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<div>This monthly communication is intended for Faculty, Staff and Students within the MIT Community, to provide updated information regarding new and upcoming software products and services.</div><div><br></div><div>Topics of the month:</div><div>----------------------------------------</div><div>1. Recent releases</div><div>2. Software release projects underway</div><div>3. Volume & site license software update</div><div>4. Windows automatic update service (WAUS)</div><div>5. How are we doing?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>1. Recent Releases</div><div>---------------------------------------------------------</div><div>VPN 4.9.0.1 (00100) - [Mac] - January 29, 2008</div><div><br></div><div>For more information on recent releases, please visit:</div><div><br></div><div> <a href="http://web.mit.edu/swrt/index.html#recent-releases">http://web.mit.edu/swrt/index.html#recent-releases</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>2. Software Release Projects Underway</div><div>------------------------------------------------------</div><div>Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard), and Leopard compatible applications such as SAPgui 7.10 and TSM 5.5 are a sample of projects currently underway. For more information on these and other software release projects underway, please visit:</div><div><br></div><div> <a href="http://web.mit.edu/swrt/index.html#projects-underway">http://web.mit.edu/swrt/index.html#projects-underway</a></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>3. Volume & Site License Software Update</div><div>-------------------------------------------------------</div><div>IS&T has successfully negotiated a license with SPSS. Details on purchasing SPSS for your department or individual users will be available from the VSLS site within the next few weeks. We have also taken over administration of the Autodesk license. Faculty and staff can now request Autodesk products such as AutoCAD 2008 through VSLS:</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="http://web.mit.edu/ist/products/vsls/">http://web.mit.edu/ist/products/vsls/</a></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>4. Windows Automatic Update Service (WAUS)</div><div>-----------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>IS&T recommends users configure their Windows machines to use MIT's Windows Automatic Update Service (WAUS) for critical patches and service pack deployment.</div><div><br></div><div>For additional information including instructions on how to configure your machine to subscribe to WAUS, please visit:</div><div><br></div><div> <a href="http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/windows/updates/">http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/windows/updates/</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>5. How are we doing? - Let us know</div><div>--------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>Do you find this communication helpful? Are there other items of interest you would like to see included as well? Please take a moment to let us know:</div><div><br></div><div> <a href="http://web.mit.edu/swrt/feedback.html">http://web.mit.edu/swrt/feedback.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Send email to <<a href="mailto:swrt@mit.edu">swrt@mit.edu</a>> with any questions and comments you have pertaining to this communication or other software release matters.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Deb Bowser</div><div>Team Leader - Software Release Team</div><div>Client Support Services</div><div>Information Services and Technology</div><div>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</div><div>N42-250K</div><div>Cambridge, MA 02139</div><div>617-253-3879</div><div><a href="mailto:bowser@mit.edu">bowser@mit.edu</a></div><div><br></div> </body></html>