[Macpartners] IS&T Software Update for May 2004

[Deb Bowser]

Date: Thursday May 20, 2004
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 2004
Cc:  is&t at mit.edu, itag at mit.edu, kakapo 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:
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1. Recently released software
2. Software release efforts underway
3. Volume & site license software update
4. How are we doing?  Let us know

1. Recent Releases
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Macintosh
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Eudora 6.1 for Mac OS X - May 4

Windows
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Outlook 2003 - April 28, 2004
SecureCRT 4.1.4 - May 12, 2004
SecureFX 2.2.4 - May 12, 2004


2. Software Release Efforts Underway
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Linux
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Red Hat Enterprise 3.0 - Release effort underway - June 2004

Macintosh
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Safari v 1.2.1 for Mac OS 10.3 - Evaluation/testing underway - May 2004
Virex 7.5 - Release effort underway - Summer 2004

Windows
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Kerberos for Windows (KfW) 2.6.2 - Summer 2004
Oracle Connector for Outlook to TechTime - June 2004


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
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We have recently begun distributing FileMaker Pro & Developer version 7 and 
Maple version 9.5.  We have distributed the last of the 1500 departmental 
Mac OS X 10.3 licenses this past month.  Student licenses are still 
available from us.  You can find instructions on purchasing Mac OS X 10.3 
from Apple at the educational discounted price on the VSLS page.  To 
request any of the software mentioned here or to get updated information 
about other volume and site licensed software, visit 
http://web.mit.edu/ist/products/vsls.

IS&T is providing FileMaker 7 through our volume license so that 
departments and clients that do not rely on IS&T FileMaker support, can 
proceed at their own pace.  IS&T is still working on general support for 
FileMaker 7.  As with any major version upgrade, we recommend that you read 
the release notes and test before deploying FileMaker 7.


4. 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

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.

Regards,
Deb Bowser
IS&T
Software Release Team