New Graphical System Image Creation Tool
Filewave has released a new image creation tool called 'Filewave Lightning.' This GUI-based tool is specifically for generating 10.7 and 10.8 images along with baking in additional packages if desired.
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Oracle Supporting OS X Starting With Java 7 Update 6
Yesterday, Oracle announced that they would be expanding support for OS X with the release of Java 7 update 6. Oracle is now responsible for Java updates for the OS X platform. In the past, Apple had handled distribution of Java updates via Apple Software Updates.
Apple updates Mac Pro! And New Airport Express!
Apple didn't say anything in the keynote, but when the store came back, the Mac Pro has been updated! Looks like it was just the processor that got a change. No thunderbolt, but looks like the rumors of the MacPro's demise are premature.
New Apple IT Whitepapers
Apple posted new whitepapers to http://training.apple.com/lion. The Configuration Profiles and 802.1X authentication whitepapers look brand spankin' new.
Apple FIPS Cryptographic Module v1.1 posted
Apple has posted the Apple FIPS Cryptographic Module v1.1 and has an associated "How to set up and maintain a FIPS-enabled OS X Lion system" kbase. FIPS validation is a certification program by NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) to verify cryptographic modules.
Announcing Novell Kanaka for Mac
http://info.condreycorp.com/blog/2012/01/announcing-novell-kanaka-for-mac.html January 18, 2012Condrey Corporation announced yesterday, an agreement with Novell, Inc.
Apple Releases Second Edition of Lion Server Advanced Administration
Apple released their new Lion Server Advanced Administration documentation. Has anyone yet analyzed what's new?I filed an enhancement request asking for them to flag the differences.
I am a humble personal assistant, with reminders about InstaDMG
Hey folks,It's been a while since we InstaDMG-ers were at the forefront of people's minds, and it may seem like the whole IT landscape has changed. I wanted to briefly drop you a line with a few tidbits and subtle reminders.
App Store Volume Purchasing Program (VPP) for Business On the Way
Apple has announced that the Volume Purchase Program (VPP for short) is coming to business. The VPP allows organizations to purchase applications in bulk.
libsrvrmgrd-osx 0.6.2 Released
A new release of my monitoring plugin for Nagios (and compatible) monitoring solutions is available. This version includes some added hardware monitoring for HDD, Memory & CPU Usage. There are many bug fixes which clean up a lot of the (null) and 404 errors that were occurring when run from a OSX monitoring server.