<p>Microsoft on Wednesday announced the new version of its SharePoint Online (SPO) product, a component of the company's Office 365 service, is no longer in "Preview" (read: beta). The company says the SPO release is based on feedback it received, resulting in new features, better performance, a simple user experience, more admin controls, and the stability improvements.</p><p>Unfortunately, Microsoft didn't say when SPO customers will be able to "self-upgrade" to the new version beyond just the word "soon" there's no date to mark on your calendar. That being said, the company did say Office 365 customers will be notified "approximately four weeks" prior to their upgrade.</p><p>Furthermore, as is typical for products that enterprises uses, customers will have the opportunity to postpone the update (for a minimum of two months). Businesses will naturally appreciate the gesture, though as my colleague Alex Wilhelm notes, this quite an amusing decision for a Web app.</p><p>Still, it's a necessary one. Even Google, known for pushing updates very quickly, delays new features for the enterprise side of its apps.</p><p><a href="http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/05/08/microsoft-debuts-new-sharepoint-online-will-warn-office-365-users-one-month-in-advance-of-automatic-upgrade/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.targetwire.com/targetwire/2013/05/07/tw1014/tw1014_uk.html">Microsoft's Leading Partner Core is once again approved to supply Government ...</a> (Targetwire (press release))</p><p><a href="http://redmondmag.com/articles/2013/05/01/read-beyond-the-fine-print.aspx?admgarea=BDNA">Caution: Read Beyond the Fine Print If You're Considering Office 365</a> (Redmondmag.com)</p><p><a href="http://winsupersite.com/office-365/office-365-upgrade-small-business-small-business-premium">The Office 365 Upgrade: From Small Business to Small Business Premium</a> (Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dAEHeB5bSs0z7WMRSv-vIbAzbLwZM&ned=us">14 additional articles.</a></p>