[WinPartners] IS&T Software Update for June 2004

[Deb Bowser]

Date: Monday June 21, 2004
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 2004
Cc:  is&t at mit.edu, itag at mit.edu, kakapo 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. Mac OS 9 retirement reminder
4. Volume & site license software update
5. How are we doing?  Let us know

1. Recent Releases
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Linux
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We have not released any new products this month.

Macintosh
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We have not released any new products this month.

Windows
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KfW 2.6.3 - June 17, 2004


2. Software Release Efforts Underway
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Linux
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Back-to-school CD - Release effort underway - August 2004
RedHat Enterprise 3 - Release effort underway - July 2004
RedHat Network - Release effort underway - July 2004

Macintosh
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Back-to-school CD - Release effort underway - August 2004
Safari v 1.2.x for Mac OS 10.3 - Evaluation/testing underway - June 2004
Virex 7.5 - Release effort underway - Summer 2004


Windows
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Back-to-school CD - Release effort underway - August 2004
Oracle Connector for Outlook to TechTime - Release effort underway - June 2004
VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i - Release effort underway - Summer 2004
Windows XP SP2 - Release effort underway - Summer 2004


To obtain information on any of the release efforts listed, please visit 
our page:  http://web.mit.edu/swrt

We've changed the way our web site looks and would appreciate your 
feedback.  You can use the feedback form mentioned below or send your 
feedback to swrt at mit.edu.


3. Mac OS 9 Retirement:
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We would like to take this opportunity to remind the community that all 
versions of Mac OS 9 will be retired on June 30, 2004.  Although we are 
anticipating some level of support beyond the transition period, 
Departments, Labs and Centers who have not migrated to Mac OS X 10.3 should 
plan to do so.  Mac OS 9 applications will be moved to the Archive section 
of the Software Download page to accommodate the transition and will remain 
there until August 1.


4. Volume Site License Software Update
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As the fiscal year 2004 comes to a close, several of the licenses with 1 
year expiring license keys are up for renewal including ABAQUS, Mathematica 
and Ideas.  If you use these packages and have not already ordered a 
license for FY2005, you should do so today so that you can continue to use 
the software without interruption.  To request a license for the upcoming 
year, visit our site.  Please note that the way you request software may 
have changed and we encourage you to read the instructions on the web 
site.  We are changing the way you order things to make it easier for you 
and for us so that we can process your requests quicker.

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

We are also processing requests for Matlab R14.  If you have purchased a 
license for this year through us for Matlab, you can get your updated R14 
license key by sending e-mail to vsls at mit.edu with your Invoice # for your 
Matlab R13 order.


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

You can always send e-mail to swrt at mit.edu with any questions and comments 
you have pertaining to this communication or other software release matters.

Regards,
Deb Bowser
IS&T
Software Release Team