1. GroupWise 8 – client and web access upgrade

2. Windows Client Enhancements

3. E-mail viewing improvements
Message preview – can see first few lines of a message in the message list
Discussion Threads – can see full history of a discussion with a single click
Personal notes/attachments – can add a note or attachment to any received item
Attachment editing – can edit a received attachment and save with original message

4. E-mail composition improvements
Auto-save – GroupWise automatically saves a copy of a message being composed every 30 sec.
Microsoft Word integration – users can choose to use Word as their editor
Sent item reply – can reply to sent items

5. Time management enhancements
Aggregated calendars – personal and shared calendars can be shown in a single view with color coding
Modify recipients – can add/remove recipients to/from an existing appointment
Task list – create customized/prioritized “to- do” list by dragging/dropping s, appointments, etc.
Vacation rule wizard – simple way to create “out of office” messages
Publish calendars as web pages

6. Mac Client Enhancements
Improved interface – equivalent functionality to Windows client (navigation bar, toolbar, panels, etc.)
Search improvements – both global and within a folder
Calendar improvements – equivalent to Windows client functionality

11. WebAccess Enhancements
Can see all your messages in one, scrollable list, which means no more clicking on “Next 20” to see additional s.
Can re-size and re-order columns to suit your needs.
Improved calendar interface with color-code options and drag and drop ability for meetings as your schedule changes.
Publish your calendar so others can busy search your schedule and set appointments.
Dynamic filter and search capabilities with contact “quick viewer” you can quickly search through all of your contacts and check history for any contact.
New HTML features and on-the-fly spell check (java plug in not required).
Faster login —when you log in to web , you have to wait until your address books load in order to use your inbox. Now you don't have to wait.
You can print a view of your calendar to take with you when you are not in front of your computer.

16. Rollout/Communication Plan
* Publish notification about upgrade in IT Happens Newsletter
* Publish information in Employee Portal Announcements Section
* Publish information in Calendar publication
* Provide users a link to a training video and documentation that they can review at their leisure.
* Provide the upgrade link in the Application Launcher and allow users to install as they feel comfortable
* Set date for full cutover and push application to remaining users
* Offer Webex and hands on training sessions in March and at Faculty Spring Conference