Microsoft announced the official launch date for the
long-anticipated new version of Microsoft Office. Office 2016 will be launching
on September 22. Previous customers with volume licensing
agreements will be able to download the software on October 1. The latest
version of Microsoft Office comes with a number of new features including the
ability to co-edit documents at the same time, sync files to One Drive in the
cloud, and more. Alongside the announcement of the launch date, Microsoft noted new
features and options for IT admins and businesses looking to deploy the
software.
For starters, the company noted that Office 365 ProPlus customers
who are paying for the subscription version of Office for companies, will also
receive the “Current Branch” – meaning the most up-to-date feature release and
security updates – on September 22. This release will also include the new
Office 2106 app updates.
Microsoft says it’s introducing a new update
model called “Current Branch for Business,” which will offer
three cumulative feature updates per year, while continuing to offer
monthly security updates. This is designed for organizations that want to test
new releases of Office 2016 before rolling out the new features.
The company says it’s also addressing other Office 365 ProPlus IT
requests with this release, including deployment through Background Intelligent
Transfer Service (BITS) to help control network traffic when deploying updates,
as well as the introduction of new reports on Office activation and usage.
ProPlus, Office 2016 is getting support for Data Loss
Prevention, Multi-factor Authentication and more.Office 2016's biggest changes involve new ways
to collaborate in real-time. The productivity suite will also offer new
color themes, taking a page from Microsoft’s free Office mobile apps and a
“Tell Me” feature that helps dig up hard-to-find menu items.
Office 2016
for Mac was previously released in July, initially to Office 365 subscribers.
At the time, the company said that the standalone version would not arrive
until September, which offered a hint that the Office 2016 launch would arrive
this month.
Microsoft still hasn't announced pricing for
Office 2016 as a standalone product. An Office 365 subscription starts at $70
per year for personal use, and includes free updates to Office 2016 and beyond.
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