Berkeley Computing & Communications Fall 2007
Volume 17 Number 2. Also available as PDF Version (940 KB).
From the Chief Information Officer
- New UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley Lab technology partnership links campus and Lab
- 2007 IST and OCIO accomplishments
- Interim Technology Program Office director announced
- Kelly Haberer appointed IST Interim Deputy CIO
IT Architecture
- Proposed systemwide Policy on Accessibility in the Electronic Environment
- User-centered design for IT services: The usability toolbox, part 2
- The Information Technology Guidance Committee
- CalNet Central Authentication Service (CAS)
- Tips for improving web accessibility -- round 3
- Student Systems 2012 project update
- Reorganized Information Technology Architecture Committee (ITAC)
IT Planning
- A new paradigm for IT budget allocations
- Exploration of partnership opportunities for campus collaborative tools
IT security
- Socrates server - SSH access from off-campus will discontinue
- Unsupported software and the Minimum Security Standards
- Symantec Client Security software updates
IT policy
- Proposed systemwide Policy on Accessibility in the Electronic Environment
- Privileged access has its responsibilities
General IT services, support
- Unsupported software and the Minimum Security Standards
- One IST billing system
- IST Service Desk is introducing procedural and technology changes
- UCBackup changes and off-campus client support
- End of support for PHP 4
- UC Berkeley mainframe printing: secure, versatile and web-enabled
- Growing a calendar network
- UC Berkeley's Connecting@Berkeley CD to focus on security
- Exploration of partnership opportunities for campus collaborative tools
- Eudora users will need to migrate to a different email client
- New phone number and automatic call distribution (ACD) system for IST Service Desk
- Lower prices for IST-supplied storage and back-up services
- Storage quota increases for CalMail and WebFiles
Administrative services
Academic, educational, research services
- Campus offers new cluster computing service
- Retirement for Socrates and Arachne servers in June 2008
- Webcast.berkeley is growing!
- UC Berkeley ETS receives Mellon Grant for the Fluid Project, a community source UI project
- New bSpace release and Blackboard retirement
Infrastructure services
General news
- Graphic outlines new IST and OCIO organizational structure
- Reminder: The Scholar's Workstation has moved to a new location
- Laurels for Berkeley Continuity Planning Tool
- New director of information technology at University Relations
- Keyboards and mice: ergonomic alternatives
- Calling all Berkeley Drupal users, hackers, and fans -- the Berkeley Drupal Users Group wants you!