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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>To Members of the MIT Community:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Information Services and Technology (IS&T), in
collaboration with IT colleagues across campus, has begun several important
software release projects that will have a significant impact on the MIT
community. I’d like to share a brief overview of these releases to
provide context for the more specific messages that will be communicated going
forward and to help you make informed choices. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Please
note that at this time, IS&T strongly recommends that community members
wait to transition to<font color=blue><span style='color:blue'> </span></font>Microsoft’s
Windows Vista Enterprise (including Windows Mail) and Office 2007(including
Outlook 2007) until your Department, Lab or Center (DLC) or other IT support
providers are ready to support you.<font color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>MICROSOFT’S WINDOWS VISTA <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">ENTERPRISE</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- <st1:place w:st="on">Vista</st1:place> is the latest
operating system from Microsoft for the Windows platform<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- A number of critical software
packages such as TSM, FileMaker and SAPgui do not currently work with Windows
Vista<font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Windows Vista system requirements
are much higher than Windows XP Professional<font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'>.</span></font><font color="#1f497d"><span style='color:
#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Availability and basic support is
planned for January 30, 2007<font color="#1f497d"><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Full support is planned for the
summer/fall 2007<font color="#1f497d"><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>MICROSOFT’S OFFICE 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Office 2007 is the latest version
of the Office productivity suite for the Windows platform and includes Word,
Excel, and PowerPoint<font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>-<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>Outlook
2007 is part of the Office 2007 suite but is being handled as a separate
release project<font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Transitioning to Office 2007 has a steep learning curve
because of major user interface changes and default file formats are not
compatible with previous versions of Office. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Availability and full support is planned for February 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>OUTLOOK 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Outlook 2007 is the latest version of the email client
packaged with Office 2007 for the Windows platform<font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Availability and full support is planned for February 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>WINDOWS MAIL <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Windows Mail is the replacement
for Outlook Express and is installed as part of the new Windows Vista operating
system<font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Basic support date has not yet
been determined<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>VIRUSSCAN <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">ENTERPRISE</st1:City></st1:place> 8.5i<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Latest
version of the MIT licensed anti-virus package from McAfee<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Needed for
Windows Vista as earlier versions do not work<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Not
recommended for Windows XP Professional<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>-
Availability and full support is planned for February 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>TIVOLI STORAGE MANAGER 5.4 (TSM)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Latest
version of MIT’s Enterprise Backup solution<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Needed for
Windows Vista as earlier versions do not work<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>-
Availability and full support is planned for March 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;
font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>IS&T will continue to
communicate to the MIT community throughout these software release projects.<i><span
style='font-style:italic'> </span></i>If you have questions or would like more
information, please visit the Software Release Team’s Project Notebooks
at <a href="http://web.mit.edu/ist/swrt/">http://web.mit.edu/ist/swrt/</a> or
contact the team at <a href="mailto:swrt@mit.edu">swrt@mit.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Don<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-- <br>
<st1:PersonName w:st="on"><strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:
Arial'>Don Montabana</span></font></b></strong></st1:PersonName><br>
Director, Client Support Services<br>
Information Services and Technology<br>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">77 Massachusetts Avenue</st1:address></st1:Street>,
Building N42-175<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cambridge</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">MA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">02139</st1:PostalCode></st1:place>-4307<br>
Office: (617)253-5654<br>
Fax: (617)258-9535<br>
</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><a
href="mailto:donm@mit.edu"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>donm@mit.edu</span></font></a></span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> </span></font><font
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size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>http://web.mit.edu/ist/org/css</span></font></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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