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I received email from Ditto about new Beta Program for Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005, here are the details.

We are happy to announce that you have been approved for the Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 Beta Program!

Live Communications Server 2005 is a next generation enterprise instant messaging and presence awareness server. Live Communications Server is a key part of the Microsoft real-time collaboration platform and supports the Microsoft vision of seamlessly connecting people, information and business processes in real-time to increase productivity and enable better decisions faster.

Live Communications Server 2005 builds on the foundation of the current version, Live Communications Server 2003, which provides a standards-based enterprise IM solution and an extensible real-time collaboration platform. Foundation elements include presence, encrypted IM, Microsoft Office System integration and standards-based architecture.

We will be providing support for this beta program through beta.microsoft.com and private internet newsgroups. Beta.microsoft.com is the Microsoft technical beta Web community where you can:

• Download the beta release
• Create your newsgroup password
• Report bugs online
• View status of your bugs
• Receive up-to-date program information and downloads
• Update your contact information
• Obtain general beta testing guidelines and information

To access beta.microsoft.com, go to http://beta.microsoft.com. Sign in using your Microsoft Passport account. Beta participation is a personal invitation for you only, so please do not share your Passport or your access to beta.microsoft.com with others.

NOTE: Please wait 24 hours from the time you receive this e-mail before trying to access beta.microsoft.com. Instructions for accessing the private newsgroups will be sent when the beta software is released.

We are very close to the beta release, and we will send you an update when the beta software is available on Beta Place. Microsoft private newsgroups will be available for technical support when the beta software is released.

Before you continue, it is important to understand the beta release of any product will not display the stability of a shipped Microsoft product. You may encounter problems with Microsoft Live Communications Server that could possibly result in a loss or destruction of data. This release is not appropriate for production use, and we suggest that you back up your existing data before you install and run this software.

If you need assistance, please send e-mail to ******@microsoft.com.

Thank you for participating in this beta program. We look forward to your valuable feedback!

The Live Communications Server Team