity needs.
All versions of Office 2008 for Mac support the new Open XML
file format - which recently failed to gain ISO accreditation.