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Summertime News
— UC Mobile —
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Corporate Partners Sponsor UC Mobile
Student Programming Competition |
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by Mark Faulkner
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You may want to enter this competition right now, during the idea phase. The top ten ideas will net their contributors cash prizes and enter the pool from which student developers select their projects.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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UC Mobile and Uptown Wireless Continue Growth |
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by Diana Noelcke
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The UC Mobile project team continues to make significant progress, with the new "Free Housing Cell Phone" program ready to roll out in Fall 2007, a new mobile application contest in the wings, and various other improvements and changes.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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— Security —
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Dumpster Diving for Fun and Profit |
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by Kevin McLaughlin, UC Director of Information Security
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We often forget that hard copy document disposal and protection is just as important as the disposal and protection of electronic data. During a recent bout of dumpster diving conducted by the UC Information Security department, we found thousands of documents that contained sensitive and regulated data.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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Enhancing Identity Management at UC |
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by Quinn Shamblin
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UCit is pleased to announce that we are working on a series of projects to enhance identity management at UC. The first two projects — Password Self Service (PSS) and Directory Sync (DirSync) — will dramatically simplify the use of passwords at UC.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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Identity Theft and Protection |
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by Karl Hart
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More than 8,000,000 U.S. residents were victims of identity theft in 2006. You can take steps to protect yourself.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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— Instructional Computing —
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UCit Awarded Grant to Study Virtual World of Second Life |
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by Chris Collins
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UCit Instructional & Research Computing established a pilot presence in the 3D virtual world of Second Life in late 2006, and in 2007 received a grant from the Ohio Learning Network to establish a faculty and staff learning community committed to evaluating the feasibility of the platform for higher education.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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— Software —
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UC and Microsoft Renew Campus Agreement Contract
with minor modifications |
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by Amin Shafie
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The University of Cincinnati has renewed its Campus Agreement contract
with the Microsoft Corporation, beginning 1 July 2007 and ending on
30 June 2008.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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UCit to License JMP Statistical Software |
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by Amin Shafie
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The University of Cincinnati is planning to sign an unlimited, campus-wide site
license agreement for the JMP statistical software package from the SAS Institute.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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— Other News —
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A Key Part of UC's Business and Technology Landscape |
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by Tom Koerner
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“UC Flex” is no longer a large project. It is now a key part of the university’s business and technology landscape and, much like the new buildings on campus, will require ongoing and regular maintenance to remain operational.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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Get Help on the Web |
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by Lisa Padgett
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The Help Desk's web presense is augmented by the addition of "Helpful_links."
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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BREAKPOINT Previews Near Future Possibilities |
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by Mary Jane Clark
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Technophobe, technofile, or "gentle reader," you may want to pack Richard A. Clarke's technothriller in your carry-on or beach bag this summer. All of the technology described in the book either exists or is being rapidly developed. This is science fiction about the near, rather than far, future.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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