Kurt Shintaku's Blog

With the release of Office 2010, we will be announcing a new product, “Sharepoint Workspace 2010”. 

Some may recognize the product’s functionality as being roughly similar to Groove 2007 which we are retiring.  Effectively Groove is getting a new name however there will be some dramatic improvements to the product’s ability to integrate and provide offline access to both Sharepoint content as well as other content stores.

• SharePoint Workspace will provide easy access to SharePoint content (or content from any server that implements the publicly documented protocols) in an effort to provide a seamless online/offline experience.
• SharePoint Workspace 2010 will be easier to deploy and easier to manage, and it supports a new set of scenarios to help Office and SharePoint users be more productive.  It will also make it easier for IT folks to implement a consistent information strategy based on SharePoint technology throughout the organization.
• There will be changes in the way the product is delivered, as well – e.g. SharePoint Workspace (and OneNote, for that matter) will be added to the Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 release.  Keep an eye peeled for further announcements from Microsoft on new product plans for Office.