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Until recently, the Vanderbilt Software Store offered Microsoft TechNet subscriptions to departments through Vanderbilt’s Microsoft Select contract.  Last year, Microsoft announced that it was retiring the TechNet Subscription service and replacing it with several free offers including: The TechNet Evaluation Center TechNet Forums The Microsoft Virtual Academy

Microsoft is distributing OneNote for Windows and Mac for $0. Mac users can download OneNote through the Mac App Store.

Microsoft will end all support for Windows XP on April 8, 2014. Office 365 will not block connections from fully patched Windows XP computers after April 8, 2014, but connectivity to the service will be at risk. Windows XP workstations that have not deployed all service packs and automatic updates run an even higher risk of Office 365 connectivity issues after support for Windows XP ends. Microsoft strongly recommends that you upgrade your Windows XP workstations to Windows 8 or Windows 7 prior to April 8, 2014.

Microsoft renamed and enhanced two Office 365 services during February 2014: Office Web Apps is now Office Online; and SkyDrive Pro is now OneDrive for Business. Microsoft also released security and compliance related updates with improvements to authentication for Office 365 and Yammer, anti-spam and anti-malware enhancements, new email encryption options with S/MIME and Office 365 Message encryption, and new Data Loss Prevention features.

Office 365 will no longer support Internet Explorer 8 after 8 April 2014. For the best, richest experience with Office 365, Microsoft recommends that you upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer 10 is available now, and Internet Explorer 11 is coming soon.

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Mathworks is hosting a MATLAB seminar entitled "MATLAB and Simulink for Embedded Systems and Robotics" for all Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff.

See http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-07.html for details on the vulnerability and to download the newest version of Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Adobe recommends users install the update as soon as possible.

On February 4, Adobe released security updates for Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.43 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh and Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.335 and earlier versions for Linux. These updates fix a vulnerability that could permit an attacker to control an affected device. Adobe recommends installing the updates on affected devices as soon as possible. Visit http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-04.html to learn more and to access the updates.

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