diff --git a/addons/event/event_data.xml b/addons/event/event_data.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b34f9451f71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/event/event_data.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<openerp>
+    <data noupdate="1">
+        <!-- notify all employees of module installation -->
+        <function model="mail.group" name="message_append_note">
+            <!-- ids, subject, body, parent_id=False, type='notification', content_subtype='html' -->
+            <value eval="[ref('mail.group_all_employees')]"/>
+            <value>Module Events Organisation has been installed</value>
+            <value>Organize events and manage their registrations.  You can
+                automatically confirm and send acknowledgements of registrations
+                by email.
+            </value>
+        </function>
+    </data>
+</openerp>
diff --git a/addons/mail/data/mail_data.xml b/addons/mail/data/mail_data.xml
index c8e8b1a488e..b491a636d36 100644
--- a/addons/mail/data/mail_data.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/data/mail_data.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <openerp>
     <data noupdate="1">
+        <!-- notify all employees of module installation -->
+        <function model="mail.group" name="message_append_note">
+            <!-- ids, subject, body, parent_id=False, type='notification', content_subtype='html' -->
+            <value eval="[ref('mail.group_all_employees')]"/>
+            <value>Module Social Network has been installed</value>
+            <value>Manage all communications on your documents (emails,
+                notifications, comments and discussions) and keep track of
+                news on documents you follow.
+            </value>
+        </function>
+
         <record forcecreate="True" id="ir_cron_mail_scheduler_action" model="ir.cron">
             <field name="name">Email Queue Manager</field>
             <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_root"/>
diff --git a/addons/mrp/mrp_data.xml b/addons/mrp/mrp_data.xml
index 64dd9f2c9e5..7e98554a2ed 100644
--- a/addons/mrp/mrp_data.xml
+++ b/addons/mrp/mrp_data.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <openerp>
     <data noupdate="1">
+        <!-- notify all employees of module installation -->
+        <function model="mail.group" name="message_append_note">
+            <!-- ids, subject, body, parent_id=False, type='notification', content_subtype='html' -->
+            <value eval="[ref('mail.group_all_employees')]"/>
+            <value>Module MRP has been installed</value>
+            <value>Manage your manufacturing process in OpenERP by defining bill
+                of materials (BoM), routings and work centers.  This module
+                supports complete integration and planification of stockable
+                goods, consumable, and services.
+
+                From the Manufacturing Settings, you can choose to compute
+                production schedules periodically or just-in-time.
+            </value>
+        </function>
         
         <record id="sequence_mrp_prod_type" model="ir.sequence.type">
             <field name="name">Production order</field>
diff --git a/addons/purchase/purchase_data.xml b/addons/purchase/purchase_data.xml
index 2b57a2a75bc..9d7399abab0 100644
--- a/addons/purchase/purchase_data.xml
+++ b/addons/purchase/purchase_data.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <openerp>
     <data noupdate="1">
+        <!-- notify all employees of module installation -->
+        <function model="mail.group" name="message_append_note">
+            <!-- ids, subject, body, parent_id=False, type='notification', content_subtype='html' -->
+            <value eval="[ref('mail.group_all_employees')]"/>
+            <value>Module Purchase Management has been installed</value>
+            <value>From the top menu Purchases, create purchase orders to buy
+                products from your suppliers, encode supplier invoices and
+                manage your payments.
+
+                You can also manage purchase requisitions, see the Purchase
+                Settings.
+            </value>
+        </function>
 
         <record id="req_link_purchase_order" model="res.request.link">
             <field name="name">Purchase Order</field>
diff --git a/addons/stock/stock_data.xml b/addons/stock/stock_data.xml
index 3e3ffcb83f5..69bb610ae99 100644
--- a/addons/stock/stock_data.xml
+++ b/addons/stock/stock_data.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <openerp>
     <data noupdate="1">
+        <!-- notify all employees of module installation -->
+        <function model="mail.group" name="message_append_note">
+            <!-- ids, subject, body, parent_id=False, type='notification', content_subtype='html' -->
+            <value eval="[ref('mail.group_all_employees')]"/>
+            <value>Module Warehouse Management has been installed</value>
+            <value>Manage your product inventoy and stock locations.  You can
+                control your stock moves history and planning, perform stock
+                valuation, and trace product lots upstream and downstream
+                (based on serial numbers.)
+            </value>
+        </function>
 
         <record id="stock_journal_sequence" model="ir.sequence">
             <field name="name">Stock Journal Sequence</field>