<html><body><p><font size="4">The IBM BigFix Software Distribution team is pleased to announce the release of Software Distribution updates.<br><br></font><b><font size="4"><br>Reason for Update</font></b><font size="4"><br>The main purpose of this release is in BigFix platform version 9.1 and above, the Manage Software Distribution dashboard is switching from using the upload manager tool to using the BigFix platform for file uploads in order to address potential security vulnerabilities. However, users are now required to stay on the dashboard until the files are uploaded. Users who uses the upload manager tool outside of the dashboard will need to update to the latest version.<br><br></font><b><font size="4"><br>Additional Changes</font></b><ul><ul type="disc"><li><font size="4">Fixed bug where certain packages cannot be exported from the dashboard. </font><li><font size="4">Fixed bug where the dashboard created Fixlets will not record a proper timestamp. </font><li><font size="4">Fixed bug with the Client Dashboard for Software Offers where content is not translated on non-English systems. </font><li><font size="4">Fixed bug with Upload Maintenance Service for Linux BigFix deployments where it cannot connect to the database. </font><li><font size="4">For the Analysis Software Distribution Deployment Results, number of lines returned have been increased from 200 to 1000. </font><li><font size="4">Minor string changes in the dashboard.</font></ul></ul><font size="4"><br></font><b><font size="4"><br>Actions to Take </font></b><font size="4"><br>Users of the upload manager tool outside of the Manage Software Distribution dashboard will need to update the tool by copying the tool from the Software Distribution site folder.<br><br>Linux BigFix users will need to update the Upload Maintenance Service.<br>Fixlet 6: IBM BigFix Server: Upgrade IBM BigFix Upload Maintenance Service<br><br>Users of the Client Dashboard for Software Offers will need to update the dashboard component.<br>Fixlet 16: Update Client Dashboard for Software Offers and Generate a PIN for Self Service Portal Registration (Windows, Mac)<br><br></font><b><font size="4"><br>Site Version </font></b><font size="4"><br>Software Distribution, site version 74<br><br></font><b><font size="4"><br>Additional Links </font></b><font size="4"><br>Software Distribution User's Guide: </font><a href="http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS63NW_9.5.0/com.ibm.bigfix.lifecycle.doc/swd_ug_toc.html"><u><font size="4" color="#0000FF">http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS63NW_9.5.0/com.ibm.bigfix.lifecycle.doc/swd_ug_toc.html</font></u></a><font size="4"><br><br><br>Application Engineering Team<br>IBM BigFix</font><tt><br></tt><BR>
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