
<A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/">Microsoft Corp.</A> began distributing a half-million copies of the beta 2 version of the new Microsoft Office System to customers and partners worldwide. Microsoft is inviting business partners and customers worldwide to begin evaluating new versions of the software. Seven core Office System products are provided in the beta evaluation kit, including beta 2 versions of the new Microsoft Office Suite, the two new Office System additions, Microsoft Office InfoPath, Microsoft Office OneNote, as well as Microsoft Office FrontPage, Microsoft Office Publisher, Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server "2.0," with final versions expected this summer.