As you know we work closely with Microsoft as part of our commitment to deliver the very best, most current document output solution to be found this side – or the other side, for that matter – of the Rio Grande. As such we are monitoring the advent of the next operating system (W7 for Windows 7) and application platform (O14 for Office 14) that are “soon” to be released by Redmond.
Windows 7
Windows 7 is the next evolution of Microsoft’s operating system. Although no official date has been provided yet, everything points toward a late 2009 or early 2010 release.
In a nutshell, W 7 promises to be a “better Vista”, the much criticized current version. Personnaly, I like Vista and I would never go back to XP, but W7 should fix some of the most irritating glitches of its predecessor, most notably in regards to performance when running on low-end computers. This release will bring a few changes to the user interface but the intent is to make compatible with all drivers, applications and peripherals already compatible with Vista.
Official web site: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/
Available version: Beta1, since December 2008
Office 14
Office 14 is the next evolution of Microsoft’s productivity suite. Although no official date has been provided yet, rumors mention a release “at the same time or soon after the release of Windows 7”.
Interesting point: we’re going from version 12 (Office 2007) to 14. Did you see a black cat, anyone?
The overarching theme behind the development is said to be "dealing with the paradox of empowerment at the top and control at the bottom". Funny how nicely this goes with our own concept of Reporting 2.0.
Official web site: Not available
Available version : None
Anticipated impacts for clients of Xpertdoc: None!
We are monitoring these developments closely. Although we are not anticipating any significant impacts for our clients and partners, we pledge to quickly react if and when a situation occurs.
Françis Dion
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