<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV>The latest update for Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger", Mac OS X 10.4.3, is expected to be released by Apple this week and possibly as soon as this evening. We expect that 10.4.3 will be the most extensive set of bug fixes and enhancements for Tiger since it shipped nearly 6 months ago.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>However, when ever 10.4.3 becomes available, we believe you should wait before updating your machine and those of your users.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>We've seen some instances of updates causing problems; for example, the infamous tax day release of 10.3.9 caused many users to experience problems with running Java applications and using Mail to access e-mail from IMAP servers.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Most users should wait to update to 10.4.3 until IS&T has completed its testing, to ensure that supported applications work as expected. We'll also be monitoring Macintosh websites for user's experience with the upgrade. It may take up to a week to complete testing.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>When testing is complete, we'll provide information about any issues and possible work-arounds.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV> -- Al</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR><BR><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lucida Grande; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lucida Grande; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Lucida Grande" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">______________________________</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Lucida Grande" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">Albert Willis</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Lucida Grande" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">Macintosh Platform Coordinator - Software Release Team</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Lucida Grande" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">Information Services and Technology</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Lucida Grande" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Lucida Grande" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Lucida Grande"><A href="mailto:awillis@mit.edu">awillis@mit.edu</A></FONT></P><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>