Microsoft working on SP2 for Vista, Office 2007
Published: 23 Oct 2008 08:36 BST
While most of the excitement concerning Windows and Office centres around the next full versions of the products, Microsoft is also working on the next service-pack updates for each offering.
In a blog posting on Wednesday, Microsoft said that Office 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) will arrive sometime between February and April of next year. Microsoft also listed many of the features in the update, which includes previously announced support for the OpenDocument Format.
The Windows team, on the other hand, offered far less detail, only confirming that there will be a Service Pack 2 for Vista.
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"Microsoft is working on a second service pack for Windows Vista… and Windows Server 2008," Microsoft said in a statement. "Service packs are part of the traditional software life cycle — they're something we create for all Microsoft products as part of our commitment to continuous improvement. And, as is standard, Microsoft is continuously having conversations with key stakeholders, prior to broadly distributing test builds. We will share more details in the coming months."
In an interview last week, Microsoft vice president Brad Brooks said that the company had not, at that point, started outside beta testing of SP2.
However, ZDNet.com blogger Mary Jo Foley said that Microsoft has started to recruit testers for Vista SP2. Microsoft also posted a support document earlier this month that suggested a beta version exists.
Credit: Office, Vista getting new service packs from CNET News
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