Microsoft today is expected to release an update to its Office Live Small Business services, as well as other new and updated components aimed at more tightly tying online services with the company's flagship Office productivity suite.
The announcements are slated to come during a keynote speech by chairman Bill Gates during the 2008 Microsoft Office System Developer Conference in San Jose, Calif. It will be one of Gates' last as a full-time Microsoft employee -- he is leaving his current role at the company in July to concentrate on philanthropy.
During the keynote, shipping giant FedEx is expected to demonstrate an Office plug-in called QuickShip, which it designed to provide customers with shipping services integrated into the Outlook communications client.
