[Macpartners] VirusScan 8.6 for Mac OS X Release Announcement

[Atticus Gifford]

Good afternoon,

Information Services and Technology (IS&T) is pleased to announce  
support
for VirusScan 8.6 for Mac OS X users.

VirusScan 8.6 is for all Macintosh computers running Mac OS X 10.4 or  
later.


Notable Features
----------------
New features include:
* Support for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
* McAfee's latest virus detection engine (5200)

Who Should Upgrade to VirusScan 8.6?
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IS&T recommends that all Macintosh users running Mac OS X 10.4 or later
should upgrade to VirusScan 8.6.

Known Issues
------------
None.

System Requirements for VirusScan 8.6
-------------------------------------
VirusScan 8.6 requires a PowerPC or Intel-based Macintosh running Mac  
OS X
10.4 or Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).

How to Obtain
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VirusScan 8.6 can be downloaded from:
http://web.mit.edu/software/mac.html


Getting Help
------------
Documentation for VirusScan 8.6 for Macintosh is located at:
http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=781

If you need assistance with installing or using VirusScan 8.6, please
contact the Computing Help Desk at computing-help at mit.edu or (617)  
253-1101.

Recommendation to Wait (Leopard)
--------------------------------------------
IS&T recommends that you WAIT and not upgrade to Leopard until IS&T
announces full support for Leopard early this year. If you have a new
Macintosh with Leopard already preinstalled, IS&T will provide limited
support.


Atticus Gifford
VirusScan Release Team

MIT Information Services & Technology
N42-250f

http://web.mit.edu/atticus/www/
(617) 452-2095