MUMBAI,INDIA:Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. today announced the availability of Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, Visio 2010 and Project 2010 for business customers in India and across the world. More than 90 million existing business customers worldwide can start taking advantage of the latest office productivity suite from Microsoft that delivers the best unified productivity experience across PC, Web and Mobile.

‘When we set out to reinvent the world’s favorite productivity suite, we discovered that seamless collaboration and anywhere, anytime access to documents are crucial enablers of the next generation of productivity gains. The latest wave of Office 2010 and related products delivers exactly that, along with a host of several other features and enhancements that allow businesses save, innovate and grow.”, said  Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman - Microsoft India

‘The excitement in India for Office 2010 is very high’, said Venkatesan. The beta version saw over 1.3 million downloads and over 2000 businesses are already making the transition to the latest version, including TCS, Cognizant Technologies, Lowe Lintas, Virgin Mobile, Mindtree Consulting, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Wipro and HCL Infosystems.

Microsoft also announced that Office Mobile 2010 will soon be available on Windows 6.5 phones and a broad range of Nokia smart phones starting with Nokia’s business-optimized range, E-series.  Speaking on the occasion, D Shivakumar, MD and Vice President, Nokia India, said, “If you are going to provide a seamless and integrated productivity experience on a mobile device, we believe Microsoft is an ideal partner. With the mobile device fast emerging as the primary access device for professionals on the move, this alliance will enable us to expand Microsoft Office Mobile to Nokia smart phone users and allow them to collaborate on Office documents from anywhere. Both Microsoft and Nokia possess a rare combination of enterprise experience and consumer understanding and, together we are working on new and innovative user experiences.”

Furthermore Microsoft’s signature productivity technologies are now also available in the cloud, offering additional choice and flexibility for IT departments. Starting today, Office Web applications, a companion set of Office functionalities on the cloud will be available to all Office volume licensing customers. In addition, customers will be able to purchase a subscription to Office Web Apps as part of Microsoft Online Services, Microsoft’s cloud-based applications. With over 40 million paying customers on Microsoft Online Services, businesses are embracing Microsoft’s vision for the cloud. This is part of Microsoft’s continued focus on delivering cloud services for enterprise users. Earlier this year, Microsoft had announced the availability of its Platform on the Cloud, Windows Azure, which has already seen tremendous momentum in the Indian Market.