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NC State, UNC-CH collaboration on PeopleSoft HR and Financials makes news

Articles about NC State and UNC-CH's collaboration on PeopleSoft HR and Financials systems recently appeared in the campus Bulletin (Partnership Drives PeopleSoft Enhancements) and on the Local Tech Wire (NCSU, UNC-CH donning same tech-team color – green, for savings). It is expected that this partnership will reduce significantly cos


OIT News - November 2009

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University forms Unified Communications advisory group

The Unified Communications advisory group has been formed to chart the future of communications technology on NC State campus. The group held its kickoff meeting on Nov. 3.


ComTech upgrades Internet gateways to 10 Gb/s

To keep up with campus' ever-increasing need for bandwidth, Communication Technologies (ComTech) has increased the university’s Internet gateways to the NC Research and Education Network (NCREN) from 1 to 10 Gb/s. NCREN, a service of MCNC, “is one of the nation's first and one of the world's leading statewide regional optical networks.” ComTech's next step is to increase the campus networking backbone from 1 to 4


Watch WolfBYTES Sports on Cable Channel 92

Miss a big game? You can watch the new WolfBYTES Sports Television on campus cable Channel 92 24-hours a day, seven days a week. WolfBYTES Sports offers coverage of both recreational and intercollegiate sports as well as coaches’ shows and special sporting events. You can also watch WolfBYTES Sports on iTunesU.


OIT seeks partners in Rosetta Stone purchase

OIT is looking for campus departments that are interested in partnering to purchase Rosetta Stone, software that is used to teach foreign languages. OIT will be completing a consolidated purchase soon. 


Brown Bag Lunch & Learn: Classroom Capturing on Dec. 10

OIT's Brown Bag Lunch and Learn series presents "Classroom Capturing" from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 10 in 216 Scott Hall.


Brown Bag Lunch & Learn: Web Hosting for Campus on Dec. 1

Lunch and Learn: Zend PHP Conference Re-cap on Nov. 13

OIT's Brown Bag Lunch and Learn series presents "Zend PHP Conference Re-cap" from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13 in Hillsborough Building basement conference room number B3.


Participate in EDUCAUSE Online 2009 sessions - Nov. 4-6

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) will be live-streaming sessions from the upcoming EDUCAUSE conference in Denver from Nov. 4-6 in the Hillsborough Building, and you are invited to attend. This online conference includes a series of virtual presentations; keynote addresses from Lawrence Lessig, Brenda Gourley and Brad Wheeler; expert discussion sessions; and point/counterpoint sessions.