Microsoft Office Live Workspace Reaches 1 Million Mark

Six months after public availability, the beta release of Microsoft Office Live Workspace has reached the 1-million-customer sign-up mark.

Office Live Workspace beta is a free, Web-based extension of Microsoft Office (like Google Docs) that lets people access their documents online and share their work with others.

"The pace at which people are signing up for the beta tells us that they are looking for ways to resolve the complexities of their work, school and home projects through a range of choices," said Kirk Gregersen, director of consumer and small-business product management for Microsoft Office. "It takes companies years to attract a strong customer base such as this. We’re excited about Office Live Workspace growth and innovation yet to come."

Based on customer feedback, new features like Activity panel, Notifications, Direct links, Multi-file upload, Improved sharing and Firefox support have been added to Office Live.

Originally launched worldwide in English, Office Live Workspace beta is now available in Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Spanish and Traditional Chinese, bringing the total number of languages to 11.

Sign up for the free service here.