If you use a non-web based mail application to access your e-mail, such as Microsoft Outlook, verify that your incoming mail is set to incoming.wou.edu On Friday at 5:00 we will move the pointer for incoming.wou.edu from the old mail system to the new.
Your calendar will also be copied in the migration process. If you have created any mail filters, they will need to be manually re-entered in the new mail system.
We will leave the old mail system up for several weeks. It can be accessed at http://www.wou.edu/oldmail
If you are not using the web-based mail system, give the new system a try. It has some nice Web 2.0 features. In addition, it includes IM.
Please direct support request to the Service Request Desk at 88925
]]>Over the summer we have been testing a much needed upgrade to our e-mail / calendar system. The current system is about 2 years out of date. As migration strategies are finalized, I will post updates to this blog entry.
The Student Technology Committee voted to fund four digital signage packages on campus. You will see them begin to appear during the early weeks of Fall term. They will be located in APSC Admissions level, Administration Building first floor, WUC Monmouth avenue entrance and Hamersly Library first floor. In addition there will be one each in Natural Science lobby and UCS service request desk. Public Safety is identifying additional locations. Staff in each of these locations will provide the content for their area, through a web-based interface. A video overview of digital signage can be found here.
The e-mail store had grown to 2 terabyte of disk space. The e-mail system was running low on available space. After an analysis of how the disk space was being utilized, it was determined that 500 megabyte of space was used by data within the Trash folders. There is now a utility that continuously runs and automatically purges mail from the Trash folders that is greater than 60 days old. Purging your trash on a regular basis will free up additional disk resources.
]]>Nathan Sauer and Paul Lambert are currently in the low voltage electrical apprenticeship program. They have taken on Telecommunications duties in addition to their current duties. Ken Sauer's position will not be replaced.
]]>OSU will be developing a Student Information System data warehouse for WOU over the next several months.
Phase I will focus on SIS data and include some Institutional Resource data. Phase I production will be available by Fall 2009. Phase II will include data from sources other than Banner, including Financial Aid, COE database, Housing, etc. Throughout each phase, the data brought into the new model development will be able to be integrated with existing FIS and HRIS model data using the BI Query software. Additional support in integrating data is available throughout the process from the WIT team.
The 5th-site team will provide development and on-going training opportunities at no additional cost to WOU.
Joy Bautz will meet with small groups of WOU staff. Members include:
Mike Huber, Nancy France, Linda Stonecipher, Michael Soukup, Josh Lind, Stan Little, Michael Ellis, Darin Silbernagel, Rob Findtner, Faye Whitenack, Judy Vanderburg, Eric Snow, Michele VanDeusen, Eric Borst, Ryan West, Dorothy Hendrickson, David McDonald, Chris Kampton, Bruce Vickers, Kathy Hill, Tamie Saffell, Ella Taylor, Tiffany Smith, Hilda Rosselli, Peggy Pedersen, JoNan LeRoy
This is the same vendor we have used in the past, but with a complete re-write.
Functionality includes:
--blocking e-mail from known spam / virus providers
--blocking e-mail to unknown recipients
--assigning probability scales to possible spam content, then taking appropriate action
--blocking viruses
--provides links to information on viruses that have been blocked
--provides inbound / outbound protection
--the rule-set database will be updated within 5-20 minutes of outbreaks
Users will be able to release their own quarantined messages when we are finished with the installation. They will also be able to manage their own black-list / white-list
More information to follow.
]]>Student Wireless Fees
Wireless $5 / term
Notes
incremental cost of wireless over wired is $5 / month
STFC pay for all but $5 / term of the students wireless fee
wireless is currently not secure (1-Dec-2008)
WPA2 security will be available by January 2, 2009
-- data will be encrypted from the client, through the access point, to the wireless lan controller
no capacity issues starting January 2, 2009
SSID's available by January 2, 2009
-- wou-secure --- WPA2 security
-- wou-guest --- free one day pass available from SRD and WUC
-- wou-phone --- hand-held ip-telephony devices
During an emergency broadcast, the system tries to contact individuals until either the individual confirms receipt of the message or until the number of broadcast cycles has been met or the broadcast duration is over. When a user confirms delivery, the system suspends sending further notification to that individual.
Delivery order is randomized as a result of each of you defining your delivery method order. Within the next several weeks, training and system configuration will be completed. At that point you will receive an e-mail sent out by the 3n system asking you to register your preferences. The e-mail will have Jay Carey's name in the from field of the e-mail. At any time, you will be able to modify your contact information and priority.
Additional information will be available soon here.
]]>Green is good, and ultra-low power consumption is really good
The typical power consumption of a Sun Ray 2 client is an astonishing 4 watts. Compare this to PCs, which operate on 80 watts or more. Even most other thin clients suck down 20 watts or more. By installing a thousand desktops with Sun Ray clients instead of PCs, you go from 80kW to 4kW in the green savings direction. A quick look at your hourly cost per kilowatt (kWh) can give you an idea of just how much Sun Ray clients can save you over PCs.
Run silent, run cheap
At just 4 watts of typical power consumption, the Sun Ray 2 client doesn't produce as much heat or require the noisy fan of a PC. It's silent. And, it runs cooler, which improves reliability.
]]>The majority of this work is being performed by the OSU computing center in cooperation with the WOU Banner Team.
]]>Lights out management was setup on TS1, TS8, TS10, TS11, TS12, wou_updater and 112.64.
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