University Dropbox Business price increase
The cost of a University Dropbox Business account has increased to £75 per year (excluding VAT), but this is still 50% less than consumer prices.
New self-service password recovery feature for UIS Passwords
You can now reset your UIS Password using a token sent via email or text message.
Changes to the University’s Adobe software licensing agreement
The University’s 3-year fixed-price licensing agreement with Adobe ended on 8 March 2018. Like many other software providers, Adobe is moving to an annual subscription model.
Sharing IT merger experiences with the University of Cologne
Last month, UIS welcomed Jan Eden from the University of Cologne’s Digital Studies department, who is currently visiting several universities to learn from their experiences of re-organising their IT operations.
UIS is working with vendors to address the Meltdown/Spectre vulnerabilities
UIS is aware of the recently disclosed processor vulnerabilities and is working with vendors to patch UIS systems.
Cyber17 symposium targeted the latest cyber threats
To safeguard the University from today's cyber security threats requires close collaboration across institutions and a renewed focus on our people. This was key message from Cyber 17, a cyber-security symposium organised by UIS.
The challenge of Wi-Fi in an 800-year-old University
Providing Wi-Fi to a University environment can be surprisingly challenging when your campus is a whole city. Alexander Cox, UIS's Wireless Infrastructure Manager, discusses the challenges in his blog for Aruba Networks.
Celebrating 25 years of networking innovation
The Granta Backbone Network (GBN) celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. It’s one of the most capable data networks in Europe. It carries data from the Large Hadron Collider at CERN and is preparing to support even more world-class projects, including the Square Kilometre Array.
ACN Exchange upgrade
The Administrative Computing Network (ACN) Exchange email service is soon going to be upgraded. This will impact the way admin staff access their email remotely.
Managed Web Service (MWS) now offers up to 50GB disk space
The Managed Web Service (MWS) is UIS’ hosted web server offering. It provides an easy-to-use control panel and a high-availability service for University users, as an alternative to using commercial web hosting.
Introducing My DS-Print: secure online access to your DS-Print account
Now you can manage your DS-Print account online, via UIS’s new secure portal. ‘My DS-Print’ allows you to check your balance, apply top-ups with a credit or debit card, and search your transaction history. The secure service also uses Raven authentication, giving you peace of mind and a one-stop shop via a single login.
UIS facilitates examinations with adjustments
UIS provides the University’s Board of Examinations with a bespoke desktop solution for enabling students with additional needs to sit their exams using a computer instead of handwriting their answers.
IT satisfaction survey results
UIS ran a Collegiate University IT Satisfaction Survey for the first time in September 2016. It captured broad sentiment among staff as well as their specific comments. This page shows the headline results.
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