[Studenttech.announce] ITSS Infotech.News February 2012

[Laura Carlson]

  University of Minnesota Duluth | Information Technology Systems and
  Services <http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/>

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    Infotech.News

Technology news for UMD faculty, staff and students


      February 2012

SFTP Required on UMD Web Server 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/itsshelp/news/2012/01/sftp-required-on-umd-web-server-1.html>
    Effective February 6, 2012, plain FTP service will be disabled on
    the UMD web server (www.d.umn.edu). After this date, you will need
    to use secure FTP (SFTP) to upload files to our web server.
Captioning: The Right Thing to Do is Becoming Easier 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/itsshelp/news/2012/01/captioning-the-right-thing-to-do-is-becoming-easier.html>
    A new service makes captioning feasible for just about any video
    that will go online.
Internet Capacity Doubled 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/itsshelp/news/2012/01/internet-capacity-doubled.html>
    ITSS worked with the State of Minnesota and OIT/NTS at the
    University of Minnesota to double the capacity of the campus
    Internet service over January break.
More 24-Hour Lab Access, Mac Labs Return to Montague 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/itsshelp/news/2012/01/more-24-hour-lab-access-mac-labs-return-to-montague.html>
    Four labs join KPlz 143 in being open 24 hours a day, 5 days a week
    and two Mac labs are back in Montague Hall.
New U of M Sign In Pages, Effective February 15 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/itsshelp/news/2011/12/new-u-of-m-sign-in-pages-effective-february-15.html>
    On Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 5 a.m. (pending approval by the
    Office of Information Technology (OIT) Change Approval Board), OIT
    will upgrade the University of Minnesota sign in page and its
    authentication platform.
Industry Moving Away From VHS 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/itsshelp/news/2012/01/industry-moving-away-from-vhs.html>
    As the result of the industry moving away from VHS we are beginning
    to phase out DVD/VHS combo players from classrooms.
ITSS Managed Database Service 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/itsshelp/news/2012/01/itss-managed-database-service.html>
    ITSS offers complete packages of hardware, database software,
    database administration and system administration in support of your
    data needs.
ITSS Managed WordPress Service 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/itsshelp/news/2012/01/itss-managed-wordpress-service.html>
    WordPress is a free and open source blogging tool and content
    management system (CMS) powered by PHP and MySQL.
Google's New Privacy Policy 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/itsshelp/news/2012/01/googles-new-privacy-policy.html>
    Google's new privacy policy does not change the contractual
    agreement for Google Apps with the University.
Google Now Available to Health Care Components (HCC) 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/itsshelp/news/2012/01/google-now-available-to-health-care-components-hcc.html>
    We finally have a sub-domain for Google Apps for HCC units.
Moodle 2 Upgrade Moving Along 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/itsshelp/news/2012/01/moodle-2-upgrade-moving-along.html>
    With both Moodle 1.9 and WebVista shutting down this August, the
    upgrade to Moodle 2 is moving along.
Proposed Rates and Fees for 2012-2013 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/itsshelp/news/2012/01/proposed-rates-and-fees-for-2012-2013.html>
    ITSS is proposing to increase rates for our billable labor services
    in FY13. We have worked very hard to maintain most service rates and
    fees at the FY12 level and to contain overall increases in other
    service rates and fees.
MATLAB on Sale to All U of M Students 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/itsshelp/news/2011/12/matlab-now-on-sale-to-all-u-of-m-students.html>
    All University of Minnesota students enrolled in at least one credit
    are now eligible to purchase a one year MATLAB license.
New Vendor for Emergency Text Alerts 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/itsshelp/news/2012/01/new-vendor-for-emergency-text-alerts.html>
    The University of Minnesota has changed vendors for our emergency
    text message alert system.
ITSS By The Numbers <http://blog.lib.umn.edu/itsshelp/news/by-the-numbers/>
Ten Years Ago in ITSS 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/itsshelp/news/ten-years-ago-in-itss/>

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