For readers new to Stanford, Essential Stanford Software (ESS) is a collection of applications -- some free, others licensed by the University -- that help faculty, staff and students accomplish day-to-day tasks and keep their computers secure.
Recent changes to the collection are described below.
BigFix Client for Mac OS X: BigFix is a centralized, patch management service that has been in use at Stanford for several years, but was only available for Windows machines. Due in Spring Quarter, the BigFix client for Mac OS X will allow both local and central technical support staff to deploy critical security patches to OS X machines across campus. See related article for further information (link will be live in published version).
SecureCRT 6.0 and SecureFX 6.0: Available for Windows XP and Vista, SecureCRT and SecureFX together offer secure terminal emulation and file transfer. The latest versions of these packages are combined for the first time in a single installer, simplifying the integration between the two applications.
StuffIt Standard: StuffIt Standard for both OS X and Windows has been removed from ESS. With both operating systems now offering native support for expanding and compressing the most commonly used archive formats, IT Services chose not to renew our license for StuffIt standard.
