Microsoft Malaysia has announced that consumers who purchase the retail package version of Office 2010 from now until 30 April 2013 will be able to upgrade to the new Office for free(Office 2013 or Office 365), as part of its pre-launch offer for the upcoming release of the Microsoft Office productivity suite. Microsoft also announced that its commercial customers can now purchase the on-premises versions of the new Office products – including Office 2013, Exchange Server 2013, Lync Server 2013, SharePoint Server 2013, Project 2013 and Visio 2013 – through Microsoft Volume Licensing.
Availability of the new Office through retail and online is planned for the first quarter of 2013. Microsoft said that the new Office gives customers a comprehensive set of productivity tools to help them do their best work in a world of devices and services.
To qualify for the free upgrade, consumers, students and small businesses must purchase, install and activate the retail package version of Office 2010 or Office for Mac 2011. Consumers will then need to sign up for an email reminder at Microsoft Office website to be notified when they can redeem their offer. Consumers will be able to download the new Office version free when it is broadly available by returning to the Microsoft Office website once they receive their email notification. An Office Product Key validation is required to redeem the free upgrade offer.
At the same time, Office 2013, Exchange 2013, Lync 2013, SharePoint 2013, Project 2013 and Visio 2013 are now available to commercial customers via Microsoft Volume Licensing. Commercial customers interested in deploying the latest version of Microsoft’s productivity, communication and collaboration solutions should contact their Microsoft Account Team or Microsoft Partner.
For more information, visit the Microsoft Office website.
