"Office for Mac has always lagged the standard versions of Office," said Sheri McLeish, analyst at Forrester Research. The focus on online apps in Office is part of a general trend. According to Office for Mac Team blog, Document Connection also includes improved support for Safari, Apple's Web browser. One new feature, Document Connection, is a desktop application that integrates with SharePoint and Office Live Workspace for collaborative computing. "This service pack appears to have a lot of enhancements that will make Macs easier to use in the office." "Macs are definitely gaining market share in the business sector," said Michael Cherry, research vice president for operating systems at Directions on Microsoft, in a telephone interview. A noteworthy addition is access to Office Live Workspace, which is Microsoft's online space for document storage and collaboration - something already available to PC Office users. SP2 (also known as Mac Office 12.2.0) contains the standard security, stability and performance updates along with a host of improvements for PowerPoint, Word and Excel. Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit announced this week the release of Service Pack 2 for Mac Office 2008. News Microsoft Unveils Mac Office 2008 SP2
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