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YOU GET MORE STORAGE SPACE
You now get 50MB of disk storage space as part of your basic central Internet account. You can use this space for IMAP mail folders, school files, and personal web pages. Premium accounts get 100MB of storage space. Get more information here: http://www.umn.edu/adcs/help/fees.html

CENTRAL LISTSERVS ARE NOW FREE
As of July 2003 there will be no charge for the use of central systems LISTSERV services for departments, faculty members, and student organizations. Application forms and guidelines for list owners are here: http://lists.umn.edu/request.html

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PEAK SEASON FOR WORK ORDERS
August is the busiest month for work orders at NTS. Work orders that should be completed before the beginning of school must be sent to NTS as soon as possible. Service order forms are available online for telephone or data orders such as add, move, and change requests; access the forms here: https://wwws.nts.umn.edu/cgi-bin/ACCT/Zqueue/forms/index.pl

AUGUST 28: APPLETALK/IPX PROJECT COMPLETION
AppleTalk/IPX decommissioning is now in its final month. By August 28, 2003 all campus AppleTalk and IPX will be turned off at the routers. If you have any questions, e-mail the team at appleipx@umn.edu or check out the information here: http://www.umn.edu/oit/appleipx/

UPDATE: NEXT GENERATION UPGRADE PROJECT
We're now reviewing thirteen proposals received in response to the RFP that was presented last Spring. Final selection and presentation to the Board of Regents is planned for this September.

UofM WIRELESS AUTHENTICATION BUG FIXED
A bug in the password handling section of the UofM “Wirewall” wireless authenticator was discovered recently. The bug was fixed and identified as the inability to pass special shell characters - such as (!@#$%^&*) - that are often used in passwords.

UPGRADED: QIP DNS/DHCP SERVICES
The IP management package –QIP- was upgraded successfully on June 28, 2003 from 5.0SP3 to 6.0. This is a provisioning tool that manages the DNS sources (Domain Name Server which translates the names and addresses of all campus computers, hosts, servers, etc. to computer addresses. QIP also provides DHCP services (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). The upgrade provides info tech managers with easier administrative tools for grouping people, objects, and subnets, thus providing inheritance and broader rights.

INTERNET SERVICE CHANGES
NTS provides dual-service connectivity for outside service. This is implemented in multiple ways. Connectivity with the research internet/Internet2 is backed up by a standard connectivity to the public network/ Internet1 (Internet1 or commodity internet). The present service to commodity internet is via two carriers, Level3 Telecomm (formerly Genuity) and Qwest Communications. The Qwest contract is terminating and an RFP . . . [MORE]

NEW BORDER CHANGES: NORTHERN LIGHTS GIGAPOP
NTS manages the Northern Lights Gigapop, a partnership of the University of Minnesota and the state of Minnesota Intertechnologies group. The Northern Lights Gigapop service provides connectivity to the larger network of carriers for the University and the state of Minnesota. New border changes to the Gigapop will be implemented to reflect the primary border with the same capacity and hardware. A diagram of this network makeup will soon be here: http://www.umn.edu/nts/temp/GigaPOPSimplified.html

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MICROSOFT OFFICE 2003 COMING SOON
Microsoft expects to release Office 2003 for Windows in early October. This new release will be a significant upgrade from Office XP. If you purchase licenses now through the Academic Select program with Software Assurance . . . [MORE]

FLASH COMMUNICATION SERVER PILOT PROJECTS COMPLETED
This spring OIT and several colleges began exploring how Macromedia's Flash Communication Server can be used on campus to support multi-user online learning environments. Information about these efforts is now on the Digital Media Center website: http://dmc.umn.edu/fcs/

NEW DIGITAL MEDIA CENTER FACULTY FELLOWS
Four instructors have been awarded fellowships to research the impact of digital technology on teaching and learning and to design and share innovative teaching and learning processes in 2003-04: Mickey (Ava) Trent, Susan Henly, Maria Lopez, and William Riley. See: http://dmc.umn.edu/fellowship/fellowship.shtml

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY NEWS ON DMC SITE
Visit the Digital Media Center homepage to get updates about how the center's staff is helping faculty members use technology to enhance teaching and learning. Announcements about new classes, events, projects, online resources, and more is posted every few weeks. See: http://dmc.umn.edu

TA WEB TRAINING: CREDIT AND NON-CREDIT OFFERINGS
This fall, the popular TA Web Certification Program is offered both as a non-credit program and a 2-credit course, Nurs 5800. Students learn about web-based teaching and learning strategies and web design and development techniques. See: http://dmc.umn.edu/ta-web.shtml

EXPANDED, IMPROVED TRAINING WEBSITE
University Technology Training Center's website has a new look and expanded content. Resource pages are an especially useful new feature. Each resource page features a list of related courses in a learning track, useful links, recommended books, and helpful tips and tricks from our instructors – all conveniently gathered in one location. Check out http://www.umn.edu/uttc. There are still open seats in summer session courses, and our fall schedule will be online soon.

JUGGLING CALLS TO ONEHELP: 1-4357
On average the Technology Helpline (612.301.4357) receives over 400 telephone calls per day (nearly one call per minute) from U of M students, staff, and faculty. These calls cover a wide range of questions, concerns, and troubleshooting needs, . . . [MORE]

E-BILLING: STUDENTS MUST READ THEIR E-MAIL
Right now UM Pay allows students, or other authorized payers, to pay student account bills - such as tuition, fees, housing, books - electronically. Beginning with the October 18, 2003 fall semester bill, electronic billing is the official means of generating tuition bills. . . . [MORE]