Problems with MCIS-supported services

MCIS provides a multitude of services to the campus; most of the services are stable and dependable. Sometimes, however, we experience extended problems with services and the road to stability is difficult. When this happens with widely-used services, the entire campus is impacted. In order to keep the campus as informed as possible, the most up-to-date information on extended problems is maintained in the KnowledgeBase (found at kb.muohio.edu); these topics will be listed under the "Current Interest" heading.

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SCT Banner 5 to Arrive
October 7, 2002

This October Miami University will upgrade our Banner System to a new version. Offices will be relieved to know that they will not experience significant changes in the look and operation of screens. In other words, this is not as extensive an interface change as from Banner 3 to Banner 4 although most of our primary administrative systems will be affected in some way by the upgrade. more...

A New Resource for Faculty

AREA 351 Teaching Technologies Center has developed a new web site, the Virtual Teaching & Learning Center (VTLC). The goal of the VTLC is to create an online community for faculty to quickly gain access to the information that will help them use technology to improve their teaching. more...

Use Your Universal Disk Space (UDS) and Leave the Floppies at Home

Students, faculty and staff new to Miami University (as well as some veterans), may not yet be aware of resources available at Miami University for storing computer files. As students logon to any of the computers in the MCIS/LTC Labs, they are automatically connected to their Universal Disk Space (UDS). This space (also known as "M" drive space) gives everyone affiliated with Miami University 50 MB of disk storage on MCIS file servers. It can be used to publish web pages as well as to simply store files for access from multiple computers. more...

MU Knowledge Base Provides 24/7 Online Technology Support

Want to know how to:

• publish web pages using the personal space Miami provides to all students, faculty and staff?
• check your Miami e-mail over the web?
• post information on your course's Blackboard site?
• get RoadRunner service at a discounted rate through Miami

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Gartner Research Available on the Web

MCIS is pleased to announce that research published by GartnerGroup, a leading worldwide technology research and consulting firm, is available to all Miami students, faculty and staff via the following URL: http://www.muohio.edu/gartner. The content on our web site is updated weekly, generally by Friday. more...

Finally - Macintosh CBT (computer based training)

Very few commercial training companies make Macintosh technical training a development priority. Even SmartForce, one of the largest computer-based training companies, does not offer Mac courses. But now VTC, The Virtual Training Company, has added Mac courses to its online training offerings. more...

Jaguar (MacOS 10.2) is here!

MCIS has signed an Apple Technology Assurance Program (TAP) contract that allows us to update university-owned Macintosh computers and faculty/staff home computers with MacOS X. The CDs are now available at the University Bookstore for $15.00. The TAP program expires September 30, 2004. more...