<font size=2 face="sans-serif">IBM is pleased to announce an update to
Tivoli Endpoint Manager Windows Software Distribution. Tivoli Endpoint
Manager Software Distribution, which is part of the Lifecycle Management
suite, provides a high performance package library and automation toolkit
for endpoint administrators managing Windows workstations and servers.</font>
<p><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><b>New Features</b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial">* "Follow the User" targeting of
installs – Use the new Active Directory inspectors to target software
installations based on the logged on user's security groups or OUs, or
the computer's security groups or OUs, or combinations of those attributes.
See </font><a href="http://support.bigfix.com/cgi-bin/kbdirect.pl?id=1805"><font size=2 color=blue face="Arial">http://support.bigfix.com/cgi-bin/kbdirect.pl?id=1805</font></a><font size=2 face="Arial">
and </font><a href="http://support.bigfix.com/cgi-bin/kbdirect.pl?id=1757"><font size=2 color=blue face="Arial">http://support.bigfix.com/cgi-bin/kbdirect.pl?id=1757</font></a><font size=2 face="Arial">
for more information. Tivoli Endpoint Manager Platform 8.1 is required.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial">* SPB Support – Import and deploy Tivoli
SPB packages for Windows systems. This capability relies on the "Client
Manager for TCM" site, which is available to Lifecycle Management
customers. See </font><a href="http://support.bigfix.com/cgi-bin/kbdirect.pl?id=1804"><font size=2 color=blue face="Arial">http://support.bigfix.com/cgi-bin/kbdirect.pl?id=1804</font></a><font size=2 face="Arial">
for more information.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><b>Published site versions: </b><br>
Software Distribution, version 2</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Client Manager for TCM, version 3</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Arial"><b>Actions to Take:</b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial">Lifecycle Management customers on 8.x platforms
will see the new Client Manager for TCM site under BigFix Management >
License Overview. This site should be subscribed to the TEM Server and
any Windows workstations which need to manage SPB packages.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Arial"><i>Application Engineering Team<br>
Tivoli Endpoint Manager</i></font>