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New programs like SharePoint, LiveMeeting, OneNote and InfoPath have been introduced in the past year or so as part of the "Office system," a term that Microsoft adopted last autumn to replace "Office suite."
The new design makes programs like Word, Excel and Outlook e-mail part of collaborative work spaces. In theory, an employee working in Word could tap into all the corporate information on a customer or project.
"Making collaboration faster, easier and more efficient will be the next revolution in worker productivity, and we want to be in the forefront," said Peter Rinearson, vice president for new business development in Microsoft's information worker group.