[Macpartners] IS&T Software Update for September 2005

[Deb Bowser]

Date: Tuesday, October 4, 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 September 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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The team has not released any new versions of software for the month 
of September.  We continue work on current release efforts underway.

2. Software Release Efforts Underway
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Linux
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None


Macintosh
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Fetch 5.x - Release effort underway - Oct 2005
iPassConnect 2.37 - Release effort underway - TBD
Virex 7.7 - Release effort underway - Oct 2005


Windows
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iPassConnect 3.30 - Release effort underway - TBD
Microsoft Anti-spyware, Beta 1, refresh 2 - evaluation in progress
SecureCRT 3.0.x - Release effort underway - Oct 2005
SecureFX - 5.0.x - Release effort underway - Oct 2005

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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IS&T will begin distribution for FileMaker Pro 8 this week.  Please 
visit the VSLS website: http://web.mit.edu/ist/products/vsls to 
request FileMaker licenses and media.  MIT has only received media 
for FileMaker Pro 8 and FileMaker Pro 8 Advanced from FileMaker, 
Inc.  As we receive the other versions, we will make those available 
through the order forms.


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
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