<div class="socmaildefaultfont" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;" dir="ltr" ><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;" dir="ltr" ><div dir="ltr" ><p><font face="Tahoma" size="2" >IBM BigFix Patches for Windows is pleased to announce that it has extended its scope for Office 365 to include 2016 applications.<br>In this version, BigFix Patches for Windows helps Office 365 users to update Office 2016 applications through the Click-to-Run technology and use the following features:</font></p>
<ul> <li type="disc" ><font face="Tahoma" size="2" >Disable automatic updates</font></li> <li type="disc" ><font face="Tahoma" size="2" >Setup a network share location</font></li> <li type="disc" ><font face="Tahoma" size="2" >Identify outdated applications</font></li> <li type="disc" ><font face="Tahoma" size="2" >Configure Office 2016 to update from a network share location or from the web</font></li> <li type="disc" ><font face="Tahoma" size="2" >Trigger Office 2016 applications to update themselves</font></li></ul>
<div><font face="Tahoma" size="2" >BigFix Patches for Windows supports fully installed Office 2016 applications for the PC version of the following Office 365 subscription plans:</font><br><font face="Arial" size="3" > </font><br><font face="Arial" size="3" > </font></div>
<table border="1" > <tbody> <tr valign="top" > <td width="269" valign="middle" > <div align="center" ><span style="font-size: 0.85em;" ><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;" ><b>Supported Office 365 subscription plans</b></span></span></div> </td> <td width="244" valign="middle" > <div align="center" ><span style="font-size: 0.85em;" ><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;" ><b>Supported Office 2016 applications</b><br> <b>(PC versions)</b></span></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top" > <td width="269" valign="middle" > <ul type="disc" style="padding-left: 20pt; margin-left: 0px;" > <li><span style="font-size: 0.85em;" ><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;" >Office 365 ProPlus</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 0.85em;" ><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;" >Office 365 Enterprise E3</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 0.85em;" ><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;" >Office 365 Enterprise E5</span></span></li> </ul> </td> <td width="244" valign="middle" > <ul type="disc" style="padding-left: 38pt; margin-left: 0px;" > <li><span style="font-size: 0.85em;" ><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;" >Access</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 0.85em;" ><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;" >Excel</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 0.85em;" ><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;" >OneNote</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 0.85em;" ><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;" >Outlook</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 0.85em;" ><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;" >PowerPoint</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 0.85em;" ><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;" >Publisher</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 0.85em;" ><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;" >Skype for Business</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 0.85em;" ><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;" >Word</span></span></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>
<div><font face="Arial" size="3" > </font><br><font face="Tahoma" size="2" >BigFix Patches for Windows supports the following update channels and types of updates for clients:</font><br><font face="Arial" size="3" > </font></div>
<table border="1" > <tbody> <tr valign="top" > <td width="287" valign="middle" > <ul style="padding-left: 2pt; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: none;" > <li><span style="font-size: 0.85em;" ><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" ><b>Supported update channels for clients</b></span></span></li> </ul> </td> <td width="209" valign="middle" > <ul style="padding-left: 2pt; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: none;" > <li><span style="font-size: 0.85em;" ><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" ><b>Supported types of updates</b></span></span></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top" > <td width="287" valign="middle" > <ul type="disc" style="padding-left: 38pt; margin-left: 0px;" > <li><span style="font-size: 0.85em;" ><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" >Current channel</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 0.85em;" ><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" >Deferred channel</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 0.85em;" ><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" >First release for deferred channel</span></span></li> </ul> </td> <td width="209" valign="middle" > <ul type="disc" style="padding-left: 38pt; margin-left: 0px;" > <li><span style="font-size: 0.85em;" ><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" >Security updates</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 0.85em;" ><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" >Non-security updates</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 0.85em;" ><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" >Feature updates</span></span></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>
<div><br><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2" >Highlights</font></b><br><i><font face="Arial" size="2" >Fixlets and Tasks:</font></i><br><font face="Arial" size="2" >365039 Set the Office 365 - Office 2016 Update Channel to Current Channel - Office 2016<br>365041 Set the Office 365 - Office 2016 Update Channel to Deferred Channel - Office 2016<br>365043 Set the Office 365 - Office 2016 Update Channel to First Release of Deferred Channel - Office 2016<br>365045 Office 365 Version 16.0.6769.2015 Available - Current Channel - Office 2016<br>365047 Office 365 Version 16.0.6001.1068 Available - Deferred Channel - Office 2016<br>365049 Office 365 Version 16.0.6741.2025 Available - First Release of Deferred Channel - Office 2016<br>365051 Disable Office 365 Automatic Update - Office 2016<br>365053 Enable Office 365 Automatic Update - Office 2016<br>365055 Configure the Update Path of Office 365 - Office 2016<br>365059 Remove the Update Path of Office 365 - Office 2016<br>365063 Set up Network Share for Office 365 - Office 2016<br>365065 Delete Network Share for Office 365 - Office 2016<br>365067 Office 365 Version 16.0.6769.2015 Available for Network Share for Office 365 - Office 2016 - Current Channel - Office 2016<br>365069 Office 365 Version 16.0.6001.1068 Available for Network Share for Office 365 - Office 2016 - Deferred Channel - Office 2016<br>365071 Office 365 Version 16.0.6741.2025 Available for Network Share for Office 365 - Office 2016 - First Release of Deferred Channel - Office 2016</font><br><i><font face="Arial" size="2" >Analysis: </font></i><br><font face="Arial" size="2" >365057 Application Information for Office 365 - Office 2016<br>365061 Network Share Information for Office 365 - Office 2016</font><br><br><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2" >Actions to take</font></b><br><font face="Tahoma" size="2" >Gather the Patch for Windows site, version 2472.</font></div>
<p><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2" >Reference</font></b></p>
<p><u><font color="#0000ff" face="Tahoma" size="2" ><a href="https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/Using%20BigFix%20Patch%20to%20update%20Click-to-%20Run%20versions%20of%20Office%20products" target="_blank" >https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/Using%20BigFix%20Patch%20to%20update%20Click-to-%20Run%20versions%20of%20Office%20products</a></font></u></p>
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