From bowser at MIT.EDU  Mon Aug  1 13:53:00 2005
From: bowser at MIT.EDU (Deb Bowser)
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 13:53:00 -0400
Subject: [edtech] IS&T Software Update for July 2005
Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20050801135051.01eb32b8@po12.mit.edu>

Date: Monday, August 1, 2005
To:  Members of the MIT Community: itpartners at mit.edu, 
macpartners at mit.edu, winpartners at mit.edu, 
sw-release-announce at mit.edu, ed-tech at mit.edu, linux-help at mit.edu
From: Software Release Team <swrt at mit.edu>
Subj: IS&T Software Update for July 2005
Cc:  is&t at mit.edu, itag at mit.edu, it-lead at mit.edu


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.

Topics of the month:
----------------------------------------
1. Recently released software
2. Software release efforts underway
3. Volume & site license software update
4. Windows Automatic Update Service (WAUS)
5. How are we doing?  Let us know


1. Recent Releases
---------------------------------------------------------
We have been working hard in preparation for school getting back in 
session this September. The main focus has been on testing Tiger (OS 
X 10.4) and on getting the latest versions of software onto the Fall 
Getting Connected CD.  You will see in the coming weeks, several products,
such as SecureCRT, SecureFX  and others being released this fall.


2. Software Release Efforts Underway
------------------------------------------------------
Linux
-----------
Back-to-school 2005 CD - August 2005


Macintosh
----------------
Apple Mail - Release effort underway - August 2005
Back-to-school 2005 CD - August 2005
Eudora 6.2.3 - Release effort underway - August 2005
iPassConnect 2.37 - Release effort underway - On Hold
Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) - Release effort underway - August 2005


Windows
-----------------
Back-to-school 2005 CD - August 2005
Eudora 6.2.3 - Release effort underway - August 2005
iPassConnect 3.30 - Release effort underway - On Hold
Microsoft Anti-spyware, Beta 1, refresh 2 - evaluation in progress


To obtain information on any of the release efforts listed, please 
visit our page:  <http://web.mit.edu/swrt/>


3. Volume Site License Software Update
---------------------------------------------------------
On June 22, IS&T offered licenses to our software liaisons for Adobe 
Acrobat 7 Professional through the maintenance program from Acrobat 
licenses purchased in June 2003.  A web site was created, similar to 
that used for the Microsoft Campus Agreement that enables users to 
register for Acrobat Pro 7 licenses, return Acrobat Pro 6 licenses 
and download installation files for Windows and/or Mac OS X.  On July 
27, licensing was offered to others in the MIT community who 
participate in the maintenance program.

We are experimenting with partnering with GovConnection to process 
Mathematica orders and collect licensing fees to improve our 
processing of Mathematica orders.  To place an order through 
GovConnection, students should use the MIT Personal Catalog while 
Faculty and Staff should use the Departmental Catalog at 
GovConnection.  Mathematica is now listed with the Microsoft Select 
and other software licensing deals special for MIT in the upper right 
corner of the MIT Catalog.  Once your order is processed through 
GovConnection, VSLS will distribute the latest Mathematica media and 
instructions to you.  More information is available by following the 
Mathematica link at <http://web.mit.edu/ist/products/vsls/#spec>.


4.  Windows Automatic Update Service (WAUS)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
We recommend users configure their Windows machines to use MIT's 
Windows Automatic Update Service (WAUS) for critical patches and 
service pack deployment.  For more information about and instructions 
on how to configure your machines to use WAUS, see the WAUS documentation at:

         < http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/windows/updates/>


5. How are we doing? - Let us know
--------------------------------------------------------------
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:

	<http://web.mit.edu/swrt/feedback.html>

You can always send e-mail to swrt at mit.edu with any questions and 
comments you have pertaining to this communication or other software 
release matters.

Deb Bowser
QA Coordinator - Software Release Team
Client Support Services
Information Services and Technology (IS&T)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room W92-176
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-253-3879
bowser at mit.edu


From jgrochow at MIT.EDU  Wed Aug  3 22:28:49 2005
From: jgrochow at MIT.EDU (Jerry Grochow)
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 22:28:49 -0400
Subject: [edtech] IS&T Departmental Consulting and Applications Development
Message-ID: <200508040228.j742StPq018171@outgoing.mit.edu>

I am pleased to report that, based on the recommendations of the
inter-departmental committee working on the Departmental Database
Applications Project (DDADP), IS&T will be piloting new services for
departments, labs, and centers engaged in database application development.
The IS&T Web Communication Services (WCS) group will be renamed and
expanded, and begin pilot projects this fall as the IS&T Departmental
Consulting and Applications Development (DCAD) group.  DCAD will offer a
wide array of services including consulting, development, and facilitating
use of outside service providers and other IS&T services such as the
Usability Lab.  Jeff Reed will lead DCAD, ensuring the same high-level of
service you have received under his management of WCS.

Given community interest in this new service as expressed in the DDADP
study, we want to make sure that our initial offerings and pricing satisfy
community needs.  We will depend on input from the DDADP project team (whose
members have graciously agreed to serve as an initial advisory committee) to
select pilot projects as we build a scaleable and robust service.  We will
also be working with the Information Technology Architecture Group (ITAG) to
help ensure that we implement appropriate processes and service models.

I want to thank the members of the DDADP team for their excellent work over
the past several months.  Under the leadership of Bil Huxley of IS&T, the
team consisted of: 
Bill Barrasso, IS&T Client Support Services
Cecilia Marra, DUE Academic Services
Mike Sherman, Dept. of Facilities
Craig Thomas, Libraries
Dave Woodruff, Laboratory for Nuclear Science

The DDADP team obtained input via a widely distributed web-based survey and
through focus group meetings with community members.  The scope of the
team's work encompassed community interest in products such as FileMaker,
Access, and PHP/MySQL.  The team then developed recommendations about
processes and support activities for a new service offering. The DDADP final
report is available at:
http://web.mit.edu/ist/org/admincomputing/notebooks/DDADP/

As we move forward with the implementation of this new service, please
provide your comments and suggestions to Jeff Reed or to any DDADP team
member.  We look forward to expanding DCAD's pilot efforts based on your
input and demand for its services.

Jerry Grochow

_______________________________________________
Jerrold M. Grochow, Ph.D.
Vice President for Information Services and Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room 10-219
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-253-3103
jgrochow at mit.edu



From bowser at MIT.EDU  Tue Aug 16 15:28:11 2005
From: bowser at MIT.EDU (Deb Bowser)
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 15:28:11 -0400
Subject: [edtech] Fall 2005 Getting Started CD for Macintosh, Windows and
	Linux
Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20050816152338.01e40238@po12.mit.edu>

Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2005
To:  Members of the MIT Community: itpartners at mit.edu, 
macpartners at mit.edu, winpartners at mit.edu, 
sw-release-announce at mit.edu, ed-tech at mit.edu, linux-help at mit.edu
From: Software Release Team <swrt at mit.edu>
Subj: Fall 2005 Getting Started CD for Macintosh, Windows and Linux
Cc:  is&t at mit.edu, itag at mit.edu, it-lead at mit.edu

Good day,

Information Services and Technology is pleased to announce the 
availability of the "Fall 2005 Getting Started CD for Macintosh, 
Windows and Linux".

What's new?
---------------------
This year, the team worked with a graphic designer to create a new CD design.


Who should obtain a CD?
------------------------------------
The CD is available to all students, faculty, and staff, especially 
those who will be using dialup for remote access. Also helpful for 
system administrators who need to deploy software to systems under 
their control.


Where can I obtain a CD?
-----------------------------------
CDs are being distributed by the Computing Helpdesk in Building 
N42.   Please inquire at the Helpdesk Service Center.  They are 
available, while supplies last, to all members of the MIT community 
with a valid MIT Identification Card.


More information:
-------------------------
For additional information regarding the CD and its contents, see the 
CD Release notebook:
	<http://web.mit.edu/swrt/releases/mitcd/>.

To ensure your software is up-to-date, please check the software 
download page frequently:
	<http://web.mit.edu/software/>.

Note:  You need a current personal certificate to download software 
on this site. If you do not have a current personal certificate, you 
can obtain one from https://ca.mit.edu/.


Enjoy,

IS&T CD Release Team
Deb Bowser
Atticus Gifford
Jon Reed
Lee Ridgway
Thomas Smith
Christine Verick
Al Willis \


From bowser at MIT.EDU  Thu Aug 25 13:08:26 2005
From: bowser at MIT.EDU (Deb Bowser)
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 13:08:26 -0400
Subject: [edtech] Outlook Express Release Announcement
Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20050825123458.04bc3b70@po12.mit.edu>

Date: Thursday, August 25, 2005
To:  Members of the MIT Community: itpartners at mit.edu, 
winpartners at mit.edu, sw-release-announce at mit.edu, ed-tech at mit.edu
From: Software Release Team <swrt at mit.edu>
Subj: Outlook Express Release Announcement
Cc:  is&t at mit.edu, itag at mit.edu, it-lead at mit.edu

Good afternoon,

Information Services and Technology is pleased to announce support 
and documentation for Outlook Express, the default e-mail program 
installed with Windows XP Professional.  The current version of 
Outlook Express supported by IS&T is Outlook Express 6.

IS&T recommends that users of Eudora for Windows with Post Office 
Protocol (POP) moving to the Internet Mail Access Protocol (IMAP), 
consider switching to Outlook Express.

Outlook Express has been found to provide a more consistent user 
experience than Eudora configured to use IMAP.

IS&T recommends that new students, faculty, and staff using Windows 
XP Professional, configure Outlook Express to access their e-mail.

Notable Features of Outlook Express
-------------------------------------------------------
- Support for migrating Eudora mailboxes and address books to Outlook Express.

- The ability to receive mail from multiple e-mail accounts

- Supports SMTP authentication

- SSL for receiving and sending mail

- Supports LDAP ( Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, an Internet 
protocol that e-mail and other programs use to look up information 
from a server.)

How to Obtain
--------------------
Outlook Express is installed by default on machines running Windows 
XP Professional.

As with all e-mail clients, users are encouraged to remain 
"up-to-date" with all security patches and versions. Outlook Express 
can be updated by using the MIT Windows Automatic Update Service 
(WAUS) <http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/windows/updates/> by 
configuring Windows Update on your machine, or by visiting the 
Microsoft update site:
<http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us>. 
Note, users must be running Internet Explorer to obtain updates from the site.

Known Issues
--------------------
Outlook Express is unable to support Kerberos authentication; POP 
support for Outlook Express is not available

Rules creation does not apply to IMAP or HTTP accounts by default

Outlook Express can not be configured to use MITs Tech Time.


Getting Help
------------------
The Outlook Express at MIT page is located at:
<http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=684>

The Computing Help Desk will provide full support for users of Outlook Express.

If you have a question or need assistance, please contact the 
Computing Help Desk at computing-help at mit.edu or x3-1101.

Respectfully,
The Outlook Express Release Team

   April Barton
   Deb Bowser
   Bill Brids
   Heather Anne Harrison
-----------------------------
sent on behalf of
Bill Brids
IS&T Client Support Services
Computing Help Desk
Outlook Express Product Release Coordinator


From ocw-mail at MIT.EDU  Thu Aug 25 16:50:06 2005
From: ocw-mail at MIT.EDU (ocw-mail@MIT.EDU)
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 16:50:06 -0400
Subject: [edtech] MIT OpenCourseWare Update -- Vol. 3, Issue 8
Message-ID: <a06210200bf33def49040@[18.89.2.233]>

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MIT OpenCourseWare Update: August 2005

A Monthly E-mail Newsletter for Users
and Friends of MIT OpenCourseWare
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The August 2005 MIT OpenCourseWare Update Contains:
1. Course Download Program
2. A Frequently Asked Question
3. Johns Hopkins School of Public Health OCW
4. Tufts University OCW
5. Utah State University OCW
6. Japan OCW Alliance
7. Comments
8. Newsletter Available Online at 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/AboutOCW/newsletter.htm>http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/AboutOCW/newsletter.htm


1. Course Download Program
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Responding to user demand, <http://ocw.mit.edu>MIT 
OpenCourseWare (MIT OCW), is running a pilot program by which users 
may download a .ZIP file containing all of the HTML page and files 
associated with a particular course. 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-013Electromagnetics-and-ApplicationsFall2002/DownloadthisCourse/index.htm#zipcourses>View 
the full list of courses available.

The 25 courses that offer downloadable .ZIP files will offer a link 
in the left-hand navigation bar of the individual course home page 
that says, "Download this Course." 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-12Organic-Chemistry-ISpring2003/DownloadthisCourse/index.htm>Click 
that link and follow the simple instructions to download a complete 
copy of one of the following courses:
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-12Organic-Chemistry-ISpring2003/CourseHome/index.htm>5.12 
- Organic Chemistry I, Spring 2003
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-004Computation-StructuresFall2002/CourseHome/index.htm>6.004 
- Computation Structures, Fall 2002
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-012Microelectronic-Devices-and-CircuitsSpring2003/CourseHome/index.htm>6.012 
- Microelectronic Devices and Circuits, Spring 2003
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-013Electromagnetics-and-ApplicationsFall2002/CourseHome/index.htm>6.013 
- Electromagnetics and Applications, Fall 2002
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-034Artificial-IntelligenceFall2002/CourseHome/index.htm>6.034 
- Artificial Intelligence, Fall 2002
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-035Computer-Language-EngineeringFall2002/CourseHome/index.htm>6.035 
- Computer Language Engineering, Fall 2002
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-090January--IAP--2005/CourseHome/index.htm>6.090 
- Building Programming Experience: A Lead-In to 6.001, January (IAP) 
2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-170Laboratory-in-Software-EngineeringFall2001/CourseHome/index.htm>6.170 
- Laboratory in Software Engineering, Fall 2001
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-263JData-Communication-NetworksFall2002/CourseHome/index.htm>6.263J 
- Data Communication Networks, Fall 2002
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-823Computer-System-ArchitectureSpring2002/CourseHome/index.htm>6.823 
- Computer System Architecture, Spring 2002
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-828Fall2003/CourseHome/index.htm>6.828 
- Operating System Engineering, Fall 2003
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-829Computer-NetworksFall2002/CourseHome/index.htm>6.829 
- Computer Networks, Fall 2002
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-857Fall2003/CourseHome/index.htm>6.857 
- Network and Computer Security, Fall 2003
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-01Physics-IFall1999/CourseHome/index.htm>8.01 
- Physics I, Fall 1999
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-022Physics-II--Electricity-and-MagnetismFall2002/CourseHome/index.htm>8.022 
- Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism, Fall 2002
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-03Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>8.03 
- Physics III: Vibrations and Waves, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-04Quantum-Physics-ISpring2003/CourseHome/index.htm>8.04 
- Quantum Physics I, Spring 2003
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-02Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>14.02 
- Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-010Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>15.010 
- Economic Analysis for Business Decisions, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-014Calculus-with-Theory-IFall2002/CourseHome/index.htm>18.014 
- Calculus with Theory I, Fall 2002
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-085Mathematical-Methods-for-Engineers-IFall2002/CourseHome/index.htm>18.085 
- Mathematical Methods for Engineers I, Fall 2002
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-100BAnalysis-IFall2002/CourseHome/index.htm>18.100B 
- Analysis I, Fall 2002
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-101Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>18.101 
- Analysis II, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-701Fall2003/CourseHome/index.htm>18.701 
- Algebra I, Fall 2003

Once the complete .ZIP file is downloaded to your desktop, and you 
have installed the proper decompression software, follow the software 
instructions for opening and expanding the .ZIP file on your 
computer. All of the materials included in the .ZIP file are governed 
by the same 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/terms-of-use.htm>Creative Commons 
license that governs use of materials published on the MIT OCW Web 
site. Whether you are using MIT OCW materials online, or offline 
after you have downloaded a .ZIP version of the course, please read 
the <http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/terms-of-use.htm>MIT OCW use 
license to ensure you are complying with the terms-of-use 
requirements for MIT OCW materials.



2. A Frequently Asked Question
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QUESTION: What is a PDF, and how can I extract the content from a PDF 
file published on the MIT OCW Web site?
ANSWER: Much of the content on the MIT OCW Web site is published in 
Portable Document Format (PDF) format. Adobe? PDF is the published 
specification used by standards bodies around the world for more 
secure, reliable electronic document distribution and exchange. PDF 
files look exactly like original documents and preserve the fonts, 
images, graphics, and layout of any source file -- regardless of the 
application and platform used to create it. They can be shared, 
viewed and printed by anyone, on any system, 
using <http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html>free 
Adobe Reader? software, regardless of the operating system, original 
application, or fonts. PDFs have full text search features for 
locating words, bookmarks, and data fields in documents, and MIT OCW 
content within a PDF file can be extracted and manipulated for use in 
other document formats. There are three ways to extract content from 
an MIT OCW PDF. To read detailed instructions for manipulating PDF 
files, go to 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/BF3A039F-2E64-4216-B2AB-731ED95A4E88/0/MITOCWfaq21.pdf>http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/BF3A039F-2E64-4216-B2AB-731ED95A4E88/0/MITOCWfaq21.pdf.



3. Johns Hopkins School of Public Health OCW
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The <http://www.jhsph.edu/index.html>Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School 
of Public Health (JHSPH) in Baltimore, MD, is world-renowned as a 
leading international authority on public health. The 
<http://ocw.jhsph.edu/>Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public 
Health's OpenCourseWare project provides access to the school's most 
popular courses.



4. Tufts University OCW
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<http://www.tufts.edu/main.php?p=flash>Tufts University, with 
campuses in Boston, Medford, Somerville and Grafton, MA, has a global 
reputation for academic and research excellence, and innovation. The 
<http://ocw.tufts.edu/>Tufts OpenCourseWare project demonstrate 
Tufts' strength in the life sciences, as well a multidisciplinary 
approach, an international perspective, and an underlying ethic of 
service to the university's local, national, and international 
communities.


5. Utah State University OCW
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<http://www.usu.edu/>Utah State University (USU) is one of the 
nation's premier land-grant and space-grant universities. 
<http://ocw.usu.edu/>USU OpenCourseWare supports USU's institutional 
mission to serve the public through learning, discovery, and 
engagement.



6. Japan OCW Alliance
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The top six universities in Japan -- Keio University, Kyoto 
University, Osaka University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, the 
University of Tokyo, and Waseda University -- have announced the 
formation of the <http://www.jocw.jp/sub2.htm>Japan OCW Alliance. 
These six universities now offer open access to close to 100 courses, 
in both <http://www.jocw.jp/sub2.htm>English and 
<http://www.jocw.jp/sub1.htm>Japanese.


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From awillis at MIT.EDU  Wed Aug 17 10:42:58 2005
From: awillis at MIT.EDU (Albert Willis)
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 10:42:58 -0400
Subject: [edtech] Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" Release Announcement
Message-ID: <p06100500bf28fc720c81@[192.168.2.4]>

Good morning,

Information Services and Technology is pleased to announce support 
for Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger." Tiger provides many new features, 
including Spotlight, Dashboard, Automator, QuickTime 7, Safari RSS 
and many more. See http://www.apple.com/macosx/newfeatures/ for more 
information.

Information Services and Technology recommends that administrative 
users, especially those that depend on SAPgui for Mac OS X should not 
upgrade to Tiger at this time. No version of SAPgui functions 
properly on Tiger currently--some transactions don't work or can 
cause SAPgui to crash or corrupt data.

We are optimistic that Apple will release an operating system update 
that will enable a new version of SAPgui to run on Mac OS X 10.4 
within 30 days. Some SAP users can use SAPweb or Citrix (to access 
the  Windows version of SAP) until the updated version of SAPgui is 
available; please see the Mac OS X release notebook 
(http://web.mit.edu/swrt/releases/macosx10.4/) for additional 
information and known issues.

In addition, departments, labs and centers that rely on Kerberos 
authentication at login or OpenAFS should not upgrade to Mac OS X 
10.4 at this time, as these applications and features don't currently 
work and we don't have a timeframe when they will.

Obtaining Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger"
-------------------------------
Confirm the Macintosh you wish to install Mac OS X 10.4 on is 
eligible to be upgraded. In order to provide the most value to MIT, 
we suggest that you only request licenses for machines that are 
expected to be used through FY2006 and meet the following hardware 
requirements:

* A Macintosh desktop with a 800 MHz or faster PowerPC G4 or G5 processor
* A Macintosh laptop with a 800 MHz or faster PowerPC G4 processor
* at least 512 MB RAM
* 3GB of available hard disk space (4GB if you install the developer tools)

These licenses are for use on MIT-owned equipment only--personally 
owned machines are not eligible.

Users wishing to upgrade their machines should first check with the 
software liaison in their department regarding obtaining a license 
and installation media for Tiger. The list of liaisons is located at 
http://web.mit.edu/ist/services/software/msca-osliaisons.html.

Users also have the option to request licenses, download ISO disk 
images from the new Mac OS X order site at http://macosx.mit.edu/ 
from which installation media can be created. Note: the first 
installation CD must be created on a Macintosh using Apple's Disk 
Utility program so that it boots, which is required to install Tiger.

We have a limited number of OS X 10.3 "Panther" licenses available 
for faculty and staff who need to upgrade from Mac OS X 10.2 but are 
not ready to upgrade to Tiger.  To request a license and media, 
please contact <vsls-macosx at mit.edu>.

Upgrading
---------
Apple provides step-by-step directions on upgrading from a previous 
version for Mac OS X to Tiger at 
http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/. IS&T strongly recommends users 
make a complete backup of their hard drives before attempting to 
upgrade.

Getting Help
------------
The Mac OS X 10.4 page is located at http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=686.

If you have a question or need assistance, please contact the 
Computing Help Desk at computing-help at mit.edu or x3-1101. Support 
from the Computing Help Desk consists of assistance for getting 
connected to MITnet and basic configuration issues.

Best regards,

Al Willis, for the Mac OS X 10.4 release team
   Deb Bowser
   Joey Gottinger
   Jonathan Reed
   Lee Ridgway
   Helen Rose
   Matthias Thorn
   Karl Witt


______________________________
Albert Willis
Macintosh Platform Coordinator
Software Release Team
MIT Information Services & Technology

From bowser at MIT.EDU  Wed Aug 31 11:15:07 2005
From: bowser at MIT.EDU (Deb Bowser)
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:15:07 -0400
Subject: [edtech] Virex 7.7 (OS X) released to the public
Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20050831110217.04d60b38@po12.mit.edu>

Good day:

This communication is to inform you that McAfee has released Virex 
7.7 (for OS X). The IS&T Virex Release Team is currently working on 
testing and will provide an installer and documentation to accompany 
the release of Virex 7.7 in the near future.  This new version of 
Virex is Tiger (OS X 10.4) compatible.

For more information on new features, key benefits and system 
requirements, please read: 
<http://www.networkassociates.com/us/products/mcafee/smb/antivirus/virex_smb.htm>

Further communications will be sent throughout the release effort 
process.  If you have any questions, please send them to virex-release at mit.edu.

Regards,
Deb Bowser
Team Leader - Software Release Team
Client Support Services
Information Services and Technology (IS&T)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room W92-176
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-253-3879
bowser at mit.edu