You can purchase them now:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/su...113661033.aspx

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"Hans J Walloschek" <HansJWalloschek@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:30AC0963-77EE-440D-8E16-8528FD085709@microsoft.com:

> Hi, I'm German/Australian, much of my correspondence is in German. Had so far
> no problems with Office 2003 and proofing tools, but 2007 leaves me high and
> dry!
> When will the German and English language packs be available. It was said to
> be in March, now we have April and no news or is there and I am only not
> aware of it? Does anyone know? How would I be made aware of availability?