Microsoft Office Accounting 2008 Alpha Program



Dear XXXXXXX,



Here’s a sample of what reviewers are saying about Microsoft Office Accounting:



Microsoft Office Accounting 2007 goes where no other small-business accounting program has gone before,

thanks to smooth integration with eBay and PayPal.

- Kathy Yakal, PC Magazine



Your participation in past Alpha and Beta Programs for Office Accounting has made our product a better integrated, easier to

use, and cleaner set of books for users.



To date, Office Accounting has received:

· More than1.5 million downloads of Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007.

· Impressive reviews from PC Magazine, PC World and CNET.

· The prestigious CPA Technology Advisor’s 2006 Tax and Accounting Technology Innovation award



We are excited to announce that on May 14, 2007, we will be releasing the Alpha version of Office Accounting 2008 to a limited number of partners and users. This program will close after we receive the first 25 confirmations.



To sign up for this exclusive opportunity reply to this e-mail message April 20, 2007.



Here’s a sneak peek at our latest offerings

· Simple Company Start – Quickly start with a new company database that is deeply tailored to your business.

· Variety of Business Templates – Customize companies to fit your business.

· Generic Import ­– Import data from other accounting systems or manual bookkeeping scheme

· Purchase Order Enhancements – Efficient Purchase Order creation process

· Budgeting – Prepare budgets by financial account and by class

· Tax Integration ­– Integrate with Tax Preparation Software

· Online Banking Enhancements – Download Line of Credit Statements and improved One Way Banking Experience

· Memorized Transactions – Enhancements to usability, scheduling and batch processing



This is your chance to make an impact on the new product. Tell us what works, what doesn’t, and what we need to improve. You are one of the select few partners to preview the new features aimed to make it easy to manage your business. This opportunity is available only to our trusted partners.



Details and free support

We ask you to install the Alpha version of Office Accounting 2008 on a separate computer, different from the one on which you run your business. We encourage you to spend a couple of hours every week walking through the test scenarios and offer feedback through surveys and e-mail messages. We would like you to focus on our newest features, although all feedback is appreciated. You will receive free support while you participate in the Alpha program.



If you decide that you cannot participate at this time, please let us know and we will remove you from further communications about this program. You can provide feedback at any time on our newsgroups at Office Accounting Newsgroup



If you have further questions about the Alpha program, feel free to email us at moalpha@microsoft.com



Thank you,

Microsoft Office Accounting Software team