Tutorials for Faculty and Staff in BUworks, Blackboard Learn, WordPress and Outlook
Don’t miss our upcoming tutorials in BUworks (SAP), Blackboard Learn, WordPress and Outlook! View the schedule and register….
Google Apps to Stop Supporting IE8 in November
Google has announced that it will stop supporting Internet Explorer 8 on November 15, following the release of Internet Explorer 10 on October 26. After November 15, users accessing BU Google Apps with Internet Explorer 8 will see a message recommending a browser upgrade.
New Version of the AnyConnect VPN Client
On Wednesday, October 3, 2012, a new version of the Cisco AnyConnect client was deployed. You will get this update automatically when you connect to http://vpn.bu.edu. Learn more…
BUworks will be unavailable on Sunday, 10/14 from 8 AM to 4 PM
BUworks will be unavailable from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Sunday, October 14th, due to scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience….
Departments – Save this Fall with BU’s Computer Standards
Information Services & Technology, in cooperation with Sourcing & Procurement, is pleased to announce the Fall 2012 computer bulk buy initiative for departmental purchases. Learn more! …
Check out the new Terrier Tech about Student-Friendly Apps
BU Public Relations Student Society of America president Mike DeFilippis (COM’13) talks to Terrier Tech host Warren Towers about five student-friendly apps. Watch the video!
New teraflop/s GPU cluster facility at Boston University
Boston University’s College of Engineering, the Center for Computational Science (CCS), Information Systems & Technology (IS&T) and the Bioinformatics Program are introducing a significant expansion to the facilities for research computing with the acquisition of a 160 GPU-accelerated cluster. At 80 teraflop/s in peak double-precision performance, this system will be the fastest ever deployed at Boston…
MGHPCC Seed Fund Seeks Research Proposals
The 2012 Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) Seed Fund program is soliciting research proposals for computer and computational science. One page pre-proposals are due October 1. A Seed Fund Workshop will be held at BU on September 14 at the Hariri Institute from 1pm to 5pm….
Security Alert: Java Vulnerability
A new zero-day vulnerability in Java—a Poison Ivy variant—has been discovered and exploits have been found. The flaw affects all versions of Oracle’s Java 7 (version 1.7) on all supported operating systems. Find out if your computer can be exploited at www.isjavaexploitable.com….
Happy September! Need help?
The IT Help Center is here to help with all your computing needs. Students should see www.bu.edu/tech/movein for the information you will need to get settled in. Faculty who would like assistance with Educational Technology should begin at www.bu.edu/tech/edtech. Either way, click on Get Help, write to ithelp@bu.edu or call 617-353-4357, if you have any questions….