The future of Microsoft Office: Be the first to know

Have you registered for the Beta release of Office 12?

Get the Building Websites with MCMS eBook

Building Websites with Microsoft Content Management Server is now available as an eBook. Get the bundle now from directly from Packt Publishing @ http://www.packtpub.com/mcms/book and enjoy a discount of 10% of the book and 80% off the eBook.

Office 12 Information from PDC

The tap is starting to turn as Microsoft releases more information on Office 12. For months now, the lid on this particular suite of products has been pretty tight. Even if you knew anything, you can't share it or use it. And much of the information goung round came from grape vines and rumour mills.

Not any more. News is breaking out.

This week, at the PDC, a few major announcements will be made both from Microsoft as well as its partners. I'm still right here in Singapore so I'll be glued to the Internet to keep up with the latest happenings.

First off, is the unveiling of the new Office 12 user interface. Check out this "live" screen shot taken by Angus and a video by Channel 9.

Yesterday at 8.30am Pacific time, Bill Gates delivered a Keynote that includes important technical previews of Office 12.

So much news in a single day! And there's more in the pipe line. Read the latest blogs on Office 12 from Technorati.

Skelta CMS Accelerator Released!

via Andrew

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Seems the Skelta marketing group was throwing a few names around… but it looks like they’ve settled on the Skelta CMS Accelerator. This is a free add-on to licensed MCMS 2002 installations, providing extended workflow to MCMS, as announced @ TechEd 2005.

Announcing the worldwide launch of Skelta CMS Accelerator - Express Edition (Free), a completely integrated out-of-the-box workflow solution for Microsoft Content Management Server. The CMS accelerator allows users to build extensive, customizable workflows for document approvals, automatically publish approved content and define separate workflows for multiple channels. It also has advanced features such as 2-way email, SMS and Active Directory support. Skelta CMS Accelerator is built on Skelta's award-winning workflow framework Skelta Workflow.NET.
Skelta.com

Regarless, it’s now available!

» Skelta CMS Accelerator – Workflow Solution for Microsoft Content Management Server
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Hooray! Skelta CMS Accelerator - Express Edition is finally available!

When the download site is ready, I'll definitely give it a spin this weekend.

niente0 Reviews Building Websites with Microsoft Content Management Server on Amazon

We've got our second Amazon review on the Amazon.co.uk site! Read it here.

Thanks, niente0 for the encouragement! Look forward to our upcoming book: Advanced Microsoft Content Management Server Development. Expected Oct 2005. Pre-order now to get a 25% discount off the list price.