Legal Commentary

I turn the mic over to my colleague Sean Doherty, technology editor of Law.com:

Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 was released to business customers today.

The two products aim to "redefine" productivity, according to Stephen Elop, president of Microsoft Business Division. With more than 8 million people already using 2010, today's announcement was no surprise. And neither are many of the new features to the 2010 products, as they have been tested by firms like Clifford Chance and Katten Muchin Roseman, and reviewed by consultant John Waters.

Brian Zeve, managing director of Microsoft?s Professional Services Industry unit, penned "The Top 10 Capabilities in Microsoft Office 2010 for Law Firms." Zeve's top ten points highlight new innovative tools like MailTips that, among other things, notify users when they are about to send an e-mail to a group or an individual outside the organization.

The new Office Backstage view replaces the traditional file menu and the Ribbon now appears on all Office applications, which makes it easy for law offices to include standard templates, notes Zeve.