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Classworks Service Release 181

21 Jun, 2010

Today Curriculum Advantage, Inc. released the Classworks Service Release 181. The main emphasis in this service release is to provide added performance and stability to the Classworks core technologies with an addition of a new powerful workstation administration tool called the Classworks Automatic Update Service.

This service release also requires an update to the Classworks workstations. Using the tools available, IT professionals can update your workstations using an auto deployment tool such as Microsoft Group Policy or Novell Zenworks with added assistance from the Classworks Automatic Update Service. Please see the service release update instructions located on the Classworks knowledge base site*.

Classworks Automatic Update Service

To keep your Classworks workstation up to date with the latest updates, you once had to go online and download the updates for your installation. No more. Classworks includes a built-in service called Classworks Automatic Update Service (CAUS). CAUS provides new features that may enhance your Classworks experience. With CAUS, you can easily get:

The latest fixes from Classworks
Updates that improve reliability and performance
Upgrades to Classworks features as they become available

CAUS can be setup to automatically download and install Classworks updates. This is the simplest way to make sure your workstations stay up to date - just set it up and forget it.

CAUS uses Microsoft Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) to prioritize, throttle, and asynchronously transfer Classworks files between machines using idle network bandwidth. To learn more about Microsoft BITS go to:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa362708(VS.85).aspx.

Important - Update Instructions
Detailed instructions and access to the appropriate downloads can be found on the Classworks Web Edition Support Site in the Knowledge Base as follows: http://www.curriculumadvantage.com/support/web/index.php?View=entry&EntryID=293

Technical Support is always available to customers. Calls are answered during business hours, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Current contact information is available on the Classworks Web site. Customers with a valid Classworks knowledge base login and password can request technical support electronically on the Classworks Online Support and Services Web site.

Telephone Technical Support: (800) 323-9459, option 2 -- M-F 8AM-5PM (eastern)