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Buy Office 2007 now get Office 2010 for free, confirmed starting March 5th 2010.

Purchase and activate a qualifying Office 2007 product between March 5, 2010, and September 30, 2010, and you can download Office 2010 at no additional cost.

Despite earlier posting of these details on the Microsoft Partner Program and the subsequent removal of the offer, here is the official announcement.

http://office2010.microsoft.com/en-us/tech-guarantee/

Here is how Microsoft explains the steps:

1Buy Office 2007

Purchase a qualifying Office 2007 product (with or without a new PC) from an authorized reseller between March 5, 2010 and September 30, 2010. See the eligibility requirements for more information.

Save your Office 2007 dated sales receipt and keep your Product Key in a safe place.

Below are some of the Office 2007 products that qualify for the Technology Guarantee.

  • Office Home and Student 2007
  • Office Small Business 2007
  • Office Professional 2007
  • Office Publisher 2007

See full list of Office 2007 qualifying products.

2Install and activate Office 2007

Install and activate your qualifying Office 2007 product by September 30, 2010.
Your activated Office 2007 25-character Product Key is required to redeem your Technology Guarantee Office 2010 upgrade. You will also need to provide your Product ID.

3Upgrade to Office 2010

When Office 2010 is available in your country or region and language, return to this site to request your upgrade no later than October 31, 2010. You will have the choice to download Office 2010 at no additional cost, or purchase a DVD. You must meet all eligibility requirements to receive your Technology Guarantee upgrade.

 

See the Microsoft site for full details on qualifications and disclaimer.

March 5th, 2010 Neal McFee No comments

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SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010 release date May 12th virtual event

Check out the live event where Stephen Elop will announce the launch of Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 on May 12, 2010 at 11 a.m. EST.

Check out the official announcement

The live keynote focuses on the next wave of productivity that delivers:

  • End user productivity across the PC, phone and browser
  • IT choice and flexibility
  • A platform for developers to build innovative solutions

Join the virtual launch event with Microsoft executives, product developers, partners and customers to:

  • Find out how peers and partners are already seeing benefits to their business by leveraging the next wave of productivity.
  • Submit your questions through live Q&A.
  • Participate via blogs, tweets, social media networks, commenting, and more.

View on-demand breakout sessions showing how Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 meet the unique challenges people and businesses are faced with today, and provide the solutions they need for tomorrow.

March 5th, 2010 Neal McFee No comments

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SharePoint 2010 improvements to the Feature Framework and Solution Packaging

 

Feature improvementsSolution Changes
  • Feature Versioning and Upgrade
  • Activation Dependency Options
  • New Events
  • Workflow Association
  • Property Bag
  • UI Version
  • Web Templates
  • New custom action options
    • Farm solutions / full trust solutions
      • Admin deployed solutions onto farm member servers
    • Sandbox solutions
      • End-user submitted solution
      • Features deployed to database – usable in site collection level
    • Solution dependencies
    • Application Resource Files
    • Solution Upgrade

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    March 4th, 2010 Neal McFee No comments

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    Office 2010 Beta Resource Kit

    Updated: 2010-02-18

    [This article is pre-release documentation and is subject to change in future releases.]

    The Microsoft Office 2010 Resource Kit provides information about new features and changes in deployment strategies for Office 2010. The documentation is intended for IT professionals who plan, implement, and maintain Office installations in their organizations. New and updated content will be published on a regular basis.

    In the Office 2010 Resource Kit:

    SectionDescription

    Product evaluation and getting started with Office 2010 Beta

    Provides an overview of Office 2010, and includes information about the Setup architecture, 64-bit Office 2010, system requirements, getting started information, and product comparisons.

    Planning the deployment of Office 2010 Beta

    Provides information about assessing your current environment, planning for desktop configurations, security, and applications including Microsoft Access 2010, Microsoft Excel 2010, Microsoft Outlook 2010, and Microsoft Project 2010. It also provides planning information for migration and upgrading from previous versions of Office, as well as planning for virtualization and Terminal Services.

    Configuration and deployment of Office 2010 Beta

    Provides how-to information for specific deployment tasks, such as customizing the installation, and installing Office 2010 on users’ computers. It also provides information about the new licensing options for Office 2010, including instructions for configuring the infrastructure for volume licensing and activation.

    Maintaining and updating Office 2010 Beta

    Provides information about changing users’ configurations after installing Office 2010.

    Security and protection for Office 2010 Beta

    Provides information new security controls in Office 2010, which make it easier for IT professionals to build a robust defense against threats while maintaining information worker productivity.

    Troubleshooting for Office 2010 Beta

    Provides suggested solutions to issues you might encounter during a deployment of Office 2010.

    Technical reference for Office 2010 Beta

    Provides technical details related to Office 2010 Setup properties and command-line options, and describes the Office Customization Tool and Config.xml file.

    March 2nd, 2010 Neal McFee No comments

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    SharePoint 2010 RC cumulative patch released on Microsoft Connect

    For those of you that are members of the TAP program or the RDP then there is a new patch available.

    Why am I posting this if it is only for TAP or RDP users? It is a sign that Microsoft is getting closer to release and items are being added and fixed as you read this.

    Here is the official word from Microsoft:

    “We have just released a new cumulative patch for customers running Release Candidate (RC) of our 2010 server products. This patch contains all the fixes made since the Release Candidate including several fixes for performance, reliability, and Profile Import functionality. We strongly recommend all customers install this patch. It is not required, but will be the first step we take in patching earlier builds.

    NOTE: This patch applies to SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Foundation 2010, Project Server 2010.

    Please install this patch from this location and review the installation notes posted on Microsoft Connect.

    All post-RC patches are cumulative and all will be supported as the starting point in the final upgrade to the RTM build. For any issues, questions or feedback on this patch, please use the Connect feedback tool, to provide your feedback. We have also updated our SharePoint 2010 Beta to RC Upgrade document, which you can also find the latest copy here.”

    March 2nd, 2010 Neal McFee 2 comments

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    SharePoint 2010 Integration with PowerShell video

    Here is a great presentation from CriticalPath Training outlining the SharePoint 2010 Developer Roadmap and PowerShell Integration.

    The presenter is Ted Pattison.


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    March 2nd, 2010 Neal McFee No comments

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