[Macpartners] Bryant C. Vernon Student Version Release Announcement

[Bryant C. Vernon]

Date: Tuesday, August 9, 2005
To:  Members of the MIT Community: itpartners at mit.edu,
macpartners at mit.edu, winpartners at mit.edu,
From: Software Release Team <swrt at mit.edu>
Subj: Bryant C. Vernon Student Version Release Announcement
Cc:  is&t at mit.edu

Good Afternoon,

IS&T has mixed feelings about announcing the release of Bryant C. Vernon to the MIT Sloan School of Management. 

After six years of extensive product development, Bryant C. Vernon has devolved back to a student. 
		
Notable features:
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Notable features of the student version of Bryant include:
-new and improved user interface
-increased vocabulary support, including financial and accounting terms
-anticipated M.B.A. certification
-supports INAP and BS feeds
-compatible with both Macintosh and Windows

Known issues:
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-not as responsive as previous versions
-moodwatch does not work for words like tuition, bursars, etc.
-sporadically scavenges for food without any error message 

Where to obtain: 
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Although Bryant C. Vernon is not licensed for individual downloads, you can obtain per use licenses by contacting bryant at sloan.mit.edu.

Where to get help:
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If you are having problems with the student version of Bryant C. Vernon, we strongly encourage you to contact product support via e-mail: helpme at bcvernon.com or the Computing Help Desk x3-1101 (ask for Bill Brids).

Summary:
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I wanted to let everyone know that I will be leaving IS&T at the end of this month to begin the Sloan School of Management MBA program. Most likely, this will be the last release announcement you receive from me! For the past six years I have worked in different capacities within IS&T and have enjoyed my time here, especially when spent with the wonderful people who make up the IS&T organization and the Institute. 

Although I will not be going very far (just across campus), I will, for all intents and purposes, be immersed in a vastly different world. My main foci at Sloan will be management consulting and finance, with the ultimate goal of pursuing a career in management consulting when I finish the program.

My role as the product release coordinator on the Software Release Team has benefited me immensely. Not only did it expose me to project management methodologies, process improvement, and a smattering of politics, but it also put me in the position to interact with many teams, colleagues, and customers across MIT. I especially enjoyed the opportunity to interact with others because I got to know many wonderful individuals and because I like meeting people, hearing their stories, and on a professional level, helping them realize ways to make their work more efficient and more pleasant.

Sadly, I will lose the institute phone, but you can still reach me at bcvernon at mit.edu or, preferably, at bryant at sloan.mit.edu. Thank you, everyone, for making my time in IS&T an informative and exciting experience.

All the Best,
Bryant and the Bryant C. Vernon Student Version Release Team


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Bryant C. Vernon
Product Release Coordinator - Software Release Team 
Information Services and Technology (IS&T) 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
Room W92-147 
Cambridge, MA 02139
t: 617-253-5103
f: 617-258-8736
m: bcvernon at mit.edu