New systems facilitate HR processes across campus
This semester, ITS Enterprise Applications completed its collaboration with the Office of Human Resources (OHR) to create the EPAWeb Personnel Action System. This new system improves the reliability and accuracy of EPA (Exempt from Personnel Act) personnel transactions, streamlines and simplifies EPA human resources business processes and creates a comprehensive and accessible repository of EPA personnel data. Approximately 2,400 actions were processed in the first week alone.
You’ve probably heard the terms "RSS" and "XML." But they’re just strings of letters until you learn about syndication feeds – an emerging technology that can bring the latest news and updates to your desktop. The most common syndication feed is the RSS feed. RSS stands for "really simple syndication" or "rich site summary." It’s basically a way to pick and choose the news and information you would like to receive, and then have it delivered straight to your computer without the unnecessary content, Web surfing and ads.
On March 27, ITS went live with its latest research computing acquisition – a 1040-processor Dell cluster. The cluster, which has been named Topsail after the North Carolina beach, symbolizes major growth in research computing at UNC-Chapel Hill and already has 44 enrolled users on its system.
