From bowser at MIT.EDU  Fri Apr  6 06:28:12 2007
From: bowser at MIT.EDU (Deb Bowser)
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 06:28:12 -0400
Subject: [edtech] IS&T Software Update for March 2007
Message-ID: <002e01c77836$4a68fcb0$a9021212@walrus>

Good day:

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:
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1. Recent releases
2. Software release projects underway
3. Volume & site license software update
4. Windows automatic update service (WAUS)
5. How are we doing?


1. Recent Releases
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Certificate Installer tool - March 6, 2007

For information on other recent releases, please visit:

????? http://web.mit.edu/swrt/index.html#recent-releases

2. Software Release Projects Underway
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Mobile Devices, TSM 5.4 and SAPgui 7 are a small sampling of current
software release projects underway.? For more information on these and other
software release projects underway, please visit:

????? http://web.mit.edu/swrt/index.html#projects-underway

3. Volume & Site License Software Update
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Mathworks released Matlab R2007a on March 1, 2007. Matlab R2007a adds
support for Windows Vista and the Intel based Macintoshes. For more
information about Matlab R2007a see:
 
http://www.mathworks.com/products/new_products/latest_features.html?s_cid=H_
RH_2007a

Faculty and staff with existing Matlab licenses can request R2007a keys if
they wish to upgrade before the annual cycle coming up in June by sending
email to vsls-matlab at mit.edu with their original license ticket number.  We
are working to finalize the R2007a Matlab Student download and expect it to
be available next week.  

For more information about acquiring Matlab R2007a see:

            https://web.mit.edu/ist/products/vsls/matlab/matlab-license.html

4.? Windows Automatic Update Service (WAUS)
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IS&T recommends users configure their Windows machines to use MIT's Windows
Automatic Update Service (WAUS) for critical patches and service pack
deployment.

For additional information including instructions on how to configure
your machine to subscribe to WAUS, please visit:

?????? http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/windows/updates/

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

Cheers,

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