With change being a constant on the Georgia Tech campus, it is amazing that our existing telephone system has lasted as long as it has. Our current system, known as a “Centrex” (an abbreviation for central office exchange service), has been in place for nine years and is provided by the Georgia Technology Authority. That’s about to change. More...

Georgia Tech, Cingular Wireless, and Siemens Communications are kicking off a new research program in wireless applications. This initiative brings the students and faculty of Georgia Tech an opportunity to gain early, first-hand access to the latest telecommunications application architecture. More...

The Resource Center is the new home of OIT’s walk-in support functions, the 1-to-1 Tutoring program’s evening hours, a new Academic Advising program, and a conference room that doubles as the Library’s second presentation rehearsal studio. More...

The public print bins are moving, along with OIT’s walk-in support functions, to the new Resource Center on the ground floor of the Library’s 1 West building. More...

Users of the Georgia Tech LAWN (Local Area Wireless/Walkup Network) have become accustomed to consistent Wi-Fi service on the main campus. As Georgia Tech adds new buildings and expands to far-flung campuses, replicating that user experience will not be easy. More...

The next step in OIT’s layered approach to security will require working with Georgia Tech departments to identify, classify, and protect the sensitive data stored on Institute computers at every level. Victoria Anderson, associate director of Information Security, OIT, said, “This is the right thing to do, and it’s important to have this additional layer of protection in place for our most sensitive Institute data.” More...

In conjunction with the Information Security directorate’s Data Classification and Protection project, the GT Sensitive Server program is a collaborative effort to track computers on campus that store sensitive data. The program’s goal is to identify the locations of sensitive data, eliminate or consolidate locations wherever possible, and to ensure appropriate levels of protection where sensitive information is required. More...

The CareerTech Portfolio system makes one think of a quote attributed to John Lennon: “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” Students can easily forget past accomplishments and miss the significance of today’s accomplishments when their focus is solely on the future. More...

The first time you scan your PC with an anti-spyware program can be a real eye opener. Anti-spyware will find programs running on your computer unbeknownst to you. Some of these programs may be spyware -- an annoying byproduct of Web surfing and downloading free screensavers, toolbars, audio and video plugins, and similar software add-ons. More...

Georgia Tech is striving to give students at the GT satellite campuses the same student experience as those on the main campus in Atlanta. For OIT, this means improving information technology at the satellite campuses. OIT is currently working on the new Global IT Initiative for supporting IT services at campuses around the globe, starting with GT Savannah. More...

OIT, like most IT organizations, has procedures in place to ensure timely, accurate backups for files on both its critical and non-critical servers. These include backups of users’ files stored on the Prism fileservers and Spectrum mailstore machines, as well as Institute information systems. The OIT backup utility, called pfdump, provides for files to be restored from tape to disk, thus providing the ability to recover from system disk failures and other hardware problems affecting users’ files. More...

OIT has closed one directorate and created a new one. More...