http://web.mit.edu/ist/news News from MIT Information Services and Technology en-us Thu, 10 July 2008 08:00:00 EST IS&T encourages MIT community members to contact their respective IT support providers before installing VMware. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=792 Wed, 26 March 2008 08:00:00 EST IS&T continues to recommend that the community upgrade from RHEL 4 to RHEL 5, and this release makes that possible for users of AFS. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product?vid=785 Tue, 06 November 2007 08:00:00 EST Linux users should upgrade to TechTime 10.1.1. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product?vid=758 Tue, 06 November 2007 08:00:00 EST Linux VirusScan users are strongly urged to remove their VirusScan 5.10 and install VirusScan 5.20. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product?vid=768 Tue, 30 October 2007 08:00:00 EST RHEL5 includes new versions of Kerberos, OpenSSH, Evolution, Open Office, TechTime, TSM, VirusScan, and LPRng. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product?vid=753 Thu, 16 August 2007 08:00:00 EST This release brings the Linux version to parity with the Windows and Macintosh 5.4 releases. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=754 Wed, 13 June 2007 08:00:00 EST Customers are advised to update from VirusScan 4.40 to VirusScan 5.10. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=729 Tue, 17 April 2007 08:00:00 EST The project team will perform basic testing of the new release and make updates to IS&T documentation to ensure a smooth transition from RHEL 4 to RHEL 5. http://web.mit.edu/swrt/releases/rhe/ Fri, 09 February 2007 08:00:00 EST Linux-Athena version 9.4.17 or later and Solaris-Athena 9.4.27 or later will display the correct time. http://itinfo.mit.edu/article.php?id=8323 Mon, 29 January 2007 08:00:00 EST The patch includes Firefox and JDK updates, bug fixes, and more http://itinfo.mit.edu/article.php?id=8300 Thu, 16 November 2006 08:00:00 EST The CD helps to resize partitions and diagnose and recover from system failures. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?id=294 Fri, 22 September 2006 08:00:00 EST This decision is based on Red Hat's announcement that full support ended on April 31, 2006. Users are encouraged to upgrade to RHEL 4. http://itinfo.mit.edu/article.php?id=8203 Fri, 01 September 2006 08:00:00 EST This version works under Red Hat Enterprise 4 and has an updated scan engine. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=724 Tue, 29 August 2006 08:00:00 EST Firefox 1.5 offers improved security, bug fixes, and additional features. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=721 Fri, 03 February 2006 08:00:00 EST IS&T has prepared a chart of Linux software comparable to that found on Windows -- from web browser to productivity suite. http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/linux/equivalents.html Wed, 08 December 2005 08:00:00 EST This patch release fixes serious security vulnerabilites in JDK. http://itinfo.mit.edu/article?id=8002 Tue, 15 November 2005 08:00:00 EST It includes an OpenAFS upgrade, bug fixes, and security updates. http://itinfo.mit.edu/article.php?id=7957 Wed, 14 September 2005 08:00:00 EST Due September 19, changes include an OpenAFS upgrade, a fix for the login hang problem, and a Java upgrade for Linux. http://itinfo.mit.edu/article?id=7908 Wed, 16 June 2005 08:00:00 EST RHEL 4 offers several enhancements while maintaining a high level of compatibility with prior releases. http://itinfo.mit.edu/article.php?id=7811 Wed, 08 June 2005 08:00:00 EST IS&T's Red Hat Network service has been upgraded to Red Hat Satellite Server service. http://itinfo.mit.edu/article.php?id=7798 Tue, 17 May 2005 08:00:00 EST IS&T's Red Hat Network service is being upgraded to Red Hat Satellite Server service to reduce outages and add features. http://itinfo.mit.edu/article.php?id=7760 Thu, 20 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EST This office productivity suite is a work-alike for Microsoft Office. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?name=openoffice&platform=Linux/ Tue, 04 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EST Virtual Private Network (VPN) helps MIT users connect to MITnet from off campus. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?name=vpn/