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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">HCL Software is pleased to announce an update to BigFix WebUI, Software Distribution site and Self Service Application. This release introduces a range of enhancements, including improved performance, new features, functionality,
and improved security.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt">BigFix WebUI General Release</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt">Release Features</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">WebUI Performance Improvements!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">Significant performance improvements to WebUI means that you can now manage up to 250K endpoints with a single instance. These performance improvements apply to all supported WebUI platforms (both Linux and Windows).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">For additional details, please see the updated capacity planning guide available at:
</span><a href="https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sys_id=a1c62bc41b617f4077761fc58d4bcb1c"><span lang="EN-US">https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sys_id=a1c62bc41b617f4077761fc58d4bcb1c</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Software Distribution and Self-Service Application New Features!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US">Simplified distribution of files to endpoints via the WebUI</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Operators in WebUI can now very easily send any file to endpoints through the Software Distribution Application.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US">Broadcast end-user messages through the Self-Service Application via the WebUI</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Operators can now use the WebUI to write messages (including HTML text) to be communicated to end-users via the SSA. SSA will display the message to the user, who can snooze it if they’re busy. Additionally, these messages
are stored and available for end-users to bring up for future reference.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US">Simplify management of large numbers of applications with additional display options within the Self-Service Application
</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Operators can now choose to display BigFix offers in SSA as a list of items, as opposed to a set of tiles. This is especially helpful in cases where organizations have a large number of offers made available to their
end-users. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Query app enhancements</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US">Enhanced experience for BigFix Query</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Based on user feedback, the BigFix Design team has redesigned the user experience of BigFix Query app, to make it more intuitive and usable. In particular, access and storage of pre-defined queries has been made easier,
and general navigation of the app has been improved.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Patch and Patch Policies enhancements</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US">Improved search and filtering capabilities for Patches</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Operators can now find patches in the WebUI by CVE number.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US">Maintenance window support within Patch Policies</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Operators can now enable maintenance windows within a patch policy, allowing patch actions to run only during pre-defined maintenance windows.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Patch Policies now supports additional Operating Systems</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Added support for: SUSE 15, CentOS, Oracle Linux</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Other modifications</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Resolved Defect Articles for WebUI:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">KB0068704</span><span lang="EN-US"> Running WebUI service generates a large transaction log
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">KB0073369 A collation conflict makes the WebUI hang on loading page
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">KB0073601 WebUI Patch release date is incorrect
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">KB0074041 Discrepancy when adding targets in Patch Policy
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Resolved Defect Articles for SSA:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">KB0068786 Script error on SSA using Post-Action feature
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">KB0068771 SSA issue with closed actions shows pop-up message each hour
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">KB0068772 Configurations in the Post-Action tab are ignored
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">KB0074112 BigFix Self-Service app unable to launch on some Mac machines</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">How to update</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">WebUI will update automatically by default, unless configured otherwise.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The Software Distribution site will update automatically by default (if not in airgapped environment).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#222222;background:white">Users of the BigFix Self Service Application will need to update this component to version 3.1.1 using the following fixlets from Software Distribution site:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#222222;background:white">Fixlet 302: Upgrade IBM BigFix Self-Service Application (Windows)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#222222"><br>
<span style="background:white">Fixlet 304: Upgrade IBM BigFix Self-Service Application (Mac OS X)</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Published Versions</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Software Distribution Site, Version 89</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">WebUI Versions:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Profile Management</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> <span style="color:black">9</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">WebUI API</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> <span style="color:black">2</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Application Administration 14</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Patch Policies 12</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Common</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
<span style="color:black">54</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">WebUI Content App 4</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Custom 25</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">WebUI Data Sync 7</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">WebUI Framework 9</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Patch 24</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">WebUI Permissions and Preferences 4</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Query 16</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Software Distributio</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">n<span style="color:black"> 26</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">WebUI Take Action 8</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Documentation links</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">WebUI Documentation <a href="https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhelp.hcltechsw.com%2Fbigfix%2F9.5%2Fwebui%2Fwelcome%2FBigFix_WebUI_welcome.html&data=02%7C01%7Calessandro.dinia%40hcl.com%7C3020033518fd4c92c73808d7957549d2%7C189de737c93a4f5a8b686f4ca9941912%7C0%7C0%7C637142203291022440&sdata=UWUBh9%2FHOd4j7H%2Ffg85Z4BpodbbL7Hq1xBcT2OlNVZs%3D&reserved=0">https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/9.5/webui/welcome/BigFix_WebUI_welcome.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">SWD/SSA Documetation <a href="https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhelp.hcltechsw.com%2Fbigfix%2F9.5%2Flifecycle%2Fswd.html&data=02%7C01%7Calessandro.dinia%40hcl.com%7C3020033518fd4c92c73808d7957549d2%7C189de737c93a4f5a8b686f4ca9941912%7C0%7C0%7C637142203291032441&sdata=x3i3npD4PqFJFNEcXJZEYvjz%2BpOfchZHZVwU5Bo%2BJkI%3D&reserved=0">
https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/9.5/lifecycle/swd.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">BigFix Capacity planning guide available at:
</span><a href="https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sys_id=a1c62bc41b617f4077761fc58d4bcb1c"><span lang="EN-US">https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sys_id=a1c62bc41b617f4077761fc58d4bcb1c</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thank you for being part of the BigFix family!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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