Microsoft has announced on the eve of the software package Microsoft Office 2011 platform Mac. Deliveries of the new set to begin later this year. The company confirmed that the new release will focus on closer integration between Windows-and Mac-versions of MS Office. In addition, Mac-version will be updated mail client Entourage, which will be a similar MS Outlook. In addition, Mac-version will be returned to support for Visual Basic to create office applications.

In the Microsoft Mac Business Unit said that users of Office 2011 for Mac can be assured that their documents will be absolutely correct and is identical to appear in Office 2010 for Windows. Prior to the release of the new package, Microsoft will release several pre-release versions, each of which will be more and more close to the Windows-version.

Second important area of work in Office 2011 for Mac will support the new Internet services Microsoft, which debuted recently. Thus, the novelty should be completely transparent to interact with the Office Web Apps, storage services Sky Drive and online versions of Exchange and SharePoint. In Microsoft say that new solutions will allow adherents as Mac, and Windows with the same degree of comfort working with online services, as well as additional solutions such as Microsoft Messenger.

There will be some improvements in the interface and office suite. First, there will be given final passage on Wednesday and Apple Cocoa Apple Core Animation. In practice, this will give your office a Mac type of package with animated menus and galleries.

In general, the corporation known as Office 2011 for Mac follower of those undertakings that have been built into Office 2008 for Mac.

Of the additional new features that the software giant prepares for the Mac OS, you can also highlight the existence of a special business version of Office 2010 for Mac, which will be additional tools for working with Exchange and SharePoint. Moreover, the business version will sell for the same $ 399 as the home version.