[BESAdmin-Announcements] BigFix Platform 8.0 Patch Now Available!

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

BigFix, an IBM Company, is pleased to announce the availability of version 8.0.627 of the BigFix Platform!

Version 8.0.627 is an update to the initial 8.0 release and includes several bug fixes and updates to various BigFix platform components and installers.  Further details are available in the full technical change list posted at http://support.bigfix.com/bes/changes/fullchangelist-80.txt on the BigFix support site.

The initial 8.0 release introduced a streamlined user interface for both the Console and Web Reports, agents for new platforms including CentOS, Oracle Enterprise Linux, and SuSE 11, and relays on RHEL and Solaris.  Additionally, seven languages are supported at launch for platform components: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, and Spanish.

The upgrade is available to all BigFix customers at no charge. BigFix recommends upgrading whenever possible to take advantage of the new features, optimizations, and bug fixes.  As with all BigFix platform upgrades, you can upgrade any component manually or by using Fixlet messages available on the BES Support Fixlet site.

Additional Notes:
- The full BigFix Platform 8.0 technical change list is available at http://support.bigfix.com/bes/changes/fullchangelist-80.txt
- Manual upgrade instructions are available at http://support.bigfix.com/bes/install/upgradebes.html
- Upgrade Fixlet messages for previous versions of BES are available at http://support.bigfix.com/bes/install/beswindowsarchive.html

BigFix Product Team
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