Desktop Software Changes

August 4 - Software Updates

Wednesday, August 04, 2010

By Richard L. DeVries

The following software updates will be released by CIT on Wednesday, August 4.

Target Audiences
Faculty and staff workstations
Smart Classrooms

Windows Systems
Windows updates will be installed silently and automatically. If a reboot is required after installation you will receive a message in a pop-up window. You will be allowed to postpone the reboot for up to 24 hours after the updates are installed. If the machine is not rebooted within the 24 hours the system will reboot automatically. If you want to verify if these updates were installed you can go to your Add/Remove Programs control panel and check for the patches listed below.

Windows updates to be included:
iPrint client 5.42
Novell client 2 SP1 IR2
ZCM agent 10.3


Macintosh Systems
Users on Macintosh systems will be prompted to install patches. You will have 14 days to begin installation. If a reboot is required you will have 5 minutes after installation completes to reboot your system or it will reboot automatically. Patches listed with a triangle next to them indicate that a system reboot is required. 

Macintosh patches to be included:
Acrobat Pro 9.3.3
Acrobat Reader 9.3.3
Acrobat Pro 8.2.3
Firefox 3.6.8

Please contact the CIT HelpDesk at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 526-8555 if you have questions or concerns.

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August 18 - Macintosh Security Patches

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

By Richard L. DeVries

The following security patches and updates will be released by CIT on Wednesday, August 18.

Target Audiences
Faculty and staff workstations
Smart Classrooms

Windows Systems
Windows updates will be installed silently and automatically. If a reboot is required after installation you will receive a message in a pop-up window. You will be allowed to postpone the reboot for up to 24 hours after the updates are installed. If the machine is not rebooted within the 24 hours the system will reboot automatically. If you want to verify if these updates were installed you can go to your Add/Remove Programs control panel and check for the patches listed below.

Windows updates to be included:
[See Windows security patches for Thursday, August 19]


Macintosh Systems
Users on Macintosh systems will be prompted to install patches. You will have 14 days to begin installation. If a reboot is required you will have 5 minutes after installation completes to reboot your system or it will reboot automatically. Patches listed with a triangle next to them indicate that a system reboot is required. 

Macintosh patches to be included:
Safari 4.1.1
Safari 5.0.1
Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update
Epson Printer Software Update
Xcode Update 3.2.3

Please contact the CIT HelpDesk at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 526-8555 if you have questions or concerns.

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August 19 - Windows Security Patches

Thursday, August 19, 2010

By Richard L. DeVries

The following security patches and updates will be released by CIT on Thursday, August 19.

Target Audiences
Faculty and staff workstations
Smart Classrooms

Windows Systems
Windows updates will be installed silently and automatically. If a reboot is required after installation you will receive a message in a pop-up window. You will be allowed to postpone the reboot for up to 24 hours after the updates are installed. If the machine is not rebooted within the 24 hours the system will reboot automatically. If you want to verify if these updates were installed you can go to your Add/Remove Programs control panel and check for the patches listed below.

Windows updates to be included:
Acrobat Pro 9.3.3
Acrobat Reader 9.3.3
Acrobat Pro 8.2.3
Adobe Flash Player 10.1.82.76
Firefox 3.6.8
iTunes 9.2.1
MS10-046 Windows Shell
MS10-047 Windows Kernel
MS10-048 Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers
MS10-049 SChannel
MS10-050 Windows Movie Maker
MS10-051 XML Core Service
MS10-052 MPEG Layer-3 Codecs
MS10-053 Cumulative update for IE
MS10-054 SMB Server
MS10-055 Cinepak Code
MS10-056 MS Word
MS10-057 MS Excel
MS10-058 TCP/IP
MS10-059 Tracing Features for Services
MS10-060 .NET Common Language Runtime
MS 975496 Hotfix for Windows 7 Shutdown
QuickTime 7.6.7


Macintosh Systems
Users on Macintosh systems will be prompted to install patches. You will have 14 days to begin installation. If a reboot is required you will have 5 minutes after installation completes to reboot your system or it will reboot automatically. Patches listed with a triangle next to them indicate that a system reboot is required. 

Macintosh patches to be included:
[See Mac patch releases for Wednesday, August 18]

Please contact the CIT HelpDesk at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 526-8555 if you have questions or concerns.

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September 22 - Security Updates

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

By Richard L. DeVries

The following security patches and updates will be released by CIT on Wednesday, September 22.

Target Audiences
Faculty and staff workstations
Smart Classrooms

Windows Systems
Windows updates will be installed silently and automatically. If a reboot is required after installation you will receive a message in a pop-up window. You will be allowed to postpone the reboot for up to 24 hours after the updates are installed. If the machine is not rebooted within the 24 hours the system will reboot automatically. If you want to verify if these updates were installed you can go to your Add/Remove Programs control panel and check for the patches listed below.

Windows updates to be included:
Adobe Acrobat 8.2.3
Adobe Acrobat 9.3.3
Adobe Flash Player 10.1.82.76
Adobe Reader 8.2.3
Adobe Reader 9.3.3
MS10-061 Print Spooler Service
MS10-062 MPEG-4 Codec
MS10-063 Unicode Scripts Processor
MS10-066 Remote Procedure Call
MS10-067 WordPad Text Converters
MS10-068 Local Secuity Authority
MS10-069 Windows Client/Server Runtime
QuickTime 7.6.8


Macintosh Systems
Users on Macintosh systems will be prompted to install patches. You will have 14 days to begin installation. If a reboot is required you will have 5 minutes after installation completes to reboot your system or it will reboot automatically. Patches listed with a triangle next to them indicate that a system reboot is required. 

Macintosh patches to be included:
Apple Security Update 2010-006
iTunes 10
Safari 4.1.2
Safari 5.0.2
iWeb 3.0.2
iWork Update 4

Please contact the CIT HelpDesk at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 526-8555 if you have questions or concerns.

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September 29 - ZCM Update

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

By Richard L. DeVries

CIT will be releasing at update to the ZCM desktop agent on Wednesday, Sept. 29 to all faculty and staff Windows workstations.

ZCM (a.k.a. ZENworks) is used as the primary desktop management system for our Windows workstations. This update will deliver ZCM 10.3, which includes a number of bug fixes, security patches, and performance enhancements. It is a prerequisite for additional updates being planned.

Please contact the CIT HelpDesk at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 526-8555 if you have questions or concerns.

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Nov. 17 - Security Updates

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

By Richard L. DeVries

The following security patches and updates will be released by CIT on Wednesday, November 17, 2010.

Target Audiences
Faculty and staff workstations
Smart Classrooms

Windows Systems
Windows updates will be installed silently and automatically. If a reboot is required after installation you will receive a message in a pop-up window. You will be allowed to postpone the reboot for up to 24 hours after the updates are installed. If the machine is not rebooted within the 24 hours the system will reboot automatically. If you want to verify if these updates were installed you can go to your Add/Remove Programs control panel and check for the patches listed below.

Windows updates to be included:
Firefox 3.6.12
JRE 1.6.0.22
MS10-087 Office 2007
MS10-088 PowerPoint

Macintosh Systems
Users on Macintosh systems will be prompted to install patches. You will have 14 days to begin installation. If a reboot is required you will have 5 minutes after installation completes to reboot your system or it will reboot automatically. Patches listed with a triangle next to them indicate that a system reboot is required. 

Macintosh patches to be included:
Apple Security Update 2010-007
Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 3
Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 8
OS X 10.6.5

Please contact the CIT HelpDesk at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 526-8555 if you have questions or concerns.

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PC Software Releases, April 4th - 2012

Tuesday, April 03, 2012

By Nathan Wallace

CIT will be releasing the following PC software for deployment on Wednesday, April 4th. When prompted, please install the updates at your earliest convenience.


Platform: PC


Application/Patch Title(s):
GroupWise 2012
Flash 11.2.202.228
Silverlight 5.0.6118.0
FireFox 10.0.3
PuTTY 0.62
VLC Player 2.01
iTunes 10.6.1.7
CDBurnerXP 4.4.0.2971


Target Audiences - Faculty/Staff


Prompt to Launch? Yes
Defer Launch? Yes
Possible Reboot? No
Defer Reboot? N/A

Please report any problems immediately to the CIT HelpDesk at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 526-8555.


More information about CIT patch management is available at:
http://www.calvin.edu/it/core/network/maintenance/patchmanagement.html

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Emergency Mac Software Release Notification, April 4th - 2012

Wednesday, April 04, 2012

By Lucas Moore

CIT will be releasing the following Mac software for emergency deployment on Wednesday, April 4th. When prompted, please install the updates at your earliest convenience.


Platform: Mac OS X


Application/Patch Title(s):
Java Update for Mac Os X 10.6 and 10.7


Target Audiences - Faculty/Staff
Computer Labs and Smart Classrooms will be updated on 04/05/12


Prompt to Launch? Yes
Defer Launch? Yes up to 4 hours
Possible Reboot? No
Defer Reboot? N/A


CIT Comments:
This software is being deployed out of our regularly scheduled maintenance window due to an exploit currently being active.  This Java security update patches the vulnerability.


Please report any problems immediately to the CIT HelpDesk at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 526-8555.


More information about CIT patch management is available at:
http://www.calvin.edu/it/core/network/maintenance/patchmanagement.html

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Mac Software Releases, April 18th - 2012

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

By Lucas Moore

CIT will be releasing the following Mac software for deployment on Wednesday, April 18th. When prompted, please install the updates at your earliest convenience.


Platform: Mac OS X


Application/Patch Title(s):
iTunes 10.6.1
Apple Software Installer Update (10.6 only)
Canon, Samsung, Xerox Printer Updates
Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.11 (10.6 and 3.12 (10.7)
iTunes Producer 2.6.0
iPhoto Update 9.2.3
Safari 5.1.5
Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 8 (10.6 only)
Java for OS X 2012-003 (10.7 only)
iMac Wi-fi Update


Target Audiences - Faculty/Staff
Computer Labs and Smart Classrooms will be updated on 05/02/12


Prompt to Launch? Yes
Defer Launch? Yes up to 3 days
Possible Reboot? Yes
Defer Reboot? Yes, up to 5 minutes


Please report any problems immediately to the CIT HelpDesk at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 526-8555.


More information about CIT patch management is available at:
http://www.calvin.edu/it/core/network/maintenance/patchmanagement.html

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PC Software Releases, April 23rd - 2012

Monday, April 23, 2012

By Nathan Wallace

CIT will be releasing the following PC software for deployment on Monday, April 23th. When prompted, please install the updates at your earliest convenience.


Platform: PC


Application/Patch Title(s):

MS12-023 - Cumulative Security Update for IE
MS12-024 - Vulnerability in Windows
MS12-025 - Vulnerability in .NET Framework
MS12-027 - Vulnerability in Windows Common Controls
MS12-028 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Office


Target Audiences - Faculty/Staff


Prompt to Launch? No
Defer Launch? No
Possible Reboot? Yes
Defer Reboot? Yes, 18 Hours

Please report any problems immediately to the CIT HelpDesk at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 526-8555.


More information about CIT patch management is available at:
http://www.calvin.edu/it/core/network/maintenance/patchmanagement.html

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