[Macpartners] VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i for Windows and VirusScan 8.5 for Macintosh Release Announcement

[Albert Willis]

Good afternoon.

Information Services and Technology is pleased to announce the 
release and support for VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i for Windows users 
and VirusScan 8.5 for Mac OS X users.

VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i for Windows fixes several bugs and includes 
these new features:
	* McAfee's latest virus detection engine (5100)
	* the ability to detect rootkits in memory
	* support for multiple sets of virus definition files
	* compatibility with Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.

VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i also provides compatibility with Windows 
Vista, which will be useful for testers and early adopters of 
Microsoft's new operating system.  Windows Vista is not recommended 
at this time; see http://web.mit.edu/swrt/releases/vista/wait.html 
for IS&T's current Vista support statement.

VirusScan 8.5 for Macintosh (formerly Virex) runs natively on PowerPC 
and Intel-based Macintosh computers running Mac OS X 10.4 or later. 
Other new features include the following:
	* McAfee's latest virus detection engine (5100)
	* support for scanning Apple Mail mailboxes
	* the ability to schedule scans and DAT updates.


Who should upgrade
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Windows users--IS&T recommends that all Windows XP Professional SP2 
users should upgrade to VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i to take advantage 
of its improved virus detection and feature enhancements.

Mac OS X users--IS&T recommends that all Macintosh users running Mac 
OS X 10.4 or later should upgrade to VirusScan 8.5 for Macintosh.


Known Issues
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Windows XP users should be aware that if they upgrade to Windows 
Vista in the future, they will need to uninstall VirusScan 8.5i 
before upgrading and then reinstall.


System requirements
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VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i for Windows runs on versions of Windows 
distributed by IS&T:
Windows XP Professional SP2
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Windows Vista (currently not recommended by IS&T)

VirusScan 8.5 for Macintosh requires a PowerPC or Intel-based 
Macintosh running Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger".


How to obtain
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VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i for Windows can be downloaded from the 
Window section of the Software download page: 
http://web.mit.edu/software/win.html.

VirusScan 8.5 for Macintosh can be downloaded from the Macintosh 
section of the Software download page: 
http://web.mit.edu/software/mac.html.


Where to get help
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Documentation for VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i for Windows is located at 
http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=737.

Documentation for VirusScan 8.5 for Macintosh is located at 
http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=738.

If you need assistance with installing or using VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i
for Windows or VirusScan for Mac, please contact the Computing Help Desk at
computing-help at mit.edu or (617)-253-1101.


Al Willis, for the VirusScan Release Team
   Deb Bowser
   Atticus Gifford
   Chris Gresham
   Alex Kozlov
   Lee Ridgway
   Monique Yeaton