TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Deployed the 2007 Office System (Level 300)  

The beta release of the 2007 Microsoft Office system provided the Microsoft IT Messaging and Collaboration Services (MACS) team with the opportunity to test improved deployment tools. In this webcast, see how tools such as the single build folder, single customization patch, and script hook can simplify the enterprise-wide rollout of applications. Learn how the MACS team used these tools to ensure that deployment scenarios are fully tested before the release of the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Also, see how these deployment tools extended the productivity-increasing benefits of the enhanced Office system applications to users throughout the company. Join us to hear from the Microsoft IT MACS team about their experiences with delivery process, installation, use of new deployment tools, and deployment reporting.

Presenter: Eric Vigesaa, Microsoft IT Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation

As the program manager for the Office system client applications, Eric Vigesaa is responsible for deploying the 2007 Microsoft Office client applications within Microsoft, and for delivering product feedback to the development team. He is currently planning the deployment and testing efforts for the next version of the Office client. Eric spent four years designing features for the 2003 and 2007 versions of Microsoft Office Excel before transitioning into his current role.