[Macpartners] IS&T Software Update for June 2006

[Deb Bowser]

Date: Thursday, June 29, 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 June 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. What's new?
4. Volume & site license software update
5. Windows automatic update service (WAUS)
6. How are we doing?  Let us know


1. Recent Releases
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Linux
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Jabber (Gaim) - June 29, 2006

Macintosh
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Jabber (Adium v0.89.1) - June 29, 2006

Windows
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Jabber (Gaim v1.5.0)- June 29, 2006


2. Software Release Efforts Underway
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Linux
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OpenAFS 1.4.1 - Release effort underway - Summer 2006
Software Snapshot (formally CD Release)- Release effort underway -  
August
2006


Macintosh
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Intel Mac - Evaluation underway - ongoing
iPassConnect 2.37 - Release effort underway - Summer 2006
SAPgui 6.40r6 - Release effort underway - Summer 2006
Software Snapshot (formally CD Release)- Release effort underway -  
August
2006


Windows
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Internet Explorer 7 beta 2 - Evaluation underway - TBD
iPassConnect 3.41 - Release effort underway - Summer 2006
JInitiator - Release effort underway - Fall 2006
Microsoft Vista beta - Evaluation underway - TBD
SAPgui 6.40 - Release effort underway - Summer 2006
Software Snapshot (formally CD Release) - Release effort underway -  
August
2006
VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i beta 2 - Evaluation underway - TBD
Windows Defender beta 2 - evaluation underway - TBD

To learn more about current work underway, please visit our page:

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


3. What's New:
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The latest support information for Intel-based Macintoshes, including
the status of IS&T-supported applications, is available from IS&T's
"Intel-based Macintosh Support at MIT" page:

	<http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/macos/intel.html>.

This page will be updated as vendors release information about their  
Plans for supporting Intel-based Macs.


4. Volume & Site License Software Update
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Annual software licenses, including Abaqus and Mathematica, which  
expire on June 30, 2006, have been updated for FY 2007.  To order  
your new annual licenses, please visit the VSLS site:

	<http://web.mit.edu/ist/products/vsls/>


5.  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/>


6 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 W92-175
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-253-3879
bowser at mit.edu