http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2008/04/18/albany-beta-launches-today-what-is-it.aspxMicrosoft launches Albany Beta today , but what is it? The name reveals nothing. “Albany” is the codename for a new all-in-one subscription service of essential software and services for consumers. It consists of Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007enCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2008/04/18/albany-beta-launches-today-what-is-it.aspx#7937Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:46:04 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:7937orionll<p>I'm in the Albany Beta and I haven't got &quot;accepted&quot; yet, so I wouldn't really say the beta started, but I don't know if others got to be accepted yet,</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=7937" width="1" height="1">