Information Security Update – Microsoft’s Release of Internet Explorer 7

Information Security Update – Microsoft’s Release of Internet Explorer 7

On Wednesday, October 18 Microsoft is scheduled to release Internet Explorer 7 for manual download.
On November 1, Internet Explorer 7 will become available through their Automatic Update process.
Although this version has many new features including enhanced security,
our internal testing has resulted in compatibility issues with certain UCHC applications.
For those PCs set to download Microsoft’s patches automatically,
the IT Department will block the IE 7 update from downloading on November 1
until we are satisfied that the compatibility issues are addressed
(other updates and patches that are made available WILL be allowed to download).
If in the event that your PC is installed with the new version,
the known compatibility issues include:

NetAccess/LCR – Current versions of Internet Explorer launch multiple windows within one session.
With the new version (IE7), these windows will launch as tabs within one session, therefore not function correctly.
We are actively working with Siemens to resolve this compatibility issue.

Rumba – Currently when launching an application from the Rumab2host website (i.e., FRS, IDX, etc) the Internet Explorer window will close normally in the background.
With the new version (IE7), the IE window does not close properly and generates a Microsoft warning message.
We have contacted the vendor (NetManage) who will be providing a new version of the Rumba software for us to test.

Informatica – With the new version of IE7 all tab functionality within the application is not functioning.
Informatica is working on a new update but a timeline is unavailable at this time.


The actual impact that IE 7 will have on applications is not fully known.
IT would like to caution users that this list is potentially a small subset.
Therefore users should refrain from manually downloading this new version on October 18.
As with any new software release, there maybe additional issues with other applications that we are not aware of.
We hope to have the above issues resolved as soon as possible and we will send out updates as to when they are resolved.

Please report any issues to the Help Desk so we can notify the Health Center community of the issue and begin working on a resolution.