June 29, 2006 | In
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Stephanie Szakal, assistant vice chancellor of Enterprise Applications, will present an overview of the ERP planning process and demonstrate a Web-based decision support tool that is being used to drive the planning process.
Don't miss this informative session on July 7 at 11 a.m. in ITS Franklin, room G102.
June 29, 2006 | In
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This month, more than 1,000 people used the desktop backup solution offered by ITS to University faculty and staff. This milestone coincided with the announcement that the service will switch to more convenient annual billing in July. Previously, departments have been billed monthly.
June 28, 2006 | In
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Beginning June 30, Freaky Fridays will begin at 11 a.m. The location, ITS Franklin, room G102, will remain the same.
This week, Mary Ellen Wetzler-Behar will present information about the IBM Totalstorage SAN Volume Controller.
This product has matured considerably and presents interesting possibilities for managing storage across multiple vendor product lines.
June 27, 2006 | In
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A Webmasters peer-support group meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 6 at 2 p.m. in Phillips Hall, room 265. It will feature Wendy Dascoli of ITS Communications who will discuss content management systems.
Campus Webmasters meetings provide opportunities for attendees to share useful Web tips and techniques. Anyone who manages Web servers or sites is invited to join the group. You can join the mailing list by pointing your Web browser to
http://lists.unc.edu/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=webmasters.
June 23, 2006 | In
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The Carolina Computing Initiative (CCI) will release a Request for Proposals to primary manufacturers of personal computers July 1. The current contract with IBM is set to expire this summer.
CCI requires all undergraduate students at UNC-Chapel Hill to own a laptop computer that meets or exceeds the minimum specifications for their class. All incoming undergraduate and graduate students can purchase an authorized computer model through the CCI program.
"We plan to select a vendor that recognizes the growing importance of mobile computing in higher education," says Charlie Green, assistant vice chancellor for Teaching and Learning. "We are seeking a vendor committed to not only meeting the current computing needs of our community, but to helping us anticipate evolving computing needs as well."
The designated vendor will be announced Oct. 1, 2006.
June 22, 2006 | In
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Mary Ellen Wetzler-Behar will present information about the IBM Totalstorage SAN Volume Controller.
This product has matured considerably and presents interesting possibilities for managing storage across multiple vendor product lines.
Please note that this Freaky Friday will inaugurate a new time for these sessions. Beginning with the June 30 session, Freaky Friday's will begin at 11 a.m.
June 22, 2006 | In
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Inside ITS, an online newsletter that updates the campus community on the latest ITS trends and activities, was recently e-mailed to faculty and staff. If you missed it, you can find it at
http://its.unc.edu/inside/fs.
June 21, 2006 | In
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ITS Communications has redesigned the
Carolina Technology Consultants (CTC) Web site to more effectively communicate the group's information. Besides the design change, new features include:
- A search engine
- A section for book reviews
- New technical resources
- An organized event archive
The CTC is a cooperative organization of professional computer support providers at UNC-Chapel Hill and is backed by the resources of
Information Technology Services. Its purpose is to create a forum for problem-solving and professional development and to encourage the sharing of information between information technology organizations and departments.
To join the CTC, fill out the Web form at
http://its.unc.edu/ctc/join/join.php.
June 21, 2006 | In
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Timesheets, on-call pay and shift premium pay sheets for biweekly #26 ending Sunday, June 25 will be due to the designated boxes or to the ITS business office no later than 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 26. ITS business office boxes are located in Giles Horney, the Undergraduate Library, Phillips Hall, Abernethy Hall, Carr Mill Annex and the Administrative Office Building.Stand-by pay, on-call and shift premium pay forms are available at
http://its.unc.edu/financial/hr/unc-forms.htm
Forms should be sent to the attention of Nealy Hall at CB# 1150
June 21, 2006 | In
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The Carolina Computing Initiative (CCI) is featured on the front page of the June 21 issue of The Chapel Hill Herald.
CCI employee, James McHale, is shown assisting freshmen with their new laptops during CTOPS. Brandan Wright, a UNC-Chapel star basketball recruit, is pictured getting acquainted with his new laptop.
