"By using the advancements of the Microsoft Office System, Microsoft and are transforming the desktop into a dynamic interface for Office customers everywhere," he said. " is breaking new ground in its use of XML-enabled Web services that connect data from disparate systems, allow greater access to content and create a more valuable experience for Web users," Gytis Barzdukas, director of Office product management at Microsoft, said in a statement. Microsoft is making a major effort to encourage partners to build online services that exploit the new Office's XML capabilities, as service providers see Office as a familiar interface that will encourage greater consumption of Web services.Įarly backers include Factiva, a Dow Jones-owned online research service, and online payment services from eBay's PayPal. A writer who's typing a bibliography in a Word document, for example, could click on the name of a book to get catalog information or cover art from Amazon. The Amazon tools will let Office users access Amazon information from within an Office document, using the research pane that's included in most applications. Every design we offer comes with check and identity fraud protection EZShield Pro. Office 2003 and other applications within the newly designated Office System are set to go on sale next week. Starting at just 4.95 a box, personal bank checks from. Microsoft announced a partnership Tuesday with retail giant under which the software giant will add links to Amazon services within its new Office applications.Ī Research Service for Microsoft Office System will be a free download available through the Office Marketplace, a clearinghouse for third-party services and applications that tap into new Extensible Markup Language (XML) capabilities in the upcoming update of Office.
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