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December 2006 Vista Update

To: All Rice Students, Faculty, and Staff Members
From: The Office of the Vice Provost for Information Technology (IT)
Date: December 7, 2006
RE: IT Schedule for New Microsoft Vista Operating System

Microsoft is releasing Vista, a new operating system, in late January 2007. In addition to Vista (designed to replace Windows XP operating systems), Microsoft is also releasing Office 2007 and Exchange Server 2007.

Because many critical software applications used at Rice do not yet have Vista-compatible versions, Rice employees and students should NOT install Vista, Office 2007, or Exchange Server 2007 at this time. However, IT will prepare and communicate a time line for when Rice Help Desk and technical staff support will be available for these products.

Please read additional details online in Technology Marketplace:
http://www.rice.edu/market/guides/vista.html

If you are planning on purchasing a Windows computer soon, please follow the IT recommendations for hardware: http://www.rice.edu/market/guides/hardwarerecs.html