Dive summary:

• Microsoft Office 2013 will have one-click integration with LinkedIn, requiring no extra software downloads.
• Integration will mean that information from your contacts will be displayed within Outlook, giving you better information about the people you are communicating with.
• A post on the LinkedIn blog says users can see "rich profile information, like photos and LinkedIn network activity for any connection that emails you. You’ll also see LinkedIn profile data surface when you view a People Card throughout the new Office experience."

From the article:

Last week, we told you about Microsoft’s big Office 2013 announcement. Overall, the suite of apps look like an impressive upgrade, and the addition of social and collaboration features were all over the place.

One of those social features was announced today by business networking service LinkedIn. The company shared that with the new version of Microsoft Office, you’ll be able to connect to your LinkedIn account with one click and no need to download any extra software.