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VPN Upgrade Wednesday January 11th at 10:00pm

We will be upgrading our VPN software this Wednesday evening from 10:00pm to 11:00pm.  This change is fairly significant because the VPN will no longer rely on java to launch the client, which...

Posted: January 10, 2017, 10:02 AM

RT 4.4.1 Upgrade Completed

The RT upgrade from 4.2 to 4.4 has been completed. Special thanks to Paul Riddle and Jeremy Gude for making this happen. The system may seem a little slow initially as the system rebuilds...

Posted: January 6, 2017, 6:11 PM

Attention TechSmith Mac Users

Server Upgrade Requires Mac Recorder Update

On Tuesday, January 10, from 8:00 - 11:00 AM, DoIT will be performing server maintenance to upgrade our software to version 5.1.2. The update is necessary to remove QuickTime from the server...

Posted: January 6, 2017, 10:37 AM

First Day of Class Getting Started Webinar Series (Clickers)

Webinars being offered by Turning Technologies

Turning Technologies will be offering a series of getting started webinars before the beginning of the spring semester.These 30-minute webinars are designed to assist you with student registration...

Posted: January 5, 2017, 12:16 PM

MCS students and DHMH produce Overdose Prevention series

During the Fall 2016 semester, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Overdose Prevention Office worked with MCS television production students at UMBC to interview stakeholders...

Posted: December 21, 2016, 2:03 PM

2016-12-22 RT Scheduled Downtime

Please be aware that RT will be down for systems patching from 5pm - 6pm on Thursday 12-22-2016. For a full list of services being patched please see myUMBC post from DoIT's Senior Director of...

Posted: December 20, 2016, 11:41 AM

System Patching Thursday December 22nd starting at 5:00pm

As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching on Thursday, December 22nd from 5pm to 11pm.  While many systems will...

Posted: December 20, 2016, 11:17 AM

LDAP-Master and Webadmin downtime on 12/22

On Thursday, December 22nd starting at 2pm LDAP-Master and Webadmin will be taken down for system maintenance.  During this time account creations and password changes will be unavailable. ...

Posted: December 14, 2016, 11:01 AM

UMBC Blackboard Update: WT2017

UMBC Blackboard Update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff. If you have questions or need help, please consult the Blackboard Help tab inside...

Posted: December 13, 2016, 12:43 PM

RT 4.4.1 development ready for testing

Testers needed for RT 4.4.1 upgrade

The work for preparing our upgrade from RT 4.2.11 to RT 4.4.1 is ready for testing. The actual upgrade to production is scheduled for the January 6, 2017 weekend starting Friday evening beginning...

Posted: December 7, 2016, 3:47 PM