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Protect and connect your computer: the C@B CD

Connecting@Berkeley Service Team, IST–WSS

The C@B 2006 CD is an essential accessory for protecting and connecting your computer at UC Berkeley. It's free and available for your Windows or Macintosh computer.

You can use the CD to:

• Help your computer meet the campus's mandatory minimum security standards (http://socrates.berkeley.edu:2002/MinStds/AppA.min.htm).

• Help protect your computer from viruses and Internet attacks by installing antivirus and personal firewall software.

• Obtain high-quality software for securely checking and sending email, transferring files, and more.

• Add settings so your computer can connect to the Internet via the dial-up, wireless (AirBears), and wired services available at UC Berkeley, while keeping any Internet settings you already have.

Where to get it

You can pick up the C@B 2006 CD simply by showing your UC Berkeley ID card at the following convenient campus locations:

• The Campus Computer Store, 41 University Hall.
• Student Computer Consulting Service, first floor, Moffitt Library.
• Library Reference Hall, third floor, Moffitt Library.
• Library Reference Desk, second floor, Doe Library.

In addition, several campus departments, including the Haas School of Business, Boalt Hall School of Law, International House, College of Environmental Design, and the UC Berkeley Retirement Center, have provided the C@B CD to their communities.

What's new

Highlights of what's new on the 2006 CD:

• A new 16-page booklet now accompanies the CD. This booklet provides a concise overview of how your computer can easily meet four of the most critical campus minimum security standards.

• A new version of the Symantec Client Security (SCS) software suite for Windows has been added. This version of SCS adds spyware and adware protection and offers an enhanced firewall interface, among its many improvements.

• Support for Mac OS X 10.4 ("Tiger") is provided. This includes Tiger-compatible versions of Norton AntiVirus and other applications.

For more details about the C@B CD, including more information on its system requirements and contents, please visit the C@B website (http://cab.berkeley.edu).

This award-winning CD, now in its eighth consecutive year of production, is a product of the Connecting@Berkeley Service Team of IST's Workstation Support Services department.

Related article

• Connecting@Berkeley CD best in nation. BC&C, Winter 2002.

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