Microsoft have released the first beta of Office 2010 and as usual, screenshots are floating around the internet. The images don't reveal any huge surprises, with most interfaces looking pretty much the same as Office 2007.

The inclusion, and in many cases expansion, of the ribbon "Office Fluent" interface means that many firms who were putting off an upgrade to Office 2007 in the hope that the ribbon would disappear are left with no further excuses.

As Microsoft's lawyers are gently removing any screenshots they can find, if the link below doesn't work try searching Youtube for one of the many video presentations of the new product.

Try here for screenshots:http://www.theurbanshogun.com/2009/05/office-2010-first-look-review.html