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The UF Office of Information Technology (OIT) invites you to explore the
December 2003 edition of "IT Connections" -- the on-line newsletter of
UF-OIT, at http://nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~oitnews/ .
Intended to help foster communication, cooperation, and a sense of
community among the various areas of the UF Office of Information
Technology, IT Connections will contain highlights from each of our areas.
Additionally, we expect the articles to be of interest to everyone at UF
who wishes to be kept up-to-date on the activities of UF-OIT.
Each area of UF-OIT may contribute news for inclusion in the newsletter. As
each "issue" is complete, e-mail notification will be sent to all OIT
staff, and other interested IT groups, such as ITAC, Net-Managers, CCC, the
CNS Instruction & Research Users' Group, CNS Administrative Users' Group,
and CNS NEWS.
We hope you will enjoy this inside overview of the University of Florida's
Office of Information Technology!
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In This Issue:
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* Dr. Frazier's Office
-Open Letter to Staff
It is fall, the air is cooling a bit, students, faculty and staff members
are firmly fixed in their academic year routines, and mercifully football
seems back on track. But the biggest local event by far has been the
appointment of a new President for UF. Dr. Bernie Machen will begin work
formally on January 5th. Notably, less than two weeks after his
appointment, he came to campus as a first of several visits to begin
getting a feel for this very large and very complex university. President
Machen accepts and supports UF's aspirations to reach the ranks of the top
10 publics and the top 20 universities in the country. We all know that
this is a very ambitious goal. But if one looks back 30 years and
acknowledges the progress in that time, it is clear this is just the next
incremental step in a long and steady rise to distinction.
Complete Story at http://nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~oitnews/
-Information Technology Pagelet Now Available in myUFL Portal
Faculty, students and staff now have access to a new source of news on
Information Technology at UF; the Information Technology pagelet for the UF
portal. This site is designed to provide the kinds of information that one
previously might have had to search for in many locations and from multiple
sources.
Complete Story at http://nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~oitnews/itpagelet.html
-OIT Celebrates Accomplishments at September Town Hall Meeting
Another Office of Information Technology (OIT) Town Hall Meeting took
place on September 26, 2003, at the Keene Faculty Center in Dauer Hall.
This was the latest in a series of meetings for OIT staff designed to help
them catch up with each other and celebrate their accomplishments.
Complete Story at http://nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~oitnews/townhall.html
-IT Policy Changes Announced
University of Florida Vice Provost for Information Technology Chuck
Frazier and Information Technology Security Manager Kathy Bergsma announced
some updates and changes to UF IT policies. These updates were reviewed and
approved in the Information Technology Advisory Council (ITAC) and the ITAC
committee structure. Note too that a new policy was created to address
spam.
Complete Story at http://nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~oitnews/itpolicychanges.html
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* Academic Technology
-Health Science Center Testing Lab Used for WebCT Test Administration
More than 1,000 students taking a course called "Man's Food" shuffled in
and out of the Health Science Center Testing Lab to take their midterm exam
online in a secure testing environment. "Man's Food" uses the WebCT course
management system to create, deliver, and machine score online tests.
Complete Story at http://nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~oitnews/hsc.html
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* UF Bridges (ERP)
-UF Bridges Offers Hands-on Mini-Sessions for Financials
Beginning December 1, UF Bridges is offering faculty and staff an early
opportunity to use the new PeopleSoft financial systems. After a review of
the new chart of accounts, or ChartFields, instructors Denise Hodge and
Nita Reddish will take participants step-by-step through the following
processes:...
Complete Story at http://nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~oitnews/financials.html
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* UF Computing & Networking Services (CNS, formerly NERDC)
-Telecom: Customer Service Survey Results
CNS-Telecommunications' mission is to provide telecommunications support
for faculty, staff, and students of the University in supporting education
and research. We fulfill this mission by providing a high-level of customer
service and strive to continually improve and exceed our customers'
expectations.
We use customer surveys as a metric and to provide feedback on our
services. Below are the results of our customer feedback for this fiscal
year to date...
Complete Story at http://nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~oitnews/telecom.html
-Telecom: What You Need to Know about Wireless Number Portability
Beginning November 24th, 2003, wireless number portability will be
available in the 100 largest metropolitan areas nationwide. Wireless number
portability simply means keeping your phone number and choosing a new
carrier to provide your service.
Much confusion may occur simply because of misunderstanding of the most
basic aspects of portability. Here is an overview of what you need to know
about wireless number portability:...
Complete Story at http://nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~oitnews/telecom-portability.html
-Target Date Set for Microfiche Replacement
Microfiche, which has served as the output archival medium for decades, is
about to be replaced by a searchable computer CD that can be read at almost
any Windows workstation. The CD-Metafile replacement for microfiche began
testing at UF Computing & Networking Services in mid-October.
Complete Story at http://nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~oitnews/microfiche.html
-Obtaining "Hit" Counts for Your CNS WWW Page
CNS hosts Web pages for many departments and offices at UF, as well as for
several non-UF user-groups. As a service to these users, we provide
"pre-digested" Web hit-count stats as well as other useful and interesting
information about our Web servers.
Complete Story at http://nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~oitnews/hitcounts.html
-Marie Dence Appointed CNS Information Security Manager
CNS has a new Information Security Manager. Our director appointed Marie
Dence, associate director for CNS, as ISM on November 3. Kathy Bergsma
previously held the post, but has since been promoted to IT Security
Manager for all of UF.
Complete Story at http://nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~oitnews/marie.html
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* IT Security
-The Summer of the "Worm"
In August of 2003, a number of Internet "worms" (self-replicating code
designed to cause harm to computer systems) wrought havoc with computer
networks everywhere, leading a number of experts to dub this the "Summer of
the Worm." With the rapid spread of malicious code like Blaster, Nachi, and
SoBig, UF's Network Security team barely had a chance to catch their
collective breath. According to Kathy Bergsma, UF IT Security Coordinator,
"August 2003 was 100 times worse than the normal month" in terms of the
threat to computer security from viruses and worms.
Complete Story at http://nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~oitnews/worm.html
-ITSA Day Celebrates 6 Years of Security
Security is "job one," Al Johnson from the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) said during his presentation on "Forensic Pitfalls." Johnson said
risk is part of the Information Technology world in which we function.
On October 8, IT professionals from across the state gathered for the 6th
straight year at UF's J. Wayne Reitz Union to learn from national experts
in the field of IT security.
Complete Story at http://nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~oitnews/itsa.html
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* IT Training
-Peer2Peer Experts Cover Back-ups, Licenses & Patches
The fifth in an ongoing series of Peer2Peer seminars was held on October
29th in the J. Wayne Reitz Union at the University of Florida. Peer2Peer,
an informal training session, is sponsored by the Information Technology
Training Committee to provide updates on many of the changes and new
activities involving Information Technology (IT) on campus.
This seminar included information on Network Storage and Archiving,
Software Licensing Services, and concluded with Patch Management.
Complete Story at http://nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~oitnews/peer2peer.html
-IT Orientation Covers Networking, Software & Training Resources
The second annual Information Technology Orientation for new UF employees
was held on October 21. This session was designed to give the attendees an
introduction to the vast number of IT resources available to them at the
University of Florida.
While the orientation is primarily intended for new employees, a poll of
the attendees showed that a majority of attendees were not newly hired
employees, but rather, experienced staff looking for the latest news on
important IT issues.
Complete Story at http://nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~oitnews/itorientation.html
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Each issue of IT Connections will be announced to the various UF-OIT staff
lists, CCC, Net-Managers, NERDC NEWS, the UF Administrative Users' Group,
and other lists which may be identified over time. Individuals may
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