Despite the new features, the key message delivered by Office XP is it is highly Web friendly. It easily allows you to import and export to and from the Web throughout the entire suite - especially when using SharePoint Team Services. This upgrade from Office 2000's Server Extensions lets corporate users post and share documents on the Web. It is easy to use and administrate and even companies with a mediocre FrontPage guru on staff can jazz up the corporate Intranet. Using a Web browser, team employees can create contact and task lists, event calendars, libraries for storing documents, and surveys.
Teams can also have newsgroup discussions and be notified when content on the site changes.
SharePoint Team Services works with Windows 2000 Server. This area is one of the most critical pieces of Office XP and should be the basis for your upgrade decision criteria. If you find your business becoming increasingly dependent upon the Web, then an upgrade is for you. If not, then carry on with Office 2000 for a few more months. Gone are the days when you purchased one copy of Office and installed it on several computers.