[Macpartners] Microsoft Office for Mac 2008 Availability - recommendation to WAIT

[Patrick McNeal]

On January 15, 2008, Microsoft released the retail version of  
Microsoft Office for Mac 2008.  Due to significant changes to  
Microsoft Office for Mac 2008, Information Services and Technology  
(IS&T) recommends that users WAIT and not upgrade at this time.

IS&T ordered the educational version of Microsoft Office for Mac 2008  
installation media earlier this month.  Once received IS&T will send  
it via campus mail to software liaisons who represent departments,  
labs and centers (DLCs) that are part of MIT's Microsoft Campus  
Agreement.  A complete list of participating DLCs can be found at:
http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/software/msca-officeliaisons.html

DLCs that are not part of the program yet and would like to join  
should contact liaison-opt at mit.edu as soon as possible.

DLCs choosing not to participate in the Microsoft Campus Agreement for  
Microsoft Office Professional Product Suite will be able to purchase  
Microsoft Office for Mac 2008 at the academic rate once it becomes  
available from GovConnection.

IS&T will initiate a release project for Microsoft Office for Mac 2008  
in the coming weeks to evaluate and test the new release and prepare  
for future recommendations and support statements.

For more information, please contact swrt at mit.edu.

--Patrick

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Patrick McNeal
Macintosh Platform Coordinator - Software Release Team Client Support
Services Information Services and Technology Massachusetts Institute of
Technology N42-250E Cambridge, MA 02139
+1 617 253-0196
mcneal at mit.edu