InfoWorld reports that Microsoft will begin alpha testing the next version of Office in November or December

According to a blog postingby Hayley Rixon, who works on the Microsoft business intelligence team, Microsoft is calling for people to be part of a technology adoption program (TAP) that will give them an early opportunity to test the monitoring and analytics components of Office PerformancePoint Server. The TAP for this product will be a part of the TAP for Office 14, the alpha test of which will begin in the November/December timeframe this year.

RMicrosoft to alpha test Office 14 before end of year