New Pharos Printing Prices and Quotas Go Into Effect
New Pharos printing prices and quotas effective August 20, 2008.
New Pharos Quota Scheme:
Every student receives an initial seed of $7.50. The quota is credited by $2.25 each week. Unused quota remains available until the end of the semester. Whenever the account is out of money, a BUC$ card must be used to pay for printing. This permits 825 simplex pages or 1375 duplex pages.
New printing prices are:
- Simplex (One-sided ) - $0.05 per page
- Duplex (Two-sided) - $0.03 per side
- Color (Simplex only) - $0.40 per page
Date: Aug 20, 2008
NYCSCIC Issues Fake Email Warning
The New York State Office of Cyber Security and Critical Information Coordination (NYCSCIC) has issued a warning about fake email from CNN.
Date: Aug 11, 2008
Phishing Scams Compromise BU Computer Accounts
In past weeks, Information Technology Services has found evidence of several compromised computer accounts. Generally, these are discovered when the accounts are used by some unknown party to send large amounts of spam email to other institutions. The account owner is usually not aware of this improper use.
Date: Jul 18, 2008
Cisco VPN Unavailable as of June 2, 2008
Information Technology Services announces that the Cisco VPN will be removed from service at Binghamton University on June 2, 2008. Beginning on that date, you must use Juniper SSL VPN for off-campus access to University systems or for on-campus systems that previously required Cisco VPN for access.
Date: May 23, 2008
Information Technology Services Warns of Phishing Scams
Information Technology Services has been notified about two recent e-mail phishing scams from accounts claiming to be Binghamton University e-mail addresses and asking recipients to send their passwords via a reply e-mail.
Date: May 02, 2008
RIAA Copyright Violation Notices Increasing
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has dramatically increased the number of notices on alleged copyright violations that they are sending to college students. This message is a reminder that the RIAA is taking legal action when they have evidence of copyright violation.
Date: Apr 28, 2008
MS Windows and MS Office for Fall 2008
ITS is announcing the plans for Microsoft Windows environment support beginning Fall semester, 2008. We are also announcing deployment plans for MS Office 2007 for Windows and MS Office 2008 for Macintoshes.
Date: Mar 19, 2008
SSL VPN Replaces Cisco VPN
Information Technology Services (ITS) announces the immediate availability of the BU SSL VPN. The SSL VPN is a more convenient, secure and safe way for off-campus users to connect to on-campus network resources such as email, network data drives (H drive) and other network resources. The SSL VPN is the replacement for the Cisco VPN which will be phased out midyear 2008.
Date: Jan 18, 2008
buwireless Authentication Changes Scheduled for January 2008
The Client Validation system that is currently present in the ResNet (Residence Halls) and public spaces will be extended to the buwireless network in order to replace the aging Bluesocket appliance. The change over will occur on January 7, 2008.
Date: Jan 04, 2008
Check ITS Status Page for Current Systems Status
Experiencing a problem with a computing system on campus? Check the ITS System Status page. The System Status page has current information on computing systems (such as the campus network, email, Blackboard, BUSI, and telecommunications) that may have or may be experiencing problems, or are being upgraded, and so on.
Date: Sep 25, 2007
