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Microsoft Office 2003 Release Effort Underway Announcement
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bryant C. Vernon)
Fri Dec 19 14:00:19 2003
Message-Id: <200312191859.hBJIxBRj000966@melbourne-city-street.mit.edu>
From: "Bryant C. Vernon" <bcvernon@MIT.EDU>
To: <itpartners@mit.edu>, <macpartners@mit.edu>, <sw-release-announce@mit.edu>,
<ed-tech@mit.edu>, <kakapo@mit.edu>
Cc: <itag@mit.edu>, <infosys@mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 13:59:03 -0500
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Date: Friday, 19 December 2003
To: MIT Community: itpartners@mit.edu, macpartners@mit.edu,
sw-release-announce@mit.edu, ed-tech@mit.edu, kakapo@mit.edu
Cc: itag@mit.edu, infosys@mit.edu
From: Software Release Team
Subject: Microsoft Office 2003 Release Effort Underway Announcement
Good Afternoon,
I am pleased to announce that the Microsoft Office 2003 release effort has
begun. Microsoft Office 2003 is the latest version of the Office
productivity suite from Microsoft for the Windows platform and includes
Word, Excel PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Unlike previous release efforts for Microsoft Office which involved
community testing as well as exhaustive functionality and compatibility
testing, this release effort will focus primarily on compatibility testing,
basic functionality testing, and identifying and documenting issues
specifically relevant to the MIT computing environment. Furthermore, there
will be no community testing. These changes reflect a general change in the
release effort process for shrink-wrapped software. Their effect is to
maintain the high quality of support while decreasing the time necessary to
release the product to the MIT community.
New Features and Improvements to Microsoft Office include:
-Office 2003 Pro includes additional support for Extensible Markup Language
(XML)
-Word 2003 Formatting and Editing Restrictions maintain formatting structure
and document integrity
For a complete list of new features, please reference the Microsoft Office
2003 Reviewer's Guide
(http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/guide.mspx) or visit the
Microsoft Office 2003 Product Information Site
(http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/default.mspx).
The Microsoft Office 2003 Release Team will send updates throughout the
process. For more information on Microsoft Office 2003 and the release
effort, see the
Microsoft Office 2003 release notebook at
http://web.mit.edu/swrt/releases/office. If you have questions, suggestions,
or would like to participate in the release of Microsoft Office 2003, please
contact the team via email at office-release@mit.edu.
All the Best,
Bryant C. Vernon
Microsoft Office 2003 Product Release Coordinator
Software Release Team
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itpartners@mit.edu, macpartners@mit.edu, sw-release-announce@mit.edu,
ed-tech@mit.edu, kakapo@mit.edu<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>From: Software =
Release Team<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Subject: Microsoft =
Office
2003 Release Effort Underway Announcement<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Good =
Afternoon,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>I am pleased to =
announce
that the Microsoft Office 2003 release effort has begun. Microsoft =
Office 2003
is the latest version of the Office productivity suite from Microsoft =
for the
Windows platform and includes Word, Excel PowerPoint, and =
Outlook.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Unlike previous =
release
efforts for Microsoft Office which involved community testing as well as
exhaustive functionality and compatibility testing, this release effort =
will focus
primarily on compatibility testing, basic functionality testing, and
identifying and documenting issues specifically relevant to the MIT =
computing
environment. Furthermore, there will be no community testing. These =
changes
reflect a general change in the release effort process for =
shrink-wrapped
software. Their effect is to maintain the high quality of support while
decreasing the time necessary to release the product to the MIT =
community.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>New Features and
Improvements to Microsoft Office include: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>-Office 2003 Pro =
includes
additional support for Extensible Markup =
Language<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>(XML)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>-Word 2003 =
Formatting and
Editing Restrictions maintain formatting structure and document =
integrity<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>For a complete list =
of new
features, please reference the Microsoft =
Office<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>2003 Reviewer's =
Guide<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>(<a
href=3D"http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/guide.mspx">htt=
p://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/guide.mspx</a>)
or visit the<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Microsoft Office =
2003
Product Information Site<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>(<a
href=3D"http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/default.mspx">h=
ttp://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/default.mspx</a>).<o:p><=
/o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The Microsoft =
Office 2003
Release Team will send updates throughout the process. For more =
information on
Microsoft Office 2003 and the release effort, see =
the<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Microsoft Office =
2003
release notebook at<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href=3D"http://web.mit.edu/swrt/releases/office">http://web.mit.edu/swrt/=
releases/office</a>.
If you have questions, suggestions,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>or would like to =
participate
in the release of Microsoft Office 2003, =
please<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>contact the team =
via email
at <st1:PersonName =
w:st=3D"on">office-release@mit.edu</st1:PersonName>.<o:p></o:p></span></f=
ont></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>All the =
Best,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Bryant C. =
Vernon<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Microsoft Office =
2003
Product Release Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Software Release =
Team<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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