Microsoft has explored the role of the 2007 Office System in the adoption of Web 2.0 ideas and technologies in an enterprise environment. The Redmond Company also published a white paper entitled "Bringing Web 2.0 to the Enterprise with the 2007 Office System" available for download via this link.

"This white paper explores how the Microsoft 2007 Office system allows enterprises to adopt Web 2.0 ideas and technologies to create high-value, user-driven applications for the Internet and intranet. It describes the platform technology investments in the 2007 Office system that allow IT professionals and developers to create flexible, role-based business applications. The paper closes with a brief look into future trends that Web 2.0 and the 2007 Office system make possible," revealed Microsoft.

Microsoft addressed the position of the 2007 Office System in relation to the new technologies, application design patterns and business models that are reunited under the Web 2.0 umbrella. The Redmond Company argued that the white paper is designed to present a set of tools and to deliver a strong, enterprise geared, secure and extensible platform.

"Beyond providing rich out-of-the-box solutions and a critical mass of platform technologies, the 2007 Office system provides an infrastructure on which enterprises can build, deploy, and host user-driven business applications. By building on top of the 2007 Office system, enterprises can take advantage of the services and Web 2.0 characteristics of the 2007 Office system," added Microsoft.