[Macpartners] IS&T Software Update for July 2005

[Deb Bowser]

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:
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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
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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
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Linux
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Back-to-school 2005 CD - August 2005


Macintosh
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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.

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