[BESAdmin-Announcements] IBM Endpoint Manager Software Distribution 5.2 Now Available!

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

The IBM Endpoint Manager team is pleased to announce the latest release of
the Software Distribution site.

PKG support for Mac OS X
Software Distribution now supports the installation of PKG files on Mac OS
X. Creating tasks using PKG files will work the same as other supported
file types such as EXE or MSI.  Options to create individual logs for these
tasks and upload them to the server are available. For more information
about individual log generation, see the Software Distribution User’s Guide
.

Due to the nature of PKG installations, the following limitations should be
noted:
   ·	The Software Distribution dashboard is not able to create an
      associated uninstall task.
   ·	The install tasks will remain relevant even after a successful
      installation. Reinstalling a PKG will not cause any issues.
   ·	The "Policy Action" type of Mac PKG tasks is not supported in the
      Software Distribution task deployment process.

Self Service Portal Update
This patch release includes library updates for the Self Service Portal and
Trusted Service Provider. A new Fixlet named 'Upgrade JRE (6SR15FP1) and
Jetty (8.1.14) for SWD components' with an ID of 750 has been added.

For customers who use IBM Endpoint Manager for Mobile Device Management,
this Fixlet also updates the Management Extender for Apple iOS and the
Admin Portal.

Action Required: Run the 'Upgrade JRE (6SR15FP1) and Jetty (8.1.14) for SWD
components' Fixlet on applicable computers.


Bug Fixes
   ·	Fixed a bug in the Self Service Portal where a comma in the LDAP name
      may prevent a user name from being written to the registry, which
      therefore prevents a user from registering computers and taking
      actions successfully.
   ·	Fixed a bug in the Red Hat Upload Maintenance Service that cannot
      recognize lowercase folder names.
   ·	Fixed a bug that sometimes causes a brief unwanted prompt when the
      user chooses to run a task as a current user.


Published site version:
Software Distribution, version 55

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Application Engineering Team
IBM Endpoint Manager
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