<div><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"><b>This update contains
the following fixes:</b></span><br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·      
 </span><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Fix
for extended reporting of usage statistics for Java.<b> </b></span><br><span style=" font-size:9pt;font-family:Symbol">·      
 </span><span style=" font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial">Problem
with displaying the correct scope of data on Software Installation panel
is solved.</span><br><span style=" font-size:9pt;font-family:Symbol">·      
 </span><span style=" font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial">The
import of data on Solaris servers completes without any errors.</span><br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·      
 </span><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">'Initiate
Software Scan' fixlet runs successfully on Solaris operating system.</span><br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">For more information,
see: </span><a href=https://ibm.biz/Readme_File><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:sans-serif"><u>https://ibm.biz/Readme_File</u></span></a><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">.</span><br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"><b>Important announcements:</b></span><br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·      
 </span><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"><b>'Detecting
malware threats based on SHA-256 file checksums' Preview Feature deactivation
announcement.</b></span><br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">IBM BigFix Inventory
application update delivered in December 2018 introduced the following
Preview Feature: Detecting malware threats based on SHA-256 file checksums.
See: </span><a href=https://ibm.biz/File_checksums><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:Arial"><u>https://ibm.biz/File_checksums</u></span></a><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">.</span><br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">With this communication
we are announcing the deactivation of this Preview Feature in accordance
with the Preview Features Disclaimer notice. The deactivation will be made
effective on May 20, 2019. Deactivation of the feature will be transparent
to your deployment as there is no action that is required to perform on
your installation or any product update modification that will have to
be deployed. Removal of feature will be done by deactivating the temporary
subscription license for IBM X-Force Exchange that was made available in
BigFix Inventory 9.2.14.</span><br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·      
 </span><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"><b>End
of support for MS SQL 2008 and 2008 R2 database is planned for September
2019.</b></span><div><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">All clients who use
BigFix Inventory server with MS SQL 2008 or 2008 R2 database should migrate
to newer MS SQL version that is supported by the product. For more information,
see: </span><a href=https://ibm.biz/EOS_MS_SQL_2008><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:Arial"><u>https://ibm.biz/EOS_MS_SQL_2008</u></span></a><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">.</span><br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"><b>Action to take</b></span><br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">To learn how to get
the application update and deploy it as well as to view the full list of
new features and APARs that were fixed in this application update, see
the following links:</span><br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">BigFix Inventory: </span><a href=https://ibm.biz/><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:Arial"><u>https://ibm.biz/BFI_update_92152</u></span></a><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">.</span><div><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"><b>Questions</b></span><br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">If you have any product-related
questions, please post them on one of the following forums:</span><br><a href=https://ibm.biz/BFI_Forum><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:Arial"><u>https://ibm.biz/BFI_Forum</u></span></a></div></div></div><BR>