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<div>Good day:</div><div><br></div><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>Updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (RHEL):</div><div> - Techtime 10.1.1 - November 6, 2007</div><div> - VirusScan 5.10 - November 6, 2007</div><div> - MIT-LPRng - November 6, 2007</div><div>Windows Mobile Devices - November 5, 2007</div><div><br></div><div>For information on these 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), Mac Virtualization and Vista phase 4 are 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 is negotiating an SPSS Windows license for the campus. For more information, contact <a href="mailto:vsls@mit.edu">vsls@mit.edu</a>. We are also in the process of centralizing distribution for AutoDesk and STATA products and expect to have these services available in the near future from the VSLS site:</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>