Welcome to Office 2010 – Product Street Dates – 15 June 2010

Office 2010 has streamlined its product lineup to reduce complexity, make it easier to help you choose the right suite.

Details
The Office 2010 suites have been carefully selected to appeal to a broad range of customers.  From home and student users to small and large organizations, the applications available in the different Office suites have been carefully selected based on customer needs.

• Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2010 – The affordable, entry level software suite contains the best programs to help accelerate homework and household tasks.*
• Microsoft® Office Home and Business 2010 – The new entry level software suite for business contains all of the most popular home and business applications and is expected to drive high demand.  This single suite replaces Microsoft® Office Basic 2007, Microsoft® Office Standard 2007, and Microsoft® Office Small Business Edition 2007.   
• Microsoft® Office Professional 2010 – Helps power businesses now and as they grow with an all-inclusive set of tools at the ready.  Office Professional 2010 also offers the peace of mind that comes with extended customer support (12 full months from the time of activation) for help when you need it.
• Microsoft® Office Standard 2010 – Equips users with familiar and powerful tools to do their best work from more places- whether they’re using a PC, phone or web browser.
• Microsoft® Office Professional Plus 2010 – The powerful tools you expect and server capabilities that make it easier for everyone to track, report and share vital information.

You can rest assured that no matter what suite you choose, you will be thrilled with the time-saving features and improved functionality that allow Office 2010 to provide the best productivity experience available for the PC, phone, and browser.

License Types	Product Key Card and Traditional Disc			Volume License Only
Office 2010 Suites	Home and Student*	Home and Business	Professional	Standard	Professional Plus
Word	P	P	P	P	P
Excel	P	P	P	P	P
PowerPoint	P	P	P	P	P
OneNote	P	NEW	NEW	NEW	NEW
Outlook		P	P	P (w/Business Contact Manager (BCM))	P (w/BCM)
Publisher			P	NEW	P
Access			P		P
Communicator					P
InfoPath					P
SharePoint Workspace					NEW
Office Web Apps	Microsoft-Hosted on Windows Live™			Licensed with Office Volume Licensing and Deployed on SharePoint
Licensing	Product Key Cards ·               For use on new, preloaded PCs only ·               1 license / 1 device / non-transferable ·               Activates preloaded Office SKUs ·               Does not include media Traditional Discs ·      Home and Student: 1 license up to 3 devices within same household* ·      Home and Business and Professional: 1 license / up to 2 devices for same user ·      Portable device rights ·      License is transferable ·       Includes media for use on an existing PC, on PCs not preloaded with Office, or as backup media.			Volume Licensing ·      Unlimited installs per licensed device ·      Downgrade rights ·      Portable device rights ·      Choice of physical media or download ·      Software assurance can be purchased Software Assurance ·               Lowers the price of acquisition ·               Flexible annual payment ·               Can move expense to OPEX

*Office Home and Student 2010 is not licensed for commercial use.