Microsoft Office 2010 Professional marks the beginning of a new era for the global gold standard of Microsoft's Office applications. You get the classic versions of the familiar applications, as well as new Web versions of Word, Excel, and so on - allowing you to be productive virtually anywhere.

Another new feature is full support for the ISO-certified Open XML file format. The user interface now includes a ribbon menu, giving the Office suite a Windows 7 appearance. The Office button also offers additional features.

Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Plus contains these applications:

• Microsoft Word 2010 - To create professional documents
• Microsoft Excel 2010 - for detailed analyses
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 - for impressive presentations
• Microsoft Outlook 2010 - For managing emails, contacts, calendars and tasks
• Microsoft OneNote 2010 - for capturing and organizing notes
• Microsoft Publisher 2010 - For creating professional-looking advertising materials
• Microsoft Access 2010 - For browser-based database apps
• Microsoft Web Apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote)
• InfoPath - For the design, distribution and completion of electronic forms
• Communicator - Easily stay in touch with customers and colleagues
• SharePoint Workspace - for global cooperation

System requirements:

• Processor: 500 MHz or faster; 1 GHz required for Outlook with Business Contact Manager
• RAM: 512 MB or more (very low system requirement)
• Available hard disk space: 3.5 GB
• For 32-bit edition of Office 2010: Windows XP with Service Pack 3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, MSXML 6.0
• For 32- and 64-bit edition of Microsoft Office 2010: Windows Vista with SP1, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Terminal Server, Windows on Windows (WOW)