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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Faculty,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On Thursday,
March 19, Microsoft announced their release of Internet Explorer 8.0 to the
public.&nbsp; </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subsequently,
Microsoft will deploy IE 8 via Windows auto-update, 6 - 8 weeks following the
March general release.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please be
aware that eCollege is currently performing compatibility testing of Internet
Explorer 8.0 with the eCollege platform.&nbsp; eCollege reports that their
compatibility testing should be completed within 30 days of the general
release. If no major issues are found, eCollege projects they will announce
their support of IE 8 by April 20, 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
It is suggested that you <b>not</b> install IE 8 or accept the IE 8 Windows
auto-update until eCollege releases an official IE 8/eCollege compatibility
statement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Julie</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";
color:navy'>Julie A. McElhany, Ed.D.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Coordinator
for Instructional Design<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Instructional
Technology &amp; Distance Education</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Texas
A&amp;M University-Commerce</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>903.468.8164
(office)</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>214.223.4107
(mobile)</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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