Wireless is Here!

In last weeks newsletter we informed you of a wireless internet pilot project for the Union. We said it would go live sometime in July, well, its here!

Over the past several months, OIT has been working with Jackson based Business Communications, Inc (BCI) and Cisco to move forward with an enterprise-level wireless pilot project.  The Union wireless pilot project will provide students, faculty, and staff with the ability to log on to the Internet without having to plug in to a data connection.  In order to obtain wireless connectivity laptops and personal digital assistants must be equipped with wireless networking cards.

The project will cover all three floors of the Union and provide ultimate flexibility for the campus in regards to wireless Internet access.  This first wireless project will be evaluated and other installations will follow as funding permits.  Look for future updates in the OIT newsletter.

2006 Delta State University Technology Show

The Office of Information Technology has been working with BCI Inc. out of Jackson to put together a technology fair to benefit educational institutions as well as area businesses.  The fair will highlight four of the World's leading technology firms: EMC, Sun, Cisco, and VisiCom/Polycom.  The format will be comprised of each vendor presenting a 45 minute demonstration and discussion of their respective technology roadmaps.  Each vendor will also have a booth set up for individual Q&A between presentations.  Lunch will be provided.  The fair will occur July 12 th, in the DSU State Room.  OIT would like to invite you to attend as well as to leverage your leadership in the business and educational communities and Delta Region to help spread the word.  The invitation is for all business and educational leaders and administrators. 

For more information, visit the OIT website:
http://oit.deltastate.edu

Tips & Tid Bits: from Microsoft

Help protect your personal information with strong passwords

Your passwords are the keys you use to access personal information that you've stored on your computer and in your online accounts.

If criminals or other malicious users steal this information, they can use your name to open new credit card accounts, apply for a mortgage, or pose as you in online transactions. In many cases you would not notice these attacks until it was too late.

Fortunately, it is not hard to create strong passwords and keep them well protected.

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Help from the Help Desk

Pay for Print requests need to be directed to the Student Business Services office.

Security information such as passwords should never be given out to anyone, including OIT staff.