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UCit now Winter 2009
Leveraging IT for Cost Savings at UC
— VP and CIO Update —
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The Theme MUST Be Reducing Expenses |
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by Fred Siff
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Information technology may be viewed as a cost center. But the truth is the technology is more an efficiency vehicle.
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— Administrative Computing —
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A More Efficient Way to Conduct Business:
UC Employee Self Service |
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by Tom Koerner
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UC Flex Employee Self Service (ESS) is transforming the business of maintaining personal information at UC.
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Automating Data Center Operations Expected to Cut Costs |
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by Bill Lewis
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UCit is in the process of transitioning the Data Center to “lights out” status. Modernizing can cut costs.
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Using Technology to Cut Costs |
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by Pat Krekeler
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The university enjoys many cost savings by its use of technology. Rather than getting in line, our community is going online. Automation, efficient information management, and self-service provide cost savings and improvements.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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— Services and Software —
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PCs are Attractively Priced for the UC Community |
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by Clarence Smith and Mary Jane Clark
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UCit has negotiated special pricing on Dell computers for personal as well as institutional purchases. Dell offers attractive pricing plus the additional value of a three-year warranty included with the purchase.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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UC E-Mail Changes |
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by Maggie Brudnicki and Mark Young
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Microsoft’s Live/Exchange Labs will be UC's next student e-mail. Microsoft's data centers will provide continuity of e-mail. UCit will still create and manage accounts.
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UCit's Software Services Save the University Community Money |
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by Amin Shafie
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UCit's Software Services negotiates attractive discounts to keep software costs to departments and to individual users at a minimum.
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— Instructional Computing —
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Elluminate Live!
Faculty Uses Synchronous e-Learning Technology |
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by Sujata Prakash
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Elluminate Live! is integrated with the Blackboard system so faculty can set up up online class meetings within courses. Its use is on the rise as several UC distance learning programs and some hybrid courses have incorporated it into their curricula.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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IRC Offers Online Course Evaluations |
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by Paul Foster
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The IRC colleges and departments to use the new CoursEval service.
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UCFileSpace:
Money Saving Online Services |
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by Don Rainwater
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UCFileSpace provides a variety of free services for all UC students, faculty, and staff. As a member of the UC community, you have an account that we created for you automatically. Your account provides you with online file storage, personal web sites, and blogs or wikis for you and your workgroup.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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— UC Mobile —
— Other News —
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Blackboard Joins IDM |
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by Quinn Shamblin
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UCit added Blackboard to the IDM system in December. Now, you will use the same password for Blackboard that you use on One Stop, the CLS, and other synchronized systems.
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