[WinPartners] IS&T Software Update for January 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
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VPN 4.9.0.1 (00100) - [Mac]  - January 29, 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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Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard), and Leopard compatible applications such as  
SAPgui 7.10 and TSM 5.5 are a sample of projects 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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IS&T has successfully negotiated a license with SPSS.  Details on  
purchasing SPSS for your department or individual users will be  
available from the VSLS site within the next few weeks.  We have also  
taken over administration of the Autodesk license.  Faculty and staff  
can now request Autodesk products such as AutoCAD 2008 through VSLS:

	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