Microsoft announced the worldwide availability of Microsoft Office 2010 and Microsoft SharePoint 2010, as well as Microsoft Visio 2010 and Microsoft Project 2010, for business customers worldwide.

“Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 define the future of productivity,” said Stephen Elop, president, Microsoft Business Division. “With the 2010 set of products, organizations will save, innovate and grow as their people benefit from working across the PC, phone and browser.”

Microsoft Office 2010, codenamed Office 14, is a productivity suite for Microsoft Windows and the successor to Microsoft Office 2007 for Microsoft Windows. Office 2010 includes extended file compatibility, user interface updates and a refined user experience. It will be available for Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), Windows Vista SP1, and Windows 7. With the introduction of Office 2010, a 64-bit version of Office is available for the first time, although only for Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP1, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Neither the 32-bit edition of Office 2010 nor the 64-bit edition is supported on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.

Microsoft SharePoint, also known as Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies, is a content management system with integrated search functionality developed by Microsoft that allows users to work in a web-based collaborative environment. Microsoft provides certain built-in functionality, and third-party developers can also develop custom modifications to extend functionality.