On June 11, 2013, Microsoft released critical patches for Windows and Office 2011 for Macs. Adobe has also released critical patches for Flash Player. Details

As part of our ongoing efforts to improve mail services, SCS Computing Facilities has released two beta webmail services, Roundcube and a new version of SquirrelMail. Details

SCS Computing Facilities continually works to enhance computer security for the SCS community. The latest effort involves eliminating the use of single-DES (Data Encryption Standard) in favor of stronger cryptographic algorithms, contributing to a more secure computing environment. This change will require all users to change their SCS Kerberos passwords by Monday August 12, 2013. Details

SCS Computing Facilities has received the following service alert from iPass. Details

On April 8, 2014, Microsoft will end support for both Windows XP SP3 and Office 2003. After this date Microsoft will no longer publish security updates for either of these packages. As a result, SCS Computing Facilities will also end support services for computers running Windows XP and will no longer provide support for Office 2003 beginning on April 9, 2014. Details

SCS Computing Facilities is pleased to announce the addition of Linux support for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS for 64 bit systems. Supported Ubuntu Linux hosts will now run the SCS Dragon computing environment. Details