New version of Office for Mac delivers greater productivity to all; GfK Group ranks Microsoft Hardware number one in Thai keyboard market
Microsoft Office for Mac 2011, the new version of the leading productivity suite for the Mac, is today available in Thailand for purchase at retail stores nationwide. The suite comes in two editions - Office for Mac Home and Student 2011 and Office for Mac Home and Business 2011.
The new Office for Mac 2011 offers the familiar productivity applications and features of Microsoft Office – giving Mac users the right tools to bring their ideas to life with professional looking documents that can be shared across platforms.
“We’ve developed Office for Mac to give you the tools to create great-looking and compatible documents - with options to pick the right edition for your Mac needs,” said Mr. Chajchaval Chittikuladilok, National Sales Manager, Retail Sales & Marketing (RSM), Microsoft Thailand. “More than ever before, Office 2011 brings the familiar productivity tools and features of Microsoft Office to a suite of applications that work great on the Mac.”
Office 2011 includes: Word for Mac, PowerPoint for Mac, Excel for Mac, Messenger for Mac and now, for the first time in the suite, Outlook for Mac - incorporating many of the great features that Windows users have been experiencing in Office 2010 for Windows.
Some favorite features that Mac users now have access to include:
The new ribbon that creates an intuitive experience for the Mac user. Familiar Office for Mac tools are still available so you can take advantage of the new ribbon without reinventing the wheel.
Template Galleries give you easy, organized access to a wide range of online and custom templates and recently opened documents.
Sparklines visually summarizes your data using tiny charts that fit within a cell near its corresponding values. Microsoft Excel for Mac 2011 Sparklines is compatible with Microsoft Excel 2010.
Dynamic Reorder helps you simplify complex layouts. Get an instant, 3-D view of all layers on your Publishing Layout view page and PowerPoint presentation.
A full breakdown of editions and prices is as follows:
Home and Student Edition
Includes Word for Mac, PowerPoint for Mac, Excel for Mac, Messenger for Mac
Suggested retail price: THB 4,790 (1 license), THB 5,790 (3 licenses Family Pack)
Home and Business Edition
Includes Word for Mac, PowerPoint for Mac, Excel for Mac, Messenger for Mac and Outlook for Mac (NEW!)
Suggested retail price: THB 7,790 (1 license), THB 9,790 (2 license multipack)
Besides the launch of Office for Mac 2011, Microsoft Thailand is also celebrating a dramatic sales performance over the last year, with Microsoft’s stylish and innovative hardware products giving the company a leading edge over the competition.
“With a solid commitment to offering consumers a better PC hardware experience and pursuing the right marketing channels, Microsoft Hardware’s market share has been consistently catching up with other industry players in a fiercely competitive market,” explained Mr. Chajchaval Chittikuladilok. “However, findings released by research firm GfK Group show that we are now ranked as number one in Thailand’s keyboard market, with a leading market share of 33.5% in year 2010(YTD)”
“Building on a great performance in the keyboard market, Microsoft Thailand is determined to extend this market leader position to other areas of our business. As such, we encourage Mac users in Thailand to try out Office for Mac 2011 for themselves and start taking advantage of the outstanding productivity benefits on offer,” Mr. Chajchaval concluded.
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For further information, please contact:
Suphada Chaiwong
Hill & Knowlton Thailand
Tel: 0-2627 3501 ext 209
Fax. 0-2627 3510
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