Microsoft understands that maximizing technology efficiency is critical for government leaders. It's also critical for personnel operating on limited budgets and under pressure to deliver more services, to more people, with fewer resources and with less hassle and bureaucracy—all while ensuring greater levels of security and performance. Microsoft and its partners offer software , tools, solutions, and services to help you easily design and manage a technology-driven environment where government officials and employees can securely connect to and share information and resources—regardless of time of day, connectivity mode, or physical location. Requiring little training to use, the 2007 Microsoft Office system enables government employees to employ technology as a mechanism for expanding the day-to-day agency experience through open standards-based, real-time collaboration and messaging tools in a familiar format. Users can create extranet sites with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 to simplify storage and access to documents and other project records and streamline tasks associated with reviewing and publishing content. Through Microsoft Office Live Meeting video conferences, government teams can take advantage of additional outside resources and expertise to add value to specific phases of a project or agency endeavor. On This PageOrganize, gather, consolidate, and share information more effectivelyThe new Microsoft Office user interface simplifies the way people work by organizing program features according to their high priority activities. Plus, it reduces the need for training by further organizing product features according to task and enhancing tool tips with illustrations and Help text. A powerful new graphics engine, data visualization tools, instant messaging, and new Open XML-based formats make it easier to manage, analyze, and share information. Integration of Microsoft applications and technologies, including Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Microsoft Office Communicator 2007, and Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007, enable people to work smoothly with these applications. Foster collaboration and advanced document presentation and securityMicrosoft Office Groove 2007 and Microsoft Office OneNote 2007 provide a rich set of collaboration tools for dynamic teamwork with advanced security, regardless of location or connectivity. Windows SharePoint Services provide longer-term storage and access tools for completed documents and other project records. The new graphic capabilities of Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 make it faster and easier for people to produce well-organized, high-impact documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Enable employees and teams to manage administrative workload and contentThe innovations delivered in Office Professional Plus 2007 and the complete redesign of Microsoft Office Access 2007 give new tools for working with information more efficiently—and give employees and agency contractors the flexibility to work on projects on their own time from any location. View a demo for Office Access 2007 to see what's new and get up to speed quickly. |