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To: Faculty and Staff from Arts and Sciences
Staff from Finance and Administration
Faculty, Staff and Students from the Medical Campus
Faculty, Staff and Students from the School of Drama
ITS News for November 2007
Changes to Yale email and calendaring planned for later this year
by Susan Grajek and Joe Paolillo
Yale’s primary calendaring (i.e., Meeting Maker) and email infrastructures are in need of updating to ensure we have secure, reliable services with up-to-date functionality. ITS has been assessing the options for over a year, and has settled on a new email and calendaring infrastructure that we will implement later this fiscal year.
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ITS begins network wiring upgrade program
by Joseph Paolillo
Yale’s data network, consisting of over 25,000 connections in almost all of the University’s 200 buildings, has been steadily growing since the first installations in 1990. As with all modern networks, the Yale Campus Network incorporates “Ethernet over Twisted Pair” technology that utilizes unshielded twisted pair wiring to connect workstations to the network.
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Mobile data and safe computing
by Faith Mcgrath
September’s newsletter discussed data exposure risks associated with portable computing devices being lost or stolen. This month’s article focuses on implementing safeguards you can implement to take the offensive to secure the data (information) those portable devices and media may contain. It is important to ensure that appropriate safeguards are implemented to protect both Yale University and your personal information. Read more...
The iPhone
by Philip Rinehart
Can I use it at Yale? What services work? What doesn’t? Can I purchase one from Yale Telecom? All of these questions are important, let’s take each one separately.
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Perils of publishing online
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Jane Livingston
We all know that Google has become a verb. You can google yourself, your classmates, your friends, your childhood playmates, and even your boss or colleagues! Also, if you are hiring someone, it isn’t unusual for you and your candidate to google each other before an interview. Have you googled yourself lately?
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This newsletter was prepared by Jane Livingston, Associate Director of ITS Communications (jane.livingston@yale.edu). Tell us what you think . We'd love to hear from you.
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