[Macpartners] IS&T Software Update for June 2007

[Deb Bowser]

Good day:

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. Recent releases
2. Software release projects underway
3. Time to renew personal web certificates
4. Volume & site license software update
5. Windows automatic update service (WAUS)
6. How are we doing?


1. Recent Releases
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iPassConnect 2.38 (Mac)- June 7, 2007
iPassConnect 3.51 (Win) - June 7, 2007
VirusScan 5.10 (Linux) - June 13, 2007

For information on other recent releases, please visit:

      http://web.mit.edu/swrt/index.html#recent-releases


2. Software Release Projects Underway
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Mobile Devices, Kerberos for Windows and TSM for Linux are a small
sampling of current software release projects underway.  For more
information on these and other software release projects currently underway,
please visit:

      http://web.mit.edu/swrt/index.html#projects-underway


3. A reminder:  Time to Renew Personal Web Certificates
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MIT's personal Web certificates will soon require renewal. Certificates
obtained in the past year are set to expire on July 31, 2007.

Please review the Certificates at MIT page for additional information:

	http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/certificates/

	
4. Volume & Site License Software Update
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Matlab license distribution for 2007-2008 has been delayed by 3 weeks.  We
apologize for the delay.  Existing Matlab licenses will continue to work
until July 31, 2007.  We will post updated pricing, begin accepting and
processing orders on July 9, 2007 (or sooner if we can).

Mathematica (version 6) annual licenses can now be purchased through
GovConnection for the 2007-2008 Academic Year.

For more information on both of these Mathematical applications and to place
orders when available, visit:

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


5.  Windows Automatic Update Service (WAUS)
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IS&T recommends users configure their Windows machines to use MIT's Windows
Automatic Update Service (WAUS) for critical patches and service pack
deployment.

For additional information including instructions on how to configure
your machine to subscribe to WAUS, please visit:

       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.

Regards,

Deb Bowser
Team Leader - Software Release Team
Client Support Services
Information Services and Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
W92-175
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-253-3879
bowser at mit.edu