[Macpartners] IS&T Software Update for August 2008

[Deb Bowser]

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. Volume & site license software update
4. Windows automatic update service (WAUS)
5. How are we doing?


1. Recent Releases/Statements
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Firefox 3.0.1 - August 28, 2008
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 - August 7, 2008
SecureCRT 6.0.3 - August 14, 2008
SecureFX 6.0.3 - August 14, 2008
Stretchbreak Pro 6.3 (Win) - August 20, 2008
Stretchbreak Pro 6.1 (Mac) - August 20, 2008

For more information on recent releases, please visit:

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


2. Software Release Projects Underway
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The Apple iPhone software v 2 project is currently underway.  For more  
information on these and other software release projects underway,  
please visit:

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


3. Volume & Site License Software Update
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Welcome back students, faculty and staff.  Our normal walk-in hours  
for software pickups in N42 are:

Monday 11 A.M. - 1 P.M.
Wednesday 10 A.M. - 12 P.M.
Thursday 1 - 3 P.M.

Please contact us if you want to arrange a different time to pick up  
your software at vsls at mit.edu.  You can order a number of software  
packages including Matlab, AutoCAD, ArcGIS and more through our web  
site at:

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


4.  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/


5. 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
N42-250K
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-253-3879
bowser at mit.edu


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