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Steps you can take to stay safe online after Heartbleed
Apr. 25, 2014—Heartbleed is a bug in OpenSSL, a set of software tools used widely across the Web for security. This bug may reveal sensitive information such as user names, passwords, and other private information to cyber-criminals. Here are steps you can take to stay safe online: 1. Watch for notices from companies to change your passwords....
MATLAB Release 2014a Available
Apr. 24, 2014—Mathworks released MATLAB Release 2014a on March 6, 2014. Software Store customers with active MATLAB subscriptions that expire April 30, 2015 are eligible to upgrade to 2014a at no cost. Vanderbilt’s MATLAB product suite includes the following products. End users would pay $15,300 per computer if Vanderbilt did not have a site license for MATLAB. ...
Minitab 17
Apr. 24, 2014—Minitab, Inc. released Minitab 17 on February 18. Software Store customers with active Minitab subscriptions are eligible to upgrade to version 17 at no cost. The Vanderbilt Software Store placed Minitab 17 in the accounts of customers who are eligible to upgrade. See http://www.minitab.com/en-us/products/minitab/?WT.srch=1&WT.mc_id=SE019824 for information on the new release.
Security Alert for OpenSSL Heartbleed Vulnerability
Apr. 21, 2014—Oracle released Security Alert CVE-2014-0160 for the OpenSSL Heartbleed vulnerability on April 18, 2014. This Security Alert addresses a vulnerability which affects multiple OpenSSL versions implemented by multiple vendors in multiple products. See http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2014-0160-2190703.html for the list of affected Oracle products and patch availability information. Oracle strongly recommends applying the patches as soon as possible....
Members Save with Dell this Spring – Double your Discount Continues
Apr. 18, 2014—Get twice the savings on select Dell PCs, tablets, and electronics from April 14 through April 30! Offers include: Inspiron 17 7000 Series with touch screen $863.99 member price after $276 double your discount savings. Search Order Code: dnMnj1507s Includes 4th generation Intel Core i7 processor, Windows 8.1, 8 GB memory, 1 TB hard drive,...
Windows Server 2012 R2 Update
Apr. 15, 2014—Microsoft released Windows Server 2012 R2 Update on April 2. The Update is free through Windows Update. See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn645472.aspx for product information. Vanderbilt departments can order Windows Server 2012 R2 Update through the Software Store by placing an order under the Departments/Microsoft tab.
Windows 8.1 Update
Apr. 15, 2014—Microsoft released Windows 8.1 Update on April 8. The Update is free through Windows Update. See http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/install-latest-update-windows-8-1 for installation instructions. Vanderbilt departments can order Windows 8.1 Update through the Software Store by placing an order under the Departments tab. Note that Windows 8.1 users must install the Update version by August 12 in order to...
How to Reissue a GeoTrust Enterprise SSL Certificate in response to Heartbleed
Apr. 11, 2014—Regarding the information posted at http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2014/04/heartbleed/, please follow the process below if you need to reissue an SSL certificate you purchased through the Software Store: a. Go to https://products.geotrust.com/orders/orderinformation/authentication.do b. Enter the common name, email address of the technical contact for the original certificate, and the image number c. Click Continue d. Click Request Access...
Microsoft Office for iPad
Mar. 28, 2014—Microsoft released Office for iPad on March 27, 2014. Office for iPad requires an Office 365 subscription. This means Microsoft is not offering Office for iPad through: The Microsoft Home Use Program (i.e. the program that lets employees buy a perpetual license for Office for Mac or Office for Windows for home use for $9.95)...
Software Store Maintenance Scheduled for Wednesday, March 26, from 6-8 a.m.
Mar. 26, 2014—Kivuto, the company that hosts the Vanderbilt Software Store, is upgrading ELMS (the storefront platform) on March 26, 2014 beginning at 6:00 AM. Kivuto expects to complete the maintenance within 2 hours. During this time, Kivuto will place the store in “maintenance mode” and will display a message indicating the store is temporarily unavailable to...