Microsoft's Mac BU announced Office 2008 for Mac in Second Half of 2007

Microsoft's Mac Business Unit announced its intent to deliver the first Universal version of Office for Mac for PowerPC- and Intel-based Macs -- Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac is scheduled to be available in the second half of 2007.Microsoft They conducted extensive customer research to determine which enhancements to make to its Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Entourage applications. As a result, Office 2008 for Mac is packed with new tools to help Mac users better manage the business of life.

Microsoft will deliver new Mac-first, Mac-only features aimed at providing customers with a unique, engaging and definitively Mac experience. Office 2008 for Mac will carry on the tradition of Mac BU's productivity software, helping users get organized and work smarter through these features:

• Publishing Layout View lets users create incredibly layout-rich documents
  such as newsletters, fliers and brochures by uncovering desktop publishing
  layout tools and providing text box entry.
• Ledger Sheets enable anyone to use Excel to handle common financial
  management tasks. Home and small-business users can balance checkbooks,
  track accounts or manage investment portfolios more easily than ever.
• My Day allows users to track priorities and stay on top of daily
  activities no matter what application they're currently working in. My Day
  is a stand-alone application that doesn't take up much screen space, offers
  at-a-glance schedule and task viewing without launching Entourage, and lets
  users color-code everything for visualizing daily priorities.

[Bill Fox]