On Tuesday, September 22, 2015, Microsoft Corp. began the worldwide release of Office 2016. The apps are the latest addition to Office 365, Microsoft’s cloud-based subscription service. The company also announced new and enhanced Office 365 services built for team productivity.

“The way people work has changed dramatically, and that’s why Microsoft is focused on reinventing productivity & business processes for the mobile-first, cloud-first world,” said Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft. “These latest innovations take another big step forward in transforming Office from a familiar set of individual productivity apps to a connected set of apps & services designed for modern working, collaboration & teamwork.”

Office 2016 delivers new versions of the Office desktop apps for Windows, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Project, Visio, and Access. By subscribing to Office 365, customers can get up-to-date, fully installed apps for use across their devices, combined with a continually evolving set of consumer & commercial services, such as OneDrive online storage, Skype for Business, Delve, Yammer and enterprise-grade security features.

Source: http://news.microsoft.com/2015/09/22/microsoft-releases-office-2016/