This years TechEd North America conference kicked off in Atlanta GA today focusing on several key areas for the software giant including updates to Office 2010, Windows Phone 7 and Cloud computing devices.

Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 will include several improvements to both stability and performance. Security is also the focus of the Service Pack including updates for SharePoint and all geared towards improving the Internet Explorer 9 browsing experience and improving functionality for web based Office Apps. The latest SP is expected to deploy this June and will be available via an automatic update in early October.