If you’re ever wondering what exact integration & productive value users get when they combine Office 2010 with SharePoint Server 2010, here’s an 8-page summary of that benefit, highlighting the specific capabilities that end users get as a result of having both, as opposed to having older versions of Office (like 2003) against SharePoint 2010 or conversely, Office 2010 against older versions of SharePoint like 2007.
[taken from the introduction]
As information work evolves in response to external trends and technological innovations, the tools for information work must evolve as well. Microsoft Office, as the primary vehicle by which people experience Business Productivity Infrastructure (BPI) capabilities, continues to expand to support the changing requirements of businesses and information workers around collaboration, mobility and secure access to business data, while providing value, simplicity and integration throughout the BPI stack.
Over the years, Microsoft Office has provided increasingly richer capabilities through integration with back-end server components such as Microsoft SharePoint. Office 2010 continues this evolution. Though good results can be achieved using Office 2007 applications with SharePoint 2007, the highest level of value and capabilities can be realized through the integration of Microsoft Office 2010 with SharePoint 2010.
WHITEPAPER: The Value of Office 2010 with SharePoint 2010
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=209803
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