Local customers and partners get a chance to preview Microsoft's latest technologies including Office 2010, SQL Server 2008; Visio 2010 and Project 2010
Muscat, Oman: April 27th, 2010: Microsoft Oman today previewed a suite of its latest technologies including Office 2010, SQL Server 20008, Visio 2010 and Project 2010. The company's new offerings were showcased to customers and partners at Comex, the largest telecom and technology show in the Sultanate of Oman.
Ahmad El Dandachi, Country Manager of Microsoft Oman said, "Microsoft is committed to providing innovative technology products and services that will provide the fuel to help reignite the engine of economic growth. We believe that our software solutions can help companies drive down costs and improve operations. This year is an exciting year from a product launch and innovation perspective and it will really lay the foundation for Microsoft in the region for the next two years. With the new solutions, Microsoft remains committed to offering our customers the greatest possible choice in the technology they use and to deliver software and services that are compatible with the way they work and live."
Commenting on the launch, Mr. Ahmed Saleh Baabood, Executive Chairman of OITE, the organizers of Comex said, "I believe this launch signals the beginning of a new wave of innovation that will have a profound impact on the way customers communicate and collaborate. These new technologies have the potential to reshape the workplace and deliver dramatic benefits to the enterprise and will enable companies to unleash the full potential of their people to build profitable relationships with customers, spearhead new innovations and drive business success in Oman."
The 2010 product suite is designed to give people the best productivity experience across PCs, phones and browsers and enable customers to access, share and work from virtually anywhere at any time. Office 2010 will deliver innovative capabilities and provide new levels of flexibility and choice that will help people:
§ Work anywhere with Office Web applications that will provide easy access to documents from virtually anywhere and preserve the look and feel of a document regardless of device
§ Collaborate better with co-authoring and advanced e-mail management and calendaring capabilities in Microsoft Outlook 2010, including Outlook Social Connector which is a new capability that brings social networking feeds into the inbox
§ Bring ideas to life with video and picture editing and broadcast capability in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 and new Sparklines in Microsoft Excel 2010 to visualize data clearly
With SQL Server 2008, Microsoft continues to build on the Information Platform Vision by enabling businesses to deliver near real-time information through rich applications. It delivers several breakthrough capabilities that enable organizations to scale database operations with confidence, improve IT and developer efficiency and enable highly scalable and well managed business intelligence capabilities.
Microsoft Visio 2010 takes diagramming to a new level with dynamic, data-driven visualization tools and templates, enhanced process management capabilities, and advanced Web sharing while Project 2010 offers flexibility and choice for individuals, teams and the enterprise to effectively manage all types of work.
About Microsoft Gulf
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ:'MSFT') is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Microsoft Gulf opened its Dubai-based headquarters in 1991. Microsoft Gulf today oversees Microsoft activities in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the UAE. Microsoft Corporation's address on the worldwide web is: www.microsoft.com and Microsoft's Gulf web site is: www.microsoft.com/gulf.
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For more information, please contact:
Salma Al Habsi
ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller,
Oman, Muscat
Tel: +968 24562762
Fax: +968 24562763
Email: s.alhabsi@asdaa.com
Microsoft contact:
Naushad Hamza
Tel: 00968-99434027
Email: v-naush@microsoft.com
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