With Office 14, Microsoft also plans to bring Office to the clouds. Microsoft's free cloud computing OS, Windows Azure will also be powering much of Office 14's power tools, such as Exchange Online and SharePoint Online. Azure already powers parts of Exchange Online, such as the identity services. The changes to Office will help many services be done purely from the cloud, saving machines from local work or storage.
For the booming smart phone market, Microsoft plans a more full-featured Office Mobile branded mobile version of Office 14. Users will not only be able to view documents, but will be able to edit and collaborate on them, all from their phone. The mobile version will also feature new SharePoint connectivity and other features. Mr. Capossela continues, "Office Web Applications become far more important given that smart phones are taking up a far larger percentage of the overall mix of phones that are shipping in the world."
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