CIS News: Software Announcements

Software Announcement: SPSS 14 for Windows

SPSS 14 for Windows is available for download on the Software Distribution web site:
http://software.brown.edu/dist/

Please notify the Help Desk if you have problems with this installer.

Sibelius 4.0

Sibelius 4.0 for Mac and Windows is now available on the Software Distribution page at:
http://software.brown.edu/dist/

Please notify the Help Desk if you encounter any problems with this software.

VPN Client 4.9 for Mac

The Virtual Private Network (VPN) Client version 4.9 for Mac is now available on the Software Distribution page at:
http://software.brown.edu/dist/

This new version of the VPN client solves the opt directory file deletion problem that Mac OS 10.4 users may have experienced.

Please notify the Help Desk if you encounter any problems with this software.

Software Announcement: Acrobat & S-Plus 7

S-Plus 7 for Windows and Acrobat Pro 7 for Windows and Macintosh (OS
10.2+) are now available for download on Brown's Software Distribution web site:
http://software.brown.edu

Please notify the Help Desk if you have any problems with these installers.

New version of Novell available

An updated version of the Novell Client for Windows, version 4.91(SP2), is now available on the Software Distribution website:
http://software.brown.edu

If you have experienced Novell login problems, please download and install this new version.

More info: http://software.brown.edu

Brown - HP Printer Website

The new Brown HP Printer website is now available through CompUtopia.
You must authenticate from the CIS/BUY page
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/CIS/buy/recommended_printers.html for access. Please explore your printer purchase options by selecting CompUtopia's online ordering site. Personal purchases are permitted at these preferred prices.

Symantec AntiVirus 9.01 for Windows

Software Services has released the latest version of Symantec AntiVirus (v 9.01) to the Brown community, available for download now from the Software Distribution pages. Please notify the Help Desk (3-HELP) if you have any problems installing SAV 9.01 for Windows.

Symantec Anti-Virus (SAV) has been licensed for use by Brown students, staff and faculty on desktop computers. It can be used by all members of the campus community, whether on campus or off, including the home machines of staff and faculty.

Please note that according to Brown's Network Connection Policy, any device that connects to the Brown University network (whether through standard university ports, wireless services, or home and off-campus connections) and is capable of running anti-virus software, must have Brown-licensed anti-virus software (or other appropriate virus protection products) installed, current and running.

Faculty & Staff: Office 2003/2004 now available

Brown's software download page now offers the following new products or updates to existing products:

• Windows - Microsoft Office Pro 2003 & Novell NetWare Client 4.9 (SP2)

• Macintosh - Microsoft Office 2004 (Mac OS X, 10.2.8+)

Please note: Microsoft Office is part of the Microsoft Campus Agreement, for use by faculty and staff only.

Please notify the Help Desk (3-HELP) if you have any problems with these installers.

Windows XP SP2 potential impact for all XP users!

Microsoft has announced the release of a major Windows XP update,
Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), on August 16. Machines of Windows XP
users who have followed CIS' security recommendations and run our
Windows Update Configuration Tool will automatically download and
install this critical update. Installation of this download may cause
problems with some Windows software; network performance may also be
impacted by the size of this download. For an overview of the
new features in this service pack, see our 5 minute online training video.
Please visit the following URL for more details:
http://software.brown.edu/dist/winxpsp2.html

New Software Releases

Software Services has released new software and updated installers for the following products:

• Studio MX 2004 for Macintosh OS 10.2.6+ with an updated installer that includes patched versions [Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks and Freehand]
• An updated Matlab 6.5 installer for Macintosh OS 10.1.4+, that addresses "license manager error -18" [Mathematical computation, analysis, visualization, and algorithm development]
• ELFE 1.1 for Macintosh OS 9 or OS X (with Classic) [Elementary French Exercises]
• Troubleshooting tips to assist users with Adobe Acrobat 6 for Windows installations have been added to the Acrobat 6 for Windows About file. These tips address a pop-up window problem in Microsoft Outlook that could occur after Service Pack 3 is applied to Microsoft Office XP. (For full details, view the Troubleshooting Tips section of the Adobe Acrobat 6 About file.)

Please notify the Help Desk of any problems with installing any of the software.

FileMaker Pro 7 released

FileMaker Pro 7 is now available from CIS. Upgrades from version 6 to 7 are offered at no additional charge to those departmental users who had purchased the Pro 6 upgrade from CIS. There is a $75/license charge for faculty and staff upgrading from version 4.1.

Details on how to obtain a copy of FileMaker Pro 7 as well as considerations in upgrading from version 6 to 7 are available on Software Services' Filemaker Pro 7 web site.

FileMaker Pro 6 continues to be available at the Help Desk. Licensing and ordering details are also available online.

Microsoft Office Released for Faculty and Staff

Software Services has released Microsoft Office and FrontPage for use by faculty and staff (as noted in our Microsoft Campus Agreement). The following products can now be downloaded from the Brown software distribution page:

• Microsoft FrontPage 2002
• Microsoft Office 2001
• Microsoft Office X
• Microsoft Office XP

Please notify the Help Desk (help@brown.edu or 3-HELP) if you have any problems with these installers.

Eudora 6 (PC & Mac) added to software list

Eudora 6 is now ready for installation from Brown's software download page. It is available for both Exchange and Postoffice, as well as for Windows and Mac (OS 9.x and 10.2+).

Also recently released:

• Kerberos 5 for Mac OS 10.1 and above
• Windows Exceed upgrade (version 9). Exceed emulates an X-terminal, allowing you to connect to a Unix host and establish an X-terminal session.
• Updater links for Studio MX 2004 for Windows (more details in the 11/18/2003 release announcement).

All clients can be downloaded at http://www.brown.edu/software

Please notify the Help Desk if you have any problems with these installers.

Latest version of Photoshop 7 for Windows

Several new titles or updates to existing products are now available, including Photoshop 7 for Windows. These can be installed from Brown's software download page where you will find product information as well as installation instructions.

Windows: Photoshop 7, Novell Netware Client 4.9, Secure Shell (ssh) 3.2.9 and Tecplot 10

Macintosh: Symantec AntiVirus 9

Please notify the Help Desk if you have any problems with these installers.

New versions of computational software

The following new products or updates to existing products are now available on Brown's software download page: Mathematica 5.0 (Windows), Mathematica 5.0 (Mac) and Tecplot 10(Mac). Please notify the Help Desk if you have problems installing this software.

Adobe Acrobat 6 ready for download

Software Services has announced that Acrobat 6 and other new titles, or updates to existing products, are now available on Brown's software download page:

• Windows
• Adobe Acrobat 6 (for Win 2000/XP)
• PCTeX 5.0 (for Win 2000/XP)

• Macintosh
• Adobe Acrobat 6 (for OS 10.2.2+)
• Matlab 5.21 (for OS 9)
• Stata 8 (for OS 10.2+)
• Studio MX 2003 (for OS 9)

Please notify the Help Desk (help@brown.edu or 3-HELP) if you have any problems with these installers.

Web publishing software Studio MX '04 released

Software Services has released the webpublishing toolkit Studio MX '04, now available for download from their Software Distribution page, http://www.brown.edu/software. This suite of applications includes: Dreamweaver MX 2004, Flash MX 2004, Fireworks MX 2004 and more.

This version of Dreamweaver not only includes a more useful interface but has the added benefit of support secure FTIP transfers. Web publishers can now use DW MX to securely connect to the Brown web server.

Studio MX 2004 is available both for Windows and Mac users, though the latter must be running at least Mac OS 10.2.6.

Please notify the Help Desk, at 3-HELP or help@brown.edu, should you have any problems with these installers.

New SW titles now available for download

For Macintosh: Endnote 7, Photoshop 7, CFS for OSX, and MacVector 7.2.
For Windows: Endnote 7 and Sigmaplot 8.

See the CIS's Software Distribution site for other titles. If you encounter any installation issues with either software product, please notify Software_Services@brown.edu or the Help Desk.

New data analysis software available

The following new products or updates to existing products are now available on the Software Distribution pages: Stata 8 for Windows (data analysis software) and Windows DCOM ON/OFF Tool and Update Configuration Tool (install these new releases of security tools to help protect your computer from malicious attacks).

Note that annual license updates are required to enable continuous operation of the following data analysis software titles. Some products require full download and reinstallation: SAS 8.2 and SPSS 11.5 (for Windows); SAS 6.12 (for Macs)

If you need any assistance or have difficulty installing or updating any of this software, please contact the Help Desk at 863-HELP or email help@brown.edu.

New software available

Several new products have been added to the Software Distribution pages for both Mac and Windows users.

About the software download site:
Brown University licensed software products are now available from the new Software Distribution web site. Products are arranged by category of use and operating system, making it easy to locate and download an application. Windows, Mac and Unix users have their own designated pages with links to available software and to sources for commonly used free applications.

Another new feature is the software charts, which allow for sorting on software descriptors (by software title, release date or type, for example). Each product includes a full description as well as download and installation instructions.

Note that Brown University licensed products require authentication with a NetID and password prior to permitting access to the software. Some products also require being on Brown campus to install them, and others need a connection to the Brown University campus KeyServer to download and run software.