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What's new in the 2007 Microsoft Office System?

	Excel Services Technical Overview Learn about Excel Services and how it works with Excel 2007 to provide robust and secure shared workbook solutions. Read about Excel Services extensibility features, architecture, performance optimization, and deployment.
	Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Learn to use the Web Part project template to develop, deploy, and test your ASP.NET Web Parts for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. See article for more information.
	White Paper: Compliance Features in the 2007 Microsoft Office System Download a white paper that showcases compliance-related features and extensibility opportunities with the 2007 Microsoft Office system, and demonstrates how the Office system can help you meet the demands of regulatory compliance.

Office 2007 Now Available to MSDN Subscribers
As an MSDN subscriber, you can download the final version of Office 2007 and begin building your applications.

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2007 Microsoft Office System - Top Ten List of Resources for Developers and Architects
I compiled my top ten list of resources for architects and solution developers that plan to start building solutions using the 2007 Microsoft Office system (including SharePoint of course) and VSTO. ...(read more)

Posters update, Office Live and great news for MSDN subscribers...
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MSDN Office Developer Center Live on MSDN2!
We are in the process of migrating the Office Developer Center and all the MSDN Library Office developer content to MSDN2! I love to blog about anything related to Office development, but this time I will share with you some information related with MSDN more

What a week, Windows Vista RTMs too...
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For software vendors who wish to incorporate the 2007 Microsoft Office User Interface into their own products, or for component vendors who wish to build Office UI components for use by other software vendors, we are offering a royalty-free license to use the Office UI subject to a very few restrictions.

	Office UI Licensing Portal on MSDN Find information about the licensing program, a downloadable copy of the license to peruse at your leisure, and further contact information.
	Office UI License and FAQ Find a downloadable copy of the UI License and Licensing Program FAQ.
	Office UI Video on Channel 9 Watch this Channel 9 video where Jensen Harris, Jeremy Mazner, and Judy Jennison discuss the licensing program.
	Blog: Jensen Harris – Licensing the 2007 Microsoft Office User Interface For the last year or so, one of the questions I've been asked again and again has been: "Can I use the new Office user interface in my own product?"…