ITLC Report, January 2008
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September 8, 2009 9:59:25 AM PDT
The January 2008 UCSD report to the ITLC (Information Technology Leadership Council) summarizes key computing and communications issues for the past several months. For more information, please click the Technology tab at the top of this page.
Computing
- A new campus portal and home page was launched in December. It uses Vignette’s portal and CMS, and is integrated with Blink, TritonLink, and the Libraries.
- Effort reporting system was implemented and is currently used by many departments.
- Marketplace, UCSD’s one-stop shopping system (Sciquest), is nearing completion. The Procurement Management System (Express Card) was enhanced for Ghost Card handling in Marketplace.
- Two Sun Blackboxes will be ordered as part of UCSD’s green cyberinfrastructure project.
- MapLink, a campus map system based on Google Maps, was substantially enhanced.
- We are working through a conversion from Sybase to DB2 for all Web-based applications.
- A Web-based, self-service feature for students to change majors and minors will be implemented in February with workflow and approvals.
Communications
- A campus-supported research network is being implemented, providing PI’s and labs with ultra high bandwidth (one or multiple 10Gb connections).
- Fiber from the La Jolla campus to the Medical center in Hillcrest was implemented with DWDM capabilities.
- The campus dial-in system will be discontinued on June 30, 2008.
- We are currently podcasting 55 courses from 25 general assignment classrooms outfitted with a <$1000 device that captures the audio from the PA system on a predetermined schedule and routes it to a central server.
- Out of 27,000 students, 20,000 students use the campus Webmail system with an average of 3.6 times a day per student. 3,400 students route their email to an outside service (1,700 to gmail) and the rest are using a client (POP or IMAP).
Security and Emergency
- Enhanced minimum security standards published and a campus notice issued on "Electronic Information Security Policies."
- Campus Single Sign-On system was integrated with OpenID.
- Roles and Affiliates system implemented with tight integration to our Single Sign-On system.
- IT played a significant role during the San Diego fires, providing services, such as immediate SMS messages, ongoing Web portal updates, and campus e-mail notices.
