[Macpartners] IS&T Software Update for January 2006

[Deb Bowser]

Date: Wednesday, February 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 January 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:
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1. Recently released software
2. Software release efforts underway
3. Email Migration at MIT
4. What's new
5. Volume & site license software update
6. Windows automatic update service (WAUS)
7. How are we doing?  Let us know


1. Recent Releases
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Macintosh
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SAPgui 6.40 (OS X 10.4.3 or later)  - Jan 26, 2006
SAPgui 6.30 (OS X 10.3.9) - Jan 26, 2006
Tivoli Storage Management (TSM) 5.3.2 - Jan 19, 2006
VPN 4.8 - January 24, 2006


2. Software Release Efforts Underway
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Linux
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None


Macintosh
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Virex 7.7 - Release effort underway - Feb 2006

Windows
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Kerberos for Windows (KfW) 3.0 - Release effort ramping up - Winter 2006
Microsoft Anti-spyware, Beta 1, refresh 4 (build 1.0.701) - 
evaluation in progress
SecureCRT 3.1 - Await new vendor release - TBD
SecureFX - 5.1 - Await new vendor release - TBD

To obtain information on any of the software release efforts or other 
projects underway, please visit our page:

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


3. Email Migration at MIT
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The Email Migration at MIT project has moved into the delivery 
phase.  Several Departments, Labs and Centers have reached out to the 
team requesting migration assistance.  The Email Migration at MIT 
website, has been updated to include the material used for the Apple 
Mail, Outlook Express and Outlook 2003 quick start classes and is 
available for download:
	<http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/email/migration.html#using>

Did you know that webcasts that include step-by-step migration 
instructions are available for Outlook Express and Outlook 
2003?  (Apple Mail is coming soon)
	<http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/email/webcasts.html>

For further information on services and support, please see the Email 
Migration at MIT website:
	<http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/email/migration.html>

Should you have any questions or need assistance, please email the 
team directly:  <email-migration at mit.edu>.


4. What's New:
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Apple began shipping Intel-based Macintosh computers in early 
January; some applications that IS&T supports and distributes 
currently do not work on these Intel Macs:

* MatLAB
* SAPgui 6.30, 6.40
* Virex 7.7
* VPN client 4.8
* Virtual PC (part of Office 2004 Professional for Macintosh)

IS&T is monitoring the situation and will provide further updates as 
information becomes available.  For more information on the new 
Intel-based Mac's, visit the Apple Site:  <http://www.apple.com/>


5. Volume & Site License Software Update
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The bulk of the Matlab distribution is behind us.  We are moving 
forward with plans to add the Matlab Distributed Computing Toolbox 
(DCT) to the suite of toolboxes we offer, so if you are interested in 
using the DCT and Matlab Distributed Computing Engine, please send 
email to:  <vsls-matlab at mit.edu>.

Check the Volume Site License site: 
<http://web.mit.edu/ist/products/vsls/> for news and updates.


6.  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.

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/>


7. 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.

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