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Upcoming Release Schedule for November 2002
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Deb Bowser)
Mon Nov 25 10:05:35 2002
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Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 06:56:55 -0500
To: itpartners@MIT.EDU, macpartners@MIT.EDU, winpartners@MIT.EDU,
sw-release-announce@MIT.EDU
From: Deb Bowser <bowser@MIT.EDU>
Cc: infosys@MIT.EDU, itag@MIT.EDU
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Date: Monday, November 25, 2002
To: Members of the MIT Community: winpartners@mit.edu,
macpartners@mit.edu, itpartners@mit.edu, sw-release-announce@mit.edu
From: Software Release Team <swrt@mit.edu>
Subj: Upcoming Software Release Schedule for November 2002
Cc: infosys@mit.edu, itag@mit.edu
Good morning!
Just recently, IS announced support for Macintosh OS X, a core suite of OS
X applications and also Windows XP SP1. Although it has been a very busy
time, it has also been a rewarding one. At this time, we wish to extend
our sincere thanks to everyone who helped in our efforts. Without you, we
could not have accomplished all this work.
Below you will find updates on projects in which the Software Release Team
is currently engaged. With the assistance of team members throughout the
MIT community, we are working toward IS support for the following software:
MACINTOSH
-----------------------
Dreamweaver MX (Mac OS 9.x and OS X) - release effort wrapping up - Nov 2002
WINDOWS
-----------------------
Dreamweaver MX - release effort wrapping up - Nov 2002
HostExplorer 7.x - release effort launch delayed, insufficient staffing - TBD
TSM 5.1 - release effort wrapping up - Nov 2002
WinZephyr - release on hold pending further development -TBD
NEW ADDITIONS TO SUPPORTED PRODUCTS (MAC)
-----------------------------------------------
Eudora 5.2 (Mac OS X) - November 19, 2002
Mac OS X (10.2) - November 19, 2002
Office v.X (Mac OS X) -November 19, 2002
TSM 5.1 (Mac OS X) - November 19, 2002
Virex 7.0 v1 (Mac OS X) - November 19, 2002
NEW ADDITIONS TO SUPPORTED PRODUCTS (WIN)
------------------------------------------------
Windows XP Pro SP1- November 1, 2002
SOFTWARE SLATED FOR DESUPPORT ON DECEMBER 31, 2002:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Application Macintosh Version Windows Version
Fetch 3.0.4b6sec
Netscape 4.6, 4.74 4.6, 4.74
*Pagemaker product retired product retired
*Plop product retired
*WS-FTP (insecure) product retired
December is fast approaching. Have you upgraded to the latest supported
versions of the above software or recommended/alternative products listed
below? If not, http://web.mit.edu/software is where you want to begin.
*FileZilla, and SecureFX are secure file transfer product alternatives for
Plop and WS-FTP. FileZilla is a supported and recommended product and
support is being prepared for SecureFX and SecureCRT.
*Information Systems' Publications team has seen a decline in PageMaker use
on-campus with increasing demand for Quark and InDesign.
The Training and Publications team is offering a Pagemaker course on campus
during the Winter of 2003. In addition, they will also offer a Quark class
during this time frame.
WINDOWS' WORKSTATION DISCONTINUED ON DECMEBER 31, 2002
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Windows ME for December, 2002
To support this, we have purchased a large Windows XP Professional volume
license from Microsoft. The license covers Faculty and Staff.
Briefly, several critical reasons for the decision to discontinue Windows
ME IS:
- Microsoft is discontinuing Windows NT & 98 in June, 2003
- Our statistics indicate that the use of ME on campus is minimal and NT
usage is decreasing
- We are focusing our ongoing efforts on Windows 2000 and XP.
Microsoft's Product Lifecycle for Windows desktops:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle.asp
To view any of the product release notebooks, please visit our page:
http://web.mit.edu/swrt
Contact Us
-----------------
How are we doing? Please take a moment to let us know and provide valuable
feedback to the team:
http://web.mit.edu/swrt/feedback.html
We would appreciate your comments and questions; please send them to the
Software Release Team at: swrt@mit.edu.
We're also looking for volunteers to participate in our release
efforts. If you're interested, please let us know.
Sincerely,
Deb Bowser
Software Release Team
DISCLAIMER:
-------------------
The Software Release Team does not distribute software releases, updates or
patches through e-mail. Please DISREGARD ANY MESSAGES WITH ATTACHMENTS
SENT BY THIS TEAM. Most likely, they will contain viruses and/or
unsolicited and potentially offensive content.
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Date: Monday, November 25, 2002<br>
To: Members of the MIT Community: winpartners@mit.edu,
macpartners@mit.edu, itpartners@mit.edu,
sw-release-announce@mit.edu<br>
From: Software Release Team <swrt@mit.edu><br>
Subj: Upcoming Software Release Schedule for November 2002<br>
Cc: infosys@mit.edu, itag@mit.edu<br><br>
<br>
Good morning!<br><br>
Just recently, IS announced support for Macintosh OS X, a core suite of
OS X applications and also Windows XP SP1. Although it has been a
very busy time, it has also been a rewarding one. At this time, we
wish to extend our sincere thanks to everyone who helped in our
efforts. Without you, we could not have accomplished all this
work.<br><br>
Below you will find updates on projects in which the Software Release
Team is currently engaged. With the assistance of team members
throughout the MIT community, we are working toward IS support for the
following software:<br><br>
<br>
MACINTOSH<br>
-----------------------<br>
Dreamweaver MX (Mac OS 9.x and OS X) - release effort wrapping up - Nov
2002<br><br>
<br>
WINDOWS<br>
-----------------------<br>
Dreamweaver MX - release effort wrapping up - Nov 2002<br>
HostExplorer 7.x - <font size=2 color="#003333">release effort
launch delayed, insufficient staffing - TBD</font><font color="#003333">
<br>
</font>TSM 5.1 - release effort wrapping up - Nov 2002<br>
WinZephyr - release on hold pending further development -TBD<br><br>
<br>
NEW ADDITIONS TO SUPPORTED PRODUCTS (MAC)<br>
-----------------------------------------------<br>
Eudora 5.2 (Mac OS X) - November 19, 2002<br>
Mac OS X (10.2) - November 19, 2002<br>
Office v.X (Mac OS X) -November 19, 2002<br>
TSM 5.1 (Mac OS X) - November 19, 2002<br>
Virex 7.0 v1 (Mac OS X) - November 19, 2002<br><br>
<br>
NEW ADDITIONS TO SUPPORTED PRODUCTS (WIN)<br>
------------------------------------------------<br>
Windows XP Pro SP1- November 1, 2002<br><br>
<br>
<font size=2>SOFTWARE SLATED FOR DESUPPORT ON DECEMBER 31, 2002:<br>
</font>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
<font size=2><u>Application</u></font>
<x-tab> </x-tab><font size=2><u>Macintosh Version</u></font> <x-tab> </x-tab><font size=2><u>Windows Version</u></font> <br>
<font size=2>Fetch</font> <x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><font size=2>3.0.4b6sec</font> <br>
<font size=2>Netscape</font> <x-tab> </x-tab><font size=2>4.6, 4.74</font> <x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><font size=2>4.6, 4.74</font> <br>
<font size=2>*Pagemaker<x-tab> </x-tab>product retired</font> <x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><font size=2>product retired</font> <br>
<font size=2>*Plop</font> <x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><font size=2>product retired</font> <br>
<font size=2>*WS-FTP (insecure)<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>product retired<br><br>
<br>
</font>December is fast approaching. Have you upgraded to the latest supported versions of the above software or recommended/alternative products listed below? If not, <a href="http://web.mit.edu/software" eudora="autourl">http://web.mit.edu/software</a> is where you want to begin.<br><br>
<font size=2>*FileZilla, and SecureFX are secure file transfer product alternatives for Plop and WS-FTP. FileZilla is a supported and recommended product and support is being prepared for SecureFX and SecureCRT.<br><br>
*Information Systems' Publications team has seen a decline in PageMaker use on-campus with increasing demand for Quark and InDesign.<br><br>
</font>The Training and Publications team is offering a Pagemaker course on campus during the Winter of 2003. In addition, they will also offer a Quark class during this time frame.<br><br>
<br>
WINDOWS' WORKSTATION DISCONTINUED ON DECMEBER 31, 2002<br>
--------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
Windows ME for December, 2002<br><br>
<br>
To support this, we have purchased a large Windows XP Professional volume license from Microsoft. The license covers Faculty and Staff.<br><br>
Briefly, several critical reasons for the decision to discontinue Windows ME IS:<br><br>
- Microsoft is discontinuing Windows NT & 98 in June, 2003<br>
- Our statistics indicate that the use of ME on campus is minimal and NT usage is decreasing<br>
- We are focusing our ongoing efforts on Windows 2000 and XP.<br><br>
Microsoft's Product Lifecycle for Windows desktops:<br>
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle.asp" eudora="autourl">http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle.asp</a><br><br>
<br>
To view any of the product release notebooks, please visit our page:<br>
<a href="http://web.mit.edu/swrt" eudora="autourl">http://web.mit.edu/swrt</a><br><br>
<br>
Contact Us<br>
-----------------<br>
How are we doing? Please take a moment to let us know and provide valuable feedback to the team:<br>
<a href="http://web.mit.edu/swrt/feedback.html" eudora="autourl">http://web.mit.edu/swrt/feedback.html</a><br><br>
We would appreciate your comments and questions; please send them to the Software Release Team at: swrt@mit.edu.<br><br>
We're also looking for volunteers to participate in our release efforts. If you're interested, please let us know.<br><br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
Deb Bowser<br>
Software Release Team<br><br>
DISCLAIMER:<br>
-------------------<br>
The Software Release Team does not distribute software releases, updates or patches through e-mail. Please DISREGARD ANY MESSAGES WITH ATTACHMENTS SENT BY THIS TEAM. Most likely, they will contain viruses and/or unsolicited and potentially offensive content. <br><br>
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