January 2008 News

INTERNET ACCESS INTERRUPTED ON QATAR CAMPUS
Internet access to the Carnegie Mellon Qatar campus through its Atlantic Ocean link has been disrupted. Details...

CYERT HALL DATA OUTLET INSTALLATIONS FOR WIRELESS 2.0 PILOT
Workers will be installing data outlets in Cyert Hall the week of Feb. 4 - 8.  No outages are expected.  Details...

SIS MESSAGE FROM THE CIO
This week Computing Services has been experiencing some technical issues with one of its servers that house a number of applications, including the Human Resources Information System and the Student Information System... Details...

COMPUTING NEWS PORTLET CHANGE: EFFECTIVE 2/7/08
Effective immediately, Computing Services announcements will be available through a new “Computing Services News” portlet; the old portal portlets will be decommissioned on 2/7/08.  Details...

CHANGES TO PAYMENT OPTIONS FOR COMPUTER MAINTENANCE
Effective Monday, January 21, 2008 the Computing Services Computer Maintenance Group will accept only credit cards and Tartan Procurement cards for payment for computer repair services.  Details...

COMPUTING SERVICES EXPANDS COMPUTER MAINTENANCE SERVICES
Beginning Monday, January 21, 2007, Computing Services' Computer Maintenance Group (CYH A-101) will offer repair services for additional hardware vendors such as Gateway, Toshiba and Compaq, among others.  Details...

CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY UPGRADED OVER WINTER BREAK
Effective January 2008
Rooms Affected:  HBH 101, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1511, and 237

Over the Winter break, the classrooms listed above were updated with new lecterns and equipment, in order to maintain consistency and reliability of technology across classrooms.  By the end of the Summer 2008 term, all of the remaining classrooms on campus will have been updated with identical equipment. Details...

CFA LENDING: STREAMLINED APPLICATION AND EXPANDED HOURS
Effective January 21, 2008, we will streamline the CFA Lending Application process and expand lending hours to better serve the campus community.  Details...