Justin Rummel has updated his XProtectWatch tool so that it triggers a Notification whenever the XProtect plist is updated. This is not a system to manage the XProtect settings but rather a tool to notify you when XProtect gets a new configuration.
There is a new version of DeployStudio available on their website. It includes a few bug fixes and an increased number of streams when deploying disk images.
Oracle has released a security patch for Java 7 on OS X which can be found here and Apple has released updates for Java 6 which can be found via Software Updates.
DeployStudio 1.5.16 (I guess we're finally done with the RC status?) was released yesterday. Check the change log and download it here.
Graham Gilbert has an official post declaring Crypt to be in beta status. Crypt is a great alternative to many of the paid solutions for FileVaule 2 escrow. Rich Trouton gave us an early look at Crypt when it was more alpha-ish and it was looking really good.
Yesterday a new version of Flash Player was released and with it came some more challenges regarding the Flash Player installer.
A new FileVault 2 escrow app has been released recently and offers a good alternative to Califlower Vest. The app is called Crypt and it is Graham Gilbert's baby. Crypt has both a client and a web app (which is django-based).
Several people have posted in the forums as well as on the MacE mailing list wondering where Mike Bombich's Mactips went. When the new website rolled out, some of the old content had been removed by request.
DeployStudio RC135 was released yesterday. It fixes some annoying bugs with flow control (packages and scripts installing out of order). Check out the change log and download it here.
Apple released Apple TV Software Update 5.1 yesterday which includes several new enterprise friendly features, including support for 802.1X and the use of a proxy server. Both are configured via configuration profiles. Details are at the links below.
