Exclusive invitation to a new Microsoft BETA, codenamed "Albany"

CONFIDENTIAL – PLEASE DO NOT FORWARD THIS EMAIL OR DISCLOSE ANY INFORMATION INCLUDED

Hello –

The Office Pre-Release Programs team recommended you as an ideal candidate for an exciting new Beta program, based on your participation as a 2007 Microsoft Office technical Beta tester. We value the feedback you have provided us in the past as trusted partners, and thank you for helping us make Microsoft Office better for you and other customers. Now, you have the opportunity to provide important feedback about another new product!

We are excited to invite you to a private, very limited and confidential Beta for a new Microsoft product, codenamed “Albany.” “Albany” targets home PC users, and includes Microsoft software and services that meet the most common needs of PC consumers, plus new features that create an easy, clean experience. Because “Albany” is designed for consumers, not enterprise customers, we recommend that you install the Beta on a home PC, though this would not be a requirement.

We are offering you this exclusive, early sneak preview of “Albany” as part of an elite group of trusted Beta testers, because we believe that you will provide us valuable feedback, and will also respect the confidentiality of “Albany” by not disclosing any details about this product.

If you would like to participate, please go to this URL to apply:
on Microsoft Connect if you have not already done so, and we will ask you to agree to a Non Disclosure Agreement before we share more details about “Albany.”

If you are selected as a participant, we will contact you with more details about “Albany” and the Beta. Please note that the Beta is open only to those who receive this official invitation from us – please do not forward or share this invitation with anyone else.

We look forward to working with you to make “Albany” the best product possible for our customers.

If you have questions, please email us at ******@microsoft.com.

Thanks,
The Microsoft “Albany” team