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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. What's new</div><div>4. Volume & site license software update</div><div>5. Windows automatic update service (WAUS)</div><div>6. How are we doing?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>1. Recent Releases</div><div>---------------------------------------------------------</div><div>Blackberry 8830 World Edition - March 26, 2008</div><div>Excel 2007 (Win) Analysis ToolPak Hotfix - March 25, 2008</div><div>Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard )- March 13, 2008</div><div>OpenAFS 1.4.6 (RHEL 5) - March 25, 2008</div><div>TSM 5.5 for Mac OS X (Leopard) - March 13, 2008</div><div><br></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>Office 2008 for the Mac, VMware Workstation for Windows and Linux and VMware Fusion for the Mac 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></div><div><br></div><div>3. What's New</div><div>------------------------------------------------------</div><div>In response to user suggestions, we've added a supported OS and posted date field to each download on the Windows and Macintosh software download pages. This information will hopefully make it easier to find software and updates that are appropriate for your computer.<br><br><a href="http://web.mit.edu/software/">http://web.mit.edu/software/</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>4. Volume & Site License Software Update</div><div>-------------------------------------------------------</div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">SPSS for Windows is now available through VSLS. IS&T has negotiated an SPSS license on behalf of MIT to simplify the process for departments licensing SPSS as well as to save MIT money. Annual SPSS licenses, which include Base, Advanced, Regression, Tables, Trends and Categories, are available to MIT faculty and staff as either an individual license at $300/license or as a department wide license at $6,000/DLC. For more information or to order a license, follow the SPSS link at:</div></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>5. 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>6. 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>