Microsoft has sent out Office 11 beta emails to the testers that they have selected, but have not yet provided Office 11 to them. The email I recieved said that the kit should be shipping this fall and it also said "Soon". The email sent out can be read below.

This is the email as it was sent, there were no links in the email - despite the disclaimer. **Do not reply as this email is being sent to you from an un-monitored account. **

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Email: email@address.com

BetaID: XXXXXX

Dear YOURNAMEHERE,

We are writing to let you know that you have been accepted into the Office 11 Individual Evaluation Program for the upcoming Office 11 beta this Fall! You will be hearing more about the beta soon, but we wanted to keep you informed about your status in the program. We're very excited about this next version of Office and think you will be also. Thank you for your interest in providing feedback on our products, and taking time to be involved in this way.

You'll be hearing from us again when the beta kits are shipped, and again, thank you for being an Office 11 beta evaluator.

The Microsoft Office Team