Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Connect Pro 7.5 Private Beta - Wave 2

Earlier this summer we opened the Connect Pro 7.5 Beta program. Thank you to all of you who participated in first wave! Were ready to begin Wave 2. We have some great features in the 7.5 release, and many improvements and additional functionality in the newly updated Wave 2 offering. In this second round, we will continue to increase our pool of beta testers. When you consider participation in this program, please ask yourself whether you have a vested interest in this offerings features, workflow and stability, whether you can make time to attend live demonstration and feedback sessions, and whether you will participate actively on our private beta forum and enter issues in the bug tracker. In addition, we have a few specific criteria for testers so please read below to see if you're a candidate. If you are ready to participate, please fill out the registration survey. We will contact you with your beta registration details once we have reviewed your survey responses.

Who we are looking for:

• Connect Pro users who use telephony but do not use Premiere or MeetingOne
• Connect Pro users who also use Adobe PDF

When
Late July and August. This is the second release of the version 7.5 beta offering. There is currently no additional beta wave planned, so take advantage of the opportunity to give it a trial run now.

Why become a beta participant?:

• Sneak peak and early hands on of the up and coming features (bragging rights, perhaps ...though you are under NDA).
• Provide pre-release feedback that may lead to changes we include in the final release.
• Attend training and demonstration sessions to learn the functionality of new features and capabilities.
• Participate in the beta community where your input is addressed and your questions are answered directly by product team members (including engineers), and other experienced Connect Pro users.

What is expected of Beta Participants?

• Access and evaluate the beta environment during the time window of the beta offering in this case, late July through to mid August.
• Subscribe to notifications on the beta site, and test drive new functionality when it is announced, particularly if it pertains to feedback you have provided, or an issue you have experienced through your own testing.
• Attend live feature demo sessions presented by the Connect team. These will be announced through notifications on the beta site so again, please subscribe when you login for the first time.
• Attend office hours sessions with Connect team to ask questions and provide feedback.
• Spend time evaluating and using the beta product the way that you intend to use the fully released version, and submit feedback for enhancements and bugs so that we can incorporate your needs into Connect Pro improvements.
• Have fun and get a sneak peak at the new features!

How to Apply
Go to https://prerelease.adobe.com/callout/default.html?callid=87332217A4C949D8BCC3563B823C3463 and complete the application

Note that registration may close in early August, so sign up and get started now. We appreciate your commitment to our joint success.

Sincerely,
Randah McKinnie
St. Product Manager
Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro