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<DIV><SPAN class=640020207-03112004><FONT face=Arial size=2>BigFix is pleased to
announce that BES 5.0 is now available. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=640020207-03112004><FONT face=Arial size=2>The new BES 5.0
features are available at:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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href="http://support.bigfix.com/bes/changes/bes_5_0_features.pdf">http://support.bigfix.com/bes/changes/bes_5_0_features.pdf</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=640020207-03112004><FONT face=Arial size=2>To help BES 4.1
users understand the new features, there is a guide (all BES
Console users should review this guide) available at:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=640020207-03112004><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://support.bigfix.com/bes/install/bes50upgradeguide.html">http://support.bigfix.com</FONT></SPAN>/bes/install/bes50upgradeguide.html</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=640020207-03112004><FONT face=Arial size=2>Currently, the
release is available at the BigFix website at: </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://software.bigfix.com/bes/install/downloadbes.html">http://<SPAN
class=640020207-03112004>software</SPAN>.bigfix.com/bes/install/downloadbes.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=640020207-03112004><FONT face=Arial size=2>There
are upgrade instructions available at:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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href="http://support.bigfix.com/bes/install/upgradebes.html">http://support.bigfix.com/bes/install/upgradebes.html</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Fixlet messages for upgrading BES
are <SPAN class=640020207-03112004>NOT </SPAN>currently available, but will
be available within a few days. In the meantime, it is recommended that you
upgrade your test labs (if applicable) to test the new features and the upgrade
process. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>You can upgrade your production BES
deployment manually using the instructions above or, alternately, the Fixlet
messages for upgrading<SPAN class=640020207-03112004> the BES components will be
soon be available on the BES Support Fixlet
site.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=640020207-03112004>If you
have any questions, please contact your support
technician.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT
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<DIV><BR>Thank you,</DIV>
<DIV></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><SPAN class=640020207-03112004><FONT face=Arial
size=2>BigFix Product Team</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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