Microsoft Invites Office 11 Beta Testers

A select group of testers received invitations from Microsoft Wednesday to take part in the upcoming Office 11 beta test, scheduled to begin this Fall. Office 11 was publicly unveiled at the TechXNY conference in June and will feature increased XML support and better integration with .NET services.

"Our goal is to have a targeted group of testers willing to actively participate and provide useful feedback to our development team," Microsoft wrote in the e-mail invite.

"As part of the program you will receive a beta kit with Office 11 and Office Family applications, along with a hosted SharePoint Team Services subweb site for exploration and use during the beta time period."

Microsoft expects to have Office 11 on store shelves by mid-2003, previously forecasting a possible late-May release.