BU to move to Google Apps Education Edition
On May 6, 2009, the Academic Computing and Educational Technology (ACET) committee approved the recommendation to move our Mirapoint email service to Google Apps Education Edition. Google Apps Education Edition provides a hosted suite of communication and collaboration tools to higher education institutions for free.
Date: Jun 16, 2009
Oracle HR and Finance Applications Update
Information Technology Services is moving Oracle HR and Finance applications from J-initiator to JRE on Sunday night, June 14, 2009 to maintain a supported configuration for the Oracle E-Business Suite. It is imperative that you read and follow the instructions for downloading and installing JRE on your computer to use Oracle after the update. A link to step-by-step instructions will be posted near the IPROD link on the BU Applications Team Portal page. Please direct any questions or issues to the ITS Help Desk at 7-6420.
Date: Jun 12, 2009
ITS Recommendation for Internet Explorer 8
In response to Microsoft's recent release of the new Internet Explorer 8 (IE 8) web browser, Information Technology Services recommends that you do not install it at this time. Web applications such as Oracle and Banner have not yet been verified to be compatible with this new version of IE.
Date: Apr 07, 2009
Reminder: Beware of Phishing Scams
Users continue to receive phishing scams and are reminded not to respond. These scams appeared to come from legitimate campus sources, and asked recipients to reply to the messages with personal information such as their email address, email password and date of birth. The University community needs to be reminded that legitimate businesses and government entities are aware of phishing scams and would not ask you to send sensitive information in response to unsolicited email. You should treat these messages like spam and never reply to them.
Date: Jan 08, 2009
IBM Mainframe to Be Retired This Month
ITS will be retiring the IBM Mainframe this month, January 2009.
The retirement scheduled is:
- Friday, January 9: MVS (CICS and the administrative applications that run in this environment) will be unavailable from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.
- Thursday, January 15: the mainframe (MVS and VM/CMS) will be removed from service permanently at 5:00 pm.
Date: Jan 08, 2009
Wireless Registrations Will Be Reset Jan. 14
The validation system for computers and other devices connecting to the University wireless network will be reset by Information Technology Services on Jan. 14.
Date: Dec 12, 2008
Free PGI Visual Fortran Offer
The Portland Group, a Visual Numerics technology partner, is offering a no-cost, limited time PGI Visual Fortran license to students and faculty living in the USA.
Date: Nov 06, 2008
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 $2.25 each week. Unused quota remains available until the end of the semester. Whenever the account is out of money, a BUC$ account 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
