[WinPartners] Excel 2007 Serious Multiplication Bug

[alexander kozlov]

Good Morning,

Information Services & Technology (IS&T) would like to notify MIT computing
community about serious multiplication Bug in Excel 2007 which causes
incorrect multiplication results in spreadsheets. 

The multiplication bug was initially reported in on-line PC Magazine on
September 25, 2007. Here is a link to the article:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2188504,00.asp

IS&T has received a confirmation from Microsoft that there is a bug in Excel
and they are working on a hotfix. The timeline for a hotfix is not yet
known. IS&T is working with Microsoft on getting updated information on this
issue. We will notify the MIT community when there is a fix to this problem.
Stay tuned for future announcements.

If you have questions about this issue or need assistance, please contact
the Computing Help Desk at computing-help at mit.edu or (617) 253-1101.

Alexander Kozlov
Windows Platform Coordinator
Software Release Team
Information Services & Technology
MIT
N42-250C, Cambridge, MA 02139

Tel  (617) 253-5103
Fax (617) 258-8736