Office Standard 2007 is part of the Microsoft Office system, an integrated collection of programs, servers, and services designed to work together to enable optimized information work. The Standard suite includes:

Microsoft Office Excel 2007: A spreadsheet application with data analysis and visualization tools
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007: A time and information manager that integrates email, calendar, contacts, and tasks
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007: A presentation graphics program with capabilities for text effects, sound, and animation
Microsoft Office Word 2007: A full-featured word-processing program

The Professional Plus suite adds the Access, Communicator, InfoPath, and Publisher applications.

In the 2007 version, all of the applications in the Standard suite have a new user interface. For example, menus and toolbars are replaced by the Ribbon, a set of tabs that display commands that apply to particular types of tasks. Some tabs are contextual, appearing only when a relevant task is being performed.

Improved integration with Windows SharePoint Services helps to reduce the complexity of working together on documents through centralized document storage, version tracking, and feedback management.

Installing this product requires a licence key and installation media. Within 14 days of placing your order, instructions for obtaining the licence key will be sent to your organisation's registered e-mail address and free installation media will be delivered to your organisation's registered address.

Features:

Under the Software Assurance program, customers acquire the right to install any new release of products covered in the agreement during the term of their coverage.
Office Themes help ensure a consistent appearance when you create Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations.
SmartArt diagramming and enhanced charting capabilities make it easy to create professional-looking diagrams and charts. In addition, it is now easy to apply shading, reflections, glow, transparency, and other 3-D effects.
The Document Inspector feature makes it easy to remove "invisible" information such as comments, hidden text, and properties in Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations, so work can be shared with confidence.
A free add-on from Microsoft allows users of most Office applications to save or export files as PDF or XPS documents.

Requirements:

Hardware:

500-MHz (or higher) processor
256 MB or more RAM
1.5 GB available hard-disk space
1024x768-pixel (or higher) display
CD or DVD drive

Software:

Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later; Windows XP with SP2; Windows Vista
Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

Additional requirements for some features or advanced functionality:

For speech recognition — close-talk microphone and audio output device
For certain advanced functionality in Outlook 2007 — connectivity to Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 or later
For Information Rights Management features — access to Windows Server 2003 with SP1 running Windows Rights Management Services
For certain inking features — Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
For certain advanced collaboration functionality — Connectivity to Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or later running Windows SharePoint Services or Office SharePoint Server 2007
For Instant Search — Windows Desktop Search 3.0
For Dynamic Calendars — server connectivity
For PowerPoint Slide Library — Office SharePoint Server 2007

Price: £16.00 + VAT