Summer IT projects on the Manhattan campus
by Rebecca Gould, Information Technology Assistance Center
published May 22, 2007
This is a brief list of some of the many IT projects occurring this summer on the Manhattan campus.
- Release of the Admissions module of iSIS (new student information system) in June
- Axio 3.0 (includes K-State Online 7.0)
- Housing and Dining Services' Food Service System (Computrition)
- Upgrade technology classrooms Burt 114, Thompson 213, and Waters 25
with laptop connectors and projectors
- Install common core technology in Leasure 13 tech classroom
- Redesign InfoTech Tuesday newsletter
- Enhance consulting and training for ETDRs
- Update the eProfile pages
- eProfile/KEAS support tools
- CardSwipe for library access
- Move iTAC from Hale 4th-5th floors to Hale 212
- Provide information technology support for New Student Orientation and Enrollment in June (from eIDs, to
presentations to parents, to provision of CatPack CDs)
Additional summer projects will be listed in future issues of InfoTech Tuesday.
Printing quotas to be reset May 25 for labs, InfoCommons
by Betsy Edwards, Information Technology Assistance Center
published May 22, 2007
Free printing accounts in the university computing labs and the K-State InfoCommons will be reset
early Friday morning, May 25. All K-Staters will receive $5 of free printing for the summer semester.
For details, see the Printing section of the
University computing labs and K-State InfoCommons website.
IT survey results: Best way to communicate computer security threats
by Aimee Hagedorn, Information Technology Assistance Center
published May 22, 2007
Results from this year's IT Services Satisfaction Survey are shared in InfoTech Tuesday and on the
IT surveys webpage. The results will be used to improve IT at K-State.
This week's IT services survey question:
What is the best way to communicate with you about computer security threats?
| Best way to communicate about computer security threats | Response |
| E-mail | 982 (69.99%) |
| IT Tuesday article | 32 (2.28%) |
| K-State homepage | 82 (5.84%) |
| Paper memo | 13 (0.93%) |
| Departmental security contact | 75 (5.35%) |
| Other | 16 (1.14%) |
| No Response | 203 (14.47%) |
"Other" responses included e-mail, phone call, and text message.
Security tip: New Trend Micro OfficeScan won't support old Windows versions
by Harvard Townsend, interim IT security officer
published May 22, 2007
With Trend Micro's release of version 8.0 of its OfficeScan security software later this month,
the old adage "out with the old, in with the new" rings true. While version 8.0 supports Windows Vista,
it will NOT run on older versions of Microsoft Windows like Windows 98, ME, or NT.
Computers running these older, unsupported operating systems have not been allowed on the campus network
for nearly a year since Microsoft
no longer provides security patches for them.
Consequently, campus-owned computers and those belonging to customers of K-State's
dial-in service should already be running a newer version of Windows
that will work with OfficeScan 8.0.
However, some K-Staters may still have an old computer at home running one of these older versions of Windows,
which will not be able to run the new version of OfficeScan. For this reason, and because of the security risk of
running an old, unsupported operating system, K-Staters are encouraged to upgrade these computers to a newer version
of Windows. In nearly all cases, this means upgrading the computer hardware or buying a new computer.
IT by the numbers: Faculty who submitted grades electronically
by Sarah Silva, Information Technology Assistance Center
published May 22, 2007
For the spring 2007 semester, 314 instructors submitted grades electronically
for 792 course sections, for a total of 23,517 grades.
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