<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Today Apple released its newest operating system for the Mac, OS X Mavericks (10.9).<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Based on preliminary testing of prerelease versions of the OS, Information Services and Technology (IS&T) recommends that Mac users <b>WAIT</b> to upgrade and continue to use Mac OS X 10.7 or 10.8 while IS&T completes its review and testing of OS X Mavericks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Why wait?</b><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The recommendation to wait is based on two key concerns:<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;">• Crucial and high-use applications need to be tested in the MIT environment.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;">• Vendor certification of applications under OS X Mavericks is also important.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Testing thus far has not shown any major problems with current versions of software, but until we are able to confirm these results on the final release and with our vendors, the MIT community should wait. Departmental users should also check with their local IT support about rollout plans.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;">For more information or questions about the release process, contact the Software Release Team at <a href="mailto:swrt@mit.edu"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 233);">swrt@mit.edu</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Limited support</b><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The IS&T Computing Help Desk is offering limited support for early adopters of OS X Mavericks and for those with new machines that have OS X Mavericks preinstalled. Limited support at this time includes:<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;">– Getting connected to the MIT network <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;">– Setting up Mail, Calendars and Contacts with MIT's Exchange environment. <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;">As critical application testing is completed and vendor certification is announced, IS&T will provide more in-depth support.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/ox4YCQ"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 233);">Help documentation for OS X Mavericks (10.9)</span></a> can be found in the Knowledge Base. This page will be updated frequently.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;">For questions or assistance with OS X Mavericks, please contact the Help Desk at 617.253.1101 or <a href="mailto:helpdesk@mit.edu"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 233);">helpdesk@mit.edu</span></a>. You can also <a href="http://ist.mit.edu/help"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 233);">submit a request online</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Thank you on behalf of the OS X Mavericks Release Team.</span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div>
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