From bowser at MIT.EDU  Thu Jun  1 08:38:29 2006
From: bowser at MIT.EDU (Deb Bowser)
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 08:38:29 -0400
Subject: [edtech] IS&T Software Update for May 2006
Message-ID: <002f01c68578$49932e70$a9021212@walrus>




Date: Thursday, June 1, 2006
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 May 2006
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. What's new?
4. Volume & site license software update
5. Windows automatic update service (WAUS)
6. How are we doing?  Let us know


1. Recent Releases
---------------------------------------------------------
Macintosh
------------
TSM 5.3.4 - May 18, 2006


2. Software Release Efforts Underway
------------------------------------------------------
Linux
-----------
Jabber (Gaim) - Release effort underway - June 2006
OpenAFS 1.4.1 - Release effort underway - Summer 2006
Software Snapshot (formally CD Release)- Release effort underway - August
1006


Macintosh
----------------
Intel Mac - Evaluation underway - ongoing
iPassConnect 2.37 - Release effort underway - Summer 2006
Jabber (Adium v0.89.1) - Release effort underway - June 2006
Software Snapshot (formally CD Release)- Release effort underway - August
2006


Windows
-----------------
iPassConnect 3.41 - Release effort underway - Summer 2006
Jabber (Gaim v1.5.0)- June 2006
Windows Defender beta 2 (formerly known as MS Anti-Spyware) - 
evaluation underway - TBD
Microsoft Vista beta - Evaluation underway - TBD
Software Snapshot (formally CD Release) - Release effort underway - August
2006

To learn more about current work underway, please visit our page:

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


3. What's New:
---------------------------
The latest support information for Intel-based Macintoshes, including 
the status of IS&T-supported applications, is available from IS&T's 
"Intel-based Macintosh Support at MIT" page: 
<http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/macos/intel.html>.  This page will be 
updated as vendors release information about their plans for 
supporting Intel-based Macs.



4. Volume & Site License Software Update
--------------------------------------------------------------
We have nothing new to report this month.  To learn what is available or to
acquire volume and site licensed software, visit:

	<http://web.mit.edu/ist/products/vsls/>


5.  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.

WSUS is here.  MIT WAUS now deploys updates for Microsoft Office 
products.Check the Approved Updates page for details regarding 
deployed packages. WSUS also adds support for 64-bit Microsoft 
Windows operating systems.  For more information about and 
instructions on how to configure your machines to use WAUS, see the 
WAUS documentation:

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



6 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>

Send email to <swrt at mit.edu> with any questions and comments you have 
pertaining to this communication or other software release matters.


Deb Bowser
Team Leader - Software Release Team
Client Support Services
Information Services and Technology (IS&T)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room W92-175
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-253-3879
bowser at mit.edu





From atticus at MIT.EDU  Thu Jun  1 16:02:08 2006
From: atticus at MIT.EDU (Atticus O Gifford)
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 16:02:08 -0400
Subject: [edtech] Jabber Client Release Effort Underway Announcement
Message-ID: <20060601160208.qbs0k109g69cogso@webmail.mit.edu>

Good Afternoon,

IS&T is pleased to announce that Jabber clients for Mac OS X and Windows are
being prepared for release as a result of the Jabber pilot project.  We plan to
make Adium 0.89.1 for Mac OS X and Gaim 1.5.0 for Windows available to the MIT
community by the end of June.  These installers will be fully supported by the
MIT Computing Help Desk, and will be posted on the MIT Software download page
(http://web.mit.edu/software/).  The clients will also be part of the
recommended suite of core applications for incoming students this Fall.  Linux
users already have access to Gaim as part of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and we
will be announcing support for that client alongside the Mac and Windows
counterparts.

Jabber is an instant messaging protocol similar to those offered by AOL, ICQ,
MSN, and Yahoo.  IS&T?s Jabber service lets MIT users communicate with one
another and with Jabber users at other universities and elsewhere on the
Internet. It also supports the creation and joining of chat rooms for group
communication.  Use of the MIT namespace (username at mit.edu) makes it easier to
identify screen names of community members.

Jabber at MIT is an evolving service, and feedback is very welcome.  Please
email comments and suggestions to wocky-release at mit.edu.  Community feedback
will be instrumental in determining the future course of Jabber usage at MIT.

For more information about the Jabber client release effort, please visit the
release notebook:

http://web.mit.edu/swrt/releases/jabber/

You can also get more information about the Jabber pilot and download the
current Beta installers at the Jabber pilot project page:

http://web.mit.edu/ist/services/messaging/jabber.html

If you have any questions or suggestions,  please contact the release team via
email at wocky-release at mit.edu.

Thanks,
IS&T Jabber Client Release Team

William Cattey
Atticus Gifford
Joanne Hallisey
Heather Anne Harrison
Alex Kozlov
Jonathan Reed
Al Willis


From jmhunt at MIT.EDU  Tue Jun 20 16:35:34 2006
From: jmhunt at MIT.EDU (Jonathan Hunt)
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:35:34 -0400
Subject: [edtech] Eudora Retirement Announcement
Message-ID: <230961A6-98BA-4675-AE52-1F465AC15104@mit.edu>

Good Afternoon,

Information Services and Technology (IS&T) has announced that it will  
retire support for Eudora on December 31, 2006.  For more complete  
details, please see:

	http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/email/eudora-retire.html

The retirement of support means that IS&T will not release new  
customized Eudora installers, will not test Eudora on upcoming  
operating systems, like Windows Vista, and over time knowledge about  
troubleshooting Eudora problems will degrade.  We will be moving the  
current Eudora installers on the MIT Software Download site to the  
Archive pages.  If you need to access these installers going forward,  
you can find them by clicking on the <Platform> Archive link at the  
bottom of the pages.

We understand that many departments, labs and centers have already  
migrated off of Eudora and that many others have plans to do so this  
summer.  Assistance in migrating to the supported email applications  
of Outlook Express, Outlook 2003 and Apple Mail is available from  
IS&T in the form of onsite help, training courses, documentation and  
walk-in service.  Links to the various services and instructions are  
available at:

	http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/email/migration.html

This announcement will also appear in the upcoming issue of the IS&T  
Newsletter.

Thank you,
Jon

p.s. This message was also sent to itpartners at mit.edu,  
macpartners at mit.edu, winpartners at mit.edu and is&t at mit.edu.
___________________________________________________
Jonathan McIndoe Hunt     MIT EECS '97 617.253.0172
Manager Software Services
Client Support Services
Information Services & Technology, MIT
http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/software/





From bowser at MIT.EDU  Thu Jun 29 13:47:10 2006
From: bowser at MIT.EDU (Deb Bowser)
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:47:10 -0400
Subject: [edtech] IS&T Software Update for June 2006
Message-ID: <200606291747.k5THlGov010552@outgoing.mit.edu>

Date: Thursday, June 29, 2006
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 June 2006
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. What's new?
4. Volume & site license software update
5. Windows automatic update service (WAUS)
6. How are we doing?  Let us know


1. Recent Releases
---------------------------------------------------------
Linux
------------
Jabber (Gaim) - June 29, 2006

Macintosh
------------
Jabber (Adium v0.89.1) - June 29, 2006

Windows
-------------
Jabber (Gaim v1.5.0)- June 29, 2006


2. Software Release Efforts Underway
------------------------------------------------------
Linux
-----------
OpenAFS 1.4.1 - Release effort underway - Summer 2006
Software Snapshot (formally CD Release)- Release effort underway -  
August
2006


Macintosh
----------------
Intel Mac - Evaluation underway - ongoing
iPassConnect 2.37 - Release effort underway - Summer 2006
SAPgui 6.40r6 - Release effort underway - Summer 2006
Software Snapshot (formally CD Release)- Release effort underway -  
August
2006


Windows
-----------------
Internet Explorer 7 beta 2 - Evaluation underway - TBD
iPassConnect 3.41 - Release effort underway - Summer 2006
JInitiator - Release effort underway - Fall 2006
Microsoft Vista beta - Evaluation underway - TBD
SAPgui 6.40 - Release effort underway - Summer 2006
Software Snapshot (formally CD Release) - Release effort underway -  
August
2006
VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i beta 2 - Evaluation underway - TBD
Windows Defender beta 2 - evaluation underway - TBD

To learn more about current work underway, please visit our page:

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


3. What's New:
---------------------------
The latest support information for Intel-based Macintoshes, including
the status of IS&T-supported applications, is available from IS&T's
"Intel-based Macintosh Support at MIT" page:

	<http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/macos/intel.html>.

This page will be updated as vendors release information about their  
Plans for supporting Intel-based Macs.


4. Volume & Site License Software Update
--------------------------------------------------------------
Annual software licenses, including Abaqus and Mathematica, which  
expire on June 30, 2006, have been updated for FY 2007.  To order  
your new annual licenses, please visit the VSLS site:

	<http://web.mit.edu/ist/products/vsls/>


5.  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.

WSUS is here.  MIT WAUS now deploys updates for Microsoft Office
products.Check the Approved Updates page for details regarding
deployed packages. WSUS also adds support for 64-bit Microsoft
Windows operating systems.  For more information about and
instructions on how to configure your machines to use WAUS, see the
WAUS documentation:

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


6 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>

Send email to <swrt at mit.edu> with any questions and comments you have
pertaining to this communication or other software release matters.


Deb Bowser
Team Leader - Software Release Team
Client Support Services
Information Services and Technology (IS&T)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room W92-175
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-253-3879
bowser at mit.edu