<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><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>Topics of the month:<br>----------------------------------------<br>1. Recent releases<br>2. Software release projects underway<br>3. Volume & site license software update<br>4. Windows automatic update service (WAUS)<br>5. How are we doing?<br><br><br>1. Recent Releases/Statements<br>---------------------------------------------------------<br>MIT Personal Certificates: Time to renew - June 10, 2008<br>IS&T recommendation to wait on Firefox 3: June 25, 2008<br><br>For more information on recent releases, please visit:<br><br> <a href="http://web.mit.edu/swrt/index.html#recent-releases">http://web.mit.edu/swrt/index.html#recent-releases</a><br><br><br>2. Software Release Projects Underway<br>------------------------------------------------------<br>Stretchbreak 6, Red Hat Linux (RHEL) 5.2 and SecureCRT and SecureFX 6.x are samples of projects currently underway. For more information on these and other software release projects underway, please visit:<br><br> <a href="http://web.mit.edu/swrt/index.html#projects-underway">http://web.mit.edu/swrt/index.html#projects-underway</a><br><br><br>3. Volume & Site License Software Update<br>-------------------------------------------------------<br>We are now accepting Matlab standalone and concurrent orders for FY2009. Mathworks has introduced some major changes with R2008a mainly around Activation for standalone usage. If you have already received a license for R2008a, it is extremely important that you include that unique license number when placing your order for this year. Failure to do so, may result in a delay in processing your order. For more information and to place your order, visit:<br><br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><a href="https://web.mit.edu/ist/products/vsls/matlab/matlab-license.html">https://web.mit.edu/ist/products/vsls/matlab/matlab-license.html</a><br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>(certificates required)<br><br>VSLS has just begun distributing version 2009 of Autodesk Design Institute (ADI). To order a license for Autodesk or other software, visit:<br><br><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><br><br><br>4. Windows Automatic Update Service (WAUS)<br>-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>IS&T recommends users configure their Windows machines to use MIT's Windows Automatic Update Service (WAUS) for critical patches and service pack deployment.<br><br>For additional information including instructions on how to configure your machine to subscribe to WAUS, please visit:<br><br> <a href="http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/windows/updates/">http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/windows/updates/</a><br><br><br>5. How are we doing? - Let us know<br>--------------------------------------------------------------<br>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:<br><br> <a href="http://web.mit.edu/swrt/feedback.html">http://web.mit.edu/swrt/feedback.html</a><br><br><br>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.<br><br>Regards,<br><br>Deb Bowser<br>Team Leader - Software Release Team<br>Client Support Services<br>Information Services and Technology<br>Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>N42-250K<br>Cambridge, MA 02139<br>617-253-3879<br><a href="mailto:bowser@mit.edu">bowser@mit.edu</a><br><br></div></body></html>