Neowin report that Microsoft has released a beta version of Albany to the beta testers
>> Microsoft releases Albany to beta testers
While details remain scarce, we do have a copy of Albany installed, and have discovered a little bit about what it is. It appears to be a collection of pieces of software from Microsoft, such as Office Home and Student and Windows Live OneCare, available on a subscription basis, possibly the start of Microsoft moving to a "software as a service" sales model.
>> Microsoft releases Albany to beta testers