A new version of Microsoft Office is due to be launched early next year.

Microsoft officials have been coy about the next Office release, which has been referred to as Office 12. Gates, in a speech at a Microsoft event for developers in Las Vegas, said the new release will offer enhancements in areas such as workflow capabilities, rights management, advanced scheduling, document sharing, and business intelligence.

The last version of Office came out in 2003 so its definitely time for an update.

Take a look and see if Office 12 is going to meet your needs.