October 2026 IT News

Department(s) IT NEWS!

Classrooms Updated
- Foster Room
  - New DTEN system
- ASTF 500 & ASTF 600
  - New Projectors, monitors, Document Cams, and simplified control system
- 1312 Meyer, 1338 Meyer, & 1420 Meyer
  - New IET AV systems
- Classroom/Presentation Computers
  - Simplified login scheme
  - We did our best to maintain existing local data and are looking to collaborate with departments on better managing this moving forward

UC Davis IT NEWS

New Accessibility Tool for Instructors: Ally in UC Davis Canvas Launches 9/2
- https://iet.ucdavis.edu/technews/new-accessibility-tool-instructors-ally-canvas
What's New for Fall 2026: Tech Guides for Students, Faculty and Staff
- https://iet.ucdavis.edu/technews/whats-new-fall-2026-tech-guides-students-faculty-and-staff

Industry Changes to Know

Apple Plans for end of Rosetta
- https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=w5ngl9k2
- macOS 27 will be the last macOS version to support the Rosetta translation layer between x86/x64 (Intel) and Apple Silicon (ARM)
- We have setup analyses to identify software that needs Rosetta and will be reaching out to users that will be affected.
Apple MacOS 27 will not run on Intel Mac computers
- As Apple only prioritizes support for their latest Operating Systems, Apple hardware that cannot run MacOS 27 will need to be decommissioned.
- As always, the sooner we start planning the smoother we can make the process
Microsoft Ending Support for ...
- Office 2021
  - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/system-requirements/end-of-support-for-office-2021
  - How to use self-service https://kb.ucdavis.edu/?id=06153
- Publisher (all versions)
  - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/microsoft-publisher-will-no-longer-be-supported-after-october-2026
  - Microsoft recommends converting any '.pub' files; please let us know if you need help.

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