Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Microsoft adds Chrome support for online Office apps

Will officially support apps running from SharePoint in SP1, which launches in June


Computerworld - Microsoft will release the first service pack for Office 2010 in late June, when it will for the first time support Google's Chrome running the suite's online applications using SharePoint 2010, the company said Monday.

Previously, Microsoft had set a broader release window of mid-summer for Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1).

A likely release date is June 28; Microsoft issues non-security updates on the fourth Tuesday of each month.

As it usually does, Microsoft will first make Office 2010 SP1 available as a manual download, then three months or more later kick it into Windows Update for automatic installation. Microsoft typically gives corporate customers a 30-day heads up before it starts serving Office service packs through its update services.

Office 2010 SP1 will include the usual roll-up of security and hotfix patches, as well as an unspecified number of improvements and new features.     Read More