IE8 is due to be released shortly.
As an IT Support professional I’m probably supposed to be telling people to hold off of downloading, and to investigate its effects first of all.
But new browsers are fun. I say download now, and bug your IT support company if everything breaks. Of course you have to be prepared for the downtime, and the disappointment if they uninstall it for you.
Be an early adopter and don’t let the nay-sayers get you down!