| 2004 Archived Newsworthy Details |
 Network Outage Scheduled for December 28
On Tuesday, December 28 a maintenance upgrade will be completed by our OARnet service provider. It is estimated that there
will be a 15 minute downtime period for our Internet connection as this maintenance upgrade is completed between 5 am and
6 am. Any questions regarding this outage may be directed to the Technology Support Center at 2-0999 or tsc@bgsu.edu
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University Meeting Maker Server Outage
The University Meeting Maker server will be unavailable from 8 am Thursday, December 23 through 8 pm Friday, December 24.
Users are advised to refrain from using Meeting Maker during the time of this scheduled maintenance as any changes will not
be saved to the server. Any questions regarding this outage may be directed to the Technology Support Center at 2-0999 or
tsc@bgsu.edu
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Internet Connection Outage
Internet connections to or from campus will be unavailalbe on Tuesday, December 21 from 12:01 am to 4 am to allow for the
completion of maintenance. Any questions regarding this outage may be directed to the Technology Support Center at 2-0999
or tsc@bgsu.edu
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TECS Applications for Spring 2005
The TECS (Technology Enhancement and Classroom Support) program is accepting applications for Spring Semester 2005 faculty
projects. Details are available at the TECS web page.
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Test Scanning Hours Extended
Hours for finals week, Dec. 13-18 will be from 8 am to 6 pm Mon through Fri and Sat from 8 am to noon. National Computer System
answer sheets should be brought to 301 Hayes Hall.
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Microsoft Software License Agreement Update
A new Microsoft Software Campus Agreement became effective as of July 1, 2004. This agreement allows the University to offer
access to popular Microsoft software at substantial savings for faculty, staff, and students. Students purchasing the software
will also be entered into a drawing to win a Dell laptop. See details of the new agreement at: Microsoft Agreement
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Eportfolio Outage
The Eportfolio system will be unavailable on Sunday, November 28 at 11:00 p.m. due to necessary completion of system maintenance.
The outage will last until 11:30 p.m. Any questions regarding this outage may be directed to the Technology Support Center
(TSC), tsc@bgsu.edu or 2-0999.
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High School Web Winners Announced at Tech Fair
Congratulations to the winners of the high school web contest as announced at the Tech Fair on October 21!
- High School Web Site Winner - Put-in-Bay High School
- Organizational Web Page Winner - Ottawa Hills High School Hockey
- Personal Web Page 1st Place Winner - Julia Rohm - Ensing Ottawa Hills
- Personal Web Page 2nd Place Winner - Marissa Walsh - Ottawa Hills
- Personal Web Page 3rd Place Winner - Louise Maris - Ottawa Hills
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BG@100 Open Forum
A BG@100 open forum has been scheduled for 11 a.m. on Tuesday, November 23 in 314 Bowen-Thompson Student Union. All staff,
faculty, and students are invited to attend to learn more about the transition of administrative systems to PeopleSoft.
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Keyserver Upgrade Scheduled
An upgrade to the Keyserver system will take place on Saturday, November 6 from 12:30 a.m. - 12:45 a.m. Keyserver may be briefly
unavailable during this time. If there are any questions or concerns regarding this outage, please contact the Technology
Support Center (TSC), tsc@bgsu.edu, 2-0999.
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Wireless Network Upgrade Scheduled
The wireless network will be unavilable on Wednesday, November 10 from 10:00 p.m. until midnight in order to complete a system
upgrade. If there are any questions or concerns regarding this outage, please contact the Technology Support Center (TSC),
tsc@bgsu.edu, 2-0999.
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Webmail Upgrade Scheduled
On Monday, November 8 from 6:00 a.m. - 7:00 a.m., a hardware upgrade for the webmail system will be completed. During this
period ther emay be brief interruptions in webmail availability. If there are any questions or concerns regarding this outage,
please contact the Technology Support Center (TSC), tsc@bgsu.edu, 2-0999.
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Outage Scheduled for October 29
On Friday, October 29 from 6:30 a.m. - 7:00 a.m., the following applications will be unavailable due to an upgrade of the
database associated with these applications: eTime for Students, Pinnacle, Class (Rec Center), Rhythmyx Content Management
System, Resource 25, Remedy, Darwin, and BGSU account creation. IF there are any questions or concerns regarding this outage,
please contact the Technology Support Center (TSC), tsc@bgsu.edu or 2-0999.
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Network Outage Scheduled for Tuesday, October 26
From 4-7a.m. on Tuesday, October 26, there will be intermittent access for off-campus Internet sites due to a maintenance
upgrade being completed by our OARNet service provider. If there are any questions regarding this outage, plase contact the
Technology Support center (TSC), tsc@bgsu.edu or 2-0999.
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2004 BGSU Northwest Ohio Technology Fair to be held on October 21
The 2004 BGSU Northwest Ohio Technology Fair is schedule for October 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Lenhart Grand Ballroom
of the Bowen Thompson Student Union. Further details about the Tech Fair are available at the Student Tech web site www.bgsu.edu/studenttech/techfair/
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Annual Technology Fair Seeks Participants
The BGSU Northwest Ohio Technology Fair is scheduled for Thursday, October 21, in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union's Lenhart
Grand Ballroom from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Participant sign-up will continue through Tuesday, September 21. Any technology group,
organization or business that would like to participante in the Tech Fair may complete the sign-up form available at www.bgsu.edu/studenttech/techfair/
or contact Kim Fleshman at 2-9459.
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Outages Scheduled for Fall Break
ITS will be completing several upgrades during the Fall Break. Please see the following list for the application and/or hardware
to be upgraded and the date and time of the scheduled outage. If there are any questions regarding any of these outages, please
contact the Technology Support Center, tsc@bgsu.edu,2-0999.
Sunday Oct. 10 from 12:30-1:30 am - Keyserver will be upgraded and keyserved applications will be unavailable.
Monday, Oct. 11 from 6:30-7:00am - Network maintenance will be completed during this time. Internet connections and other
applications relying on the network will be unavailable.
Tuesday, Oct. 12 from 6:30-7:00am - An Oracle database upgrade will cause the following applications to be unavailable during
this time: e-Time for Students, Resource 25, Remedy, Pinnacle Telephone Billing, Class (Rec Center software), Rhythmyx Content
Management, and BGSU account creation.
Tuesday, Oct. 12 from 7-7:30 am - A Residence Hall network upgrade will be completed. During this time resident hall network
users will be able to access servers on campus, however, Internet access from residence halls will be unavailable.
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BG@100 Open Forum Scheduled for October 12
A BG@100 Open Forum will be held on Tuesday, October 12 at 11:00 a.m. in 207 Bowen Thompson Student Union. This open forum
will include a demonstration of the BG@100 HCM system. Please plan to attend.
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ePortfolio Outage Scheduled for October 14
ePortfolio for Students will experience an outage on Thursday, October 14 from 5-7am in order to complete system maintenance.
Any questions regarding this outage may be directed to the Technology Support Center, tsc@bgsu.edu, 2-0999.
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ITS Information Security Office Security Alert
The Information Security Office has issued a Security Alert concerning numerous student systems that may be compromised. These
machines may be compromised with backdoors which could be used to attack other systems and networks. Please see Security Alert
Information for further information and security recommendations.
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BG@100 Open Forum Scheduled for Sept. 23
A BG@100 Open Forum is scheduled for Thursday, September 23 at 9 a.m. in 314 Bowen Thompson Student Union. The forum is an
opportunity to learn more about the BG@100 project and ask questions of team members. All are encouraged to attend. Questions
regarding BG@100 may be directed to: BGat100@bgsu.edu
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ePortfolio Outage
ePortfolio will experience an outage from 5-7a.m. on Wednesday, September 29 in order to complete system maintenance. Any
questions regarding this outage may be directed to the Technology Support Center (TSC) tsc@bgsu.edu, 2-0999.
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Weekly MyBGSU outages scheduled
Beginning Tuesday, August 31, MyBGSU will experience a 15-minute outage every Tuesday at 6 a.m. This will be in addition to
the previously scheduled 15 minute outage every Saturday at 6 a.m. Users are advised not to use MyBGSU during these outage
times. These outages will continue on this schedule until further notice. If further information is needed, please contact
the Technology Support Center (TSC) at 2-0999, tsc@bgsu.edu
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Lab Upgrade
In preparation for the Fall 2004 semester, several labs will receive upgraded hardware and/or software. Additionally, ITS
open labs will begin to require users to log-on to the BGSU domain using their BGSU authentication username and password.
For details regarding the labs and upgrades planned, see http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/cio/page5640.html
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Technology-equipped Classroom Training
A training session covering the operation of equipment in technology-equipped classrooms and the use of streaming video in
campus classrooms will be offered on Friday, September 10 from 10-11:30pm in 203 Olscamp. Registration is not required.
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Outage Scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 7
System maintenance and upgrades for ITS database servers has been scheduled for Tuesday, September 7 from 12:01 a.m. - 5:00
a.m. This maintenance/upgrade will cause outages for several applications that rely on these database servers. Please see
the applications listed below for information regarding aplication availability during this time period.
- MyBGSU - unavailable during outage period
- e-Time for Students - web interface unavailable, card readers will remain functional
- Pinnacle Telephone Billing - web interface will be unavailable
- Rhythmyx Content Management System - unavailable during outage period
Listed above are the primary applications that will be affected by this outage, some other miscellaneous applications may
be affected. If there are any questions regarding this outage or affected applications, please contact the Technology Support
Center (TSC) at 2-0999, tsc@bgsu.edu
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FSG Lab to be renamed
In order to accurately reflect its current use, the FSG (Faculty, Staff, Graduate Student) Lab in 127 Hayes will be renamed
127 Hayes Lab effective August 23.
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Personal Web Server to experience an outage
On Friday, August 27 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., the web server used for personal web pages (personal.bgsu.edu) will be
unavailable in order to complete hardware maintenance. If there are any questions or concerns regarding this outage, please
contact the Technology Support Center (TSC) at 2-0999, tsc@bgsu.edu
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Internet Explorer version 5 and 6 vulnerabilities
The ITS Information Security Office has issued an advisory concerning vulnerabilities with Internet Explorer versions 5 and
6 on all Windows operating systems. For details see the ITS Information Security Advisory web page for further details.
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Extended MyBGSU Hours
MyBGSU will be available additional hours the following dates: Saturday, August 21 from 7:30 am - 9pm; Sunday, August 22 from
7:30am - 11:59pm; Monday, August 23 from 12:01am - 6am and 6:30am - 9pm.
MyBGSU may be unavailable for up to a 30 minute period beginning at 5:30pm on Sunday August 22 in order to complete necessary
system functions.
Parking, Change Home Address, My Financial Aid Status, and Hire a Student Employee applications will not be available during
extended hours.
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Extended TSC Hours
The Technology Support Center in 129 Hayes will be open the extended hours of 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Saturday, August 21 and
Sunday, August 22.
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Technology-equipped Classroom Training
A training session covering the operation of equipment in technology-equipped classrooms and the use of streaming video in
campus classrooms will be offered on August 17 and 18 from 2-3:30pm in 226 Olscamp. Registration is not required.
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Internet Outage Scheduled
On Saturday, August 14 from 12:01 a.m. until 6 a.m. the campus will experience an Internet outage in order to complete needed
upgrades. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this outage, please contact the Technology Support Center (TSC)
tsc@bgsu.edu, 2-0999.
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MyBGSU Outage Scheduled
MyBGSU will be unavailable from 12:00 midnight until 5:00 a.m. on Monday, August 9 in order to complete a database upgrade.
Any questions or concerns regarding this outage may be directed to the Technology Support center (TSC) at tsc@bgsu.edu, 2-0999.
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eTime for Students Outage Scheduled
eTime for Students will experience an outage on Thursday, August 12 from 12:01 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. in order to complete an upgrade.
Card readers for the eTime system will remain active during the outage; however, any web accessible features will be unavailable
throughout the outage period. Any questions may be directed to the Technology Support Center (TSC) tsc@bgsu.edu, 2-0999.
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Network Outage Tuesday, August 3 from 4-4:30am
In order to complete maintenance, an Internet outage will be experienced on campus on the morning of Tuesday, August 3 from
4 - 4:30 a.m. Any questions regarding this change may be directed to the Technology Support Center (TSC) at tsc@bgsu.edu,
2-0999.
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Union Lab to require BGSU domain log-on beginning August 2
The Union Lab, 103 Bowen-Thompson Student Union, will require users to log on to the BGSU domain using their BGSU authentication
username and password beginning Monday, August 2. Any questions regarding this change may be directed to the Technology Support
Center (TSC) at tsc@bgsu.edu, 2-0999.
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Bagle.af Worm Alert and Financial Aid Scam Alert
The ITS Information Security Office has issued an alert regarding the Bagle.af worm and a financial aid scam warning issued
by the US Department of Education. See the ITS Information Security Alert web page at www.bgsu.edu/infosec/alerts.html for
further details.
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MyBGSU Outage Scheduled
Beginning Saturday, July 24, MyBGSU will experience a 15 minute outage every Saturday morning at 6:00 a.m. Users are advised
not to use MyBGSU during this time. The outage will continue weekly until further notice.
The outage will permit the management of resources associated with the instructor view of the gradebook by those using a Netscape
browser. If you experience any difficulties with this Blackboard feature or need any further information, please contact
the Technology Support center (TSC) at tsc@bgsu.edu, 2-0999.
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BG@100 Open Forum Scheduled for July 22
A BG@100 Open Forum is scheduled for Thursday, July 22 at 9 a.m. in 314 Bowen Thompson Student Union. The forum is an opportunity
to learn more about the BG@100 project and ask questions of team members. All are encouraged to attend. Questions regarding
BG@100 may be directed to: BGat100@bgsu.edu
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ePortfolio Outage scheduled for July 21
ePortfolio for Students will experience an outage on Wednesday, July 21, from 5-7 a.m. in order to complete system maintenance.
Any questions regarding this outage may be directed to the Technology Support Center (TSC), tsc@bgsu.edu, 2-0999.
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Brief MyBGSU Outage scheduled for July 15
MyBGSU will experience a five minute outage on Thursday, July 15 at 6:00 a.m. in order to correct a problem viewing the gradebook
tool in Netscape. Users are asked to not utilize MyBGSU during the outage period.
Any questions regarding this outage may be directed to the Technology Support Center (TSC), tsc@bgsu.edu, 2-0999.
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Library Lab to require BGSU domain log on beginning July 9
The Library Lab, 122 Jerome Library, will require users to log on to the BGSU domain using their BGSU authentication username
and password beginning Friday, July 9. With the beginning of the fall 2004 semester, users of Windows-based machines in ITS
supported labs will be required to log on to the BGSU domain.
Any questions regarding this outage may be directed to the Technology Support Center (TSC), tsc@bgsu.edu, 2-0999.
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ePortfolio for Students Outage Scheduled for Tuesday, June 29
ePortfolio for Students will experience an outage on Tuesday, June 29 from 6:00 a.m. - 7:00 a.m. in order to complete system
maintenance.
Any questions regarding this outage may be directed to the Technology Support Center (TSC), tsc@bgsu.edu, 2-0999.
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MyBGSU Outage Scheduled for Monday, June 28
MyBGSU is scheduled for an outage on Monday, June 28th from 1am to 5am in order to upgrade the Blackboard course management
system.
This upgrade contains significant improvements to the gradebook and assessment tools. It also contains a handful of new features
like a quick edit view, WYSIWYG content item editing (Windows/IE only), internal messaging, and a glossary tool.
Any questions regarding this outage may be directed to the Technology Support Center (TSC), tsc@bgsu.edu, 2-0999.
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BGNet Server Software to be Upgraded
There will be an outage of the BGNet e-mail system on Thursday, June 17, between midnight and 1 a.m. to allow for a software
upgrade. During the upgrade period the ability to check, send, and receive e-mail will be interrupted. All inbout mail will
be queued for delivery following the completion of the upgrade.
Any questions regarding this outage may be directed to the Technology Support Center (TSC), tsc@bgsu.edu, 2-0999.
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eTime for Students and Content Management to experience a brief outage
eTime for Students and the Content Management System (CMS) will experience a brief outage on Tuesday, June 15 at 6:00 a.m.
It is anticipated that the outage will last for no more than 15 minutes.
Any questions regarding this outage may be directed to the Technology Support Center (TSC) at tsc@bgsu.edu or 2-0999.
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BGNet Virus Filtering Upgraded
There will be a series of brief interruptions in e-mail delivery on Thursday, June 10, between midnight and 1 a.m. to allow
for an upgrade of the mail transport and virus filtering software on the BGNet servers. These brief outages will not effect
the ability to check e-mail but may cause short delays in sending or receiving messages during the upgrade period.
Any questions regarding this upgrade may be directed to the Technology Support Center (TSC) at tsc@bgsu.edu or 2-0999.
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BG@100 Open Forums Scheduled
Several open forums have been scheduled to provide an opportunity to learn more about the BG@100 Administrative Systems Project
to transition Human Resources, Benefits Administration, and Payroll modules to the PeopleSoft system. Project personnel will
be available to share information and answer questions at the following dates/times:
Tuesday, May 18 at 11:00 a.m.
Thursday, May 20 at 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, May 26 at 2:00 p.m.
Plan to attend the session that best fits your schedule - no registration is required. All sessions will be held in 314 Bowen-Thompson
Student Union. Any questions regarding this project may be directed to BGat100@bgsu.edu
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Voice Mail to be inactive briefly Friday
Audix voice mail systems will be temporarily unavailable from 6:30 - 7:00 a.m. on Friday, May 14, 2004. All messages and/or
greetings currently on phones will remain unchanged. A busy signal will be received if attempting to log into the system during
the outage time. Any questions regarding this outage may be directed to the Technology Support Center (TSC), tsc@bgsu.edu,
2-0999.
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BGNet SPAM filtering to be upgraded
There will be an interruption of BGNet SPAM filtering on Thursday, May 13,2004 from 12:01 a.m. until 4:00 a.m. to allow for
an upgrade to the SPAM filtering software. This upgrade is designed to provide improvement in the ability of the mail system
to accurately identify and tag SPAM messages. There will be no interruption of mail delivery or virus protection as a result
of this upgrade, and no user level configuration changes will be necessary. Any questions regarding this upgrade or BGNet
SPAM filtering may be directed to the Technology Support Center (TSC), tsc@bgsu.edu, 2-0999.
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Hayes 127 Lab and Library Lab to be upgraded
The machines in the Hayes 127 Lab and Library (122 Jerome) Lab will be upgraded on Tuesday, May 11 and Wednesday, May 12.
Once complete, the Hayes 127 Lab will have iMacs (1.25GHz, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive-DVD-R/CD-RW, Firewire,
17" monitor, running OS X)and GX270 SmallForm Factor Dells (2.80GHz, Pentium 4, 512MB RAM, 64MB graphics card, 80GB Hard Drive,
3.5" floppy drive, 8x DVD+RW/+R and 48X CD-ROM, Firewire, and 17" flat panel display running Windows XP). The Library Lab
will also be upgraded to the GX270 SmallForm Factor Dells. Any questions regarding these upgrades may be directed to the Technology
Support Center (TSC), tsc@bgsu.edu, 2-0999.
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Test Scanning Hours Extended for Finals Week
Spring 2004 Finals Week Hours (May 3-8, 2004) for test scanning will be from
- 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and
- 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon on Saturday
Participants should bring their National Computer System answer sheets to 301 Hayes Hall to submit for scanning.
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Outages for areas east of Mercer Road scheduled
Due to work being completed along Mercer Rd., the building east of Mercer will experience a network outage on Thursday, May
6 beginning at 5:00pm. Work is scheduled to be completed and network access restored by 8:00am on Fri, May 7. Also, buildings
east of Mercer will experience brief, intermittent phone outages between 6:00am and midnight on Sun, May 9. Please contact
the Technology Support Center (TSC), tsc@bgsu.edu, or 2-0999 if any problems are experienced after the outages or for any
questions regarding this outage.
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Virtual Calendar Update Scheduled for Saturday, May 1
The Virtual Calendar will be unavailable on Saturday, May 1 from 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. in order to complete an update. The
Virtual Calendar lists scheduled events in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union, Olscamp Conference Center, Prout Chapel, and
outdoor and banner spaces. Any questions regarding this outage may be directed to the Technology Support Center (TSC), tsc@bgsu.edu,
or 2-0999.
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April Student Tech Monthly Special Event
The April Monthly Special Event in the Student Technology Center will feature Jeff Nelson, Director of the University Bookstore
who will speak on the topic of New and Emerging Technologies in the University Bookstore. This Special Event will be held
on Wednesday, April 28 at 2:00 p.m. in 200 Saddlemire. Plan to attend - no registration is needed.
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e-Time for Students and e-Portfolio outage on Monday, April 26
e-Time for Students and e-Portfolio will experience an outage on Monday, April 26 from 6:00 a.m. -7:00 a.m. in order to complete
system maintenance. Card readers for the e-Time system will remain active during the outage; however, any Web accessible features
will be unavailable throughout the outage period. Any questions may be directed to the Technology Support Center (TSC), tsc@bgsu.edu
or 2-0999.
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e-Time for students outage on Thursday, April 15
e-Time for Students will exerience an outage on Thursday, April 15 from 6:00 a.m. -6:30 a.m. in order to complete system maintenance.
Card readers will remain active during the outage; however, any Web accessible features will be unavailable throughout the
outage period. Any questions may be directed to the Technology Support Center (TSC) at tsc@bgsu.edu or 2-0999.
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eTime for Students Outage possible on 3/25/04 from 5:00 a.m. - 5:15 a.m.
The eTime for Students system may be unavailable briefly on Thursday, March 25 from 5:00 a.m - 5:15 a.m. in order to allow
for the completion of an upgrade. It is anticipated that there will be no interruption to service, however the system may
be down briefly in order to complete the upgrade. Any questions regarding this possible outage may be directed to the Technology
Support Center (TSC) at tsc@bgsu.edu or 2-0999.
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Information Security Advisory - Mydoom.f Virus
The BGSU ITS Information Security Office has issued an advisory concerning the Mydoom.f virus. Do not open email attachments
with a ".zip" file extension without verifying with the sender that the file was intentionally sent.
For more information please see:
MyDoom.f Virus
If you need assistance protecting your computer, please contact the Technology Support Center (TSC) at 2-0999 or tsc@bgsu.edu.
Residential students should contact Residential Computing Connection (RCC) at 2-8077 or rcchelp@listproc.bgsu.edu for assistance.
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MyBGSU will be unavailable Monday, March 15 from 5:00 a.m. - 6:00 a.m.
MyBGSU will be unavailalbe on Monday, March 15 from 5:00 a.m. -6:00 a.m. in order to complete an upgrade. Any questions regarding
this outage may be directed to the Technology Support Center (TSC) at tsc@bgsu.edu or 2-0999.
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eTime for Students unavailable March 9 and 10
The eTime for Students system will be unavailable March 9 & 10 in order to allow for the completion of a system upgrade. The
system will be unavailable from Tuesday, March 9 at 9:00 a.m. through Wednesday, March 10 at midnight. During the time of
the outage, the card swipe devices and web application will be unavailable. Reporting any student time worked during this
outage period will need to be completed manually by supervisors when the system returns to production on Thursday, March 11.
Any questions regarding this network outage may be directed to the Technology Support Center (TSC) tsc@bgsu.edu or 2-0999.
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BGSU Network Outage Scheduled for Sunday, March 7
On Sunday, March 7 at 2:00 a.m. all network services will be unavailable in order to complete a hardware upgrade. Once the
hardware upgrade has been completed, network services will systematically be restored during the outage period. It is anticipated
that most network services will be restored by 8:00 a.m. MyBGSU availability will return by 12:00 noon on Sunday.Any questions
regarding this network outage may be directed to the Technology Support Center (TSC) at tsc@bgsu.edu or 2-0999.
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Possible email delivery delays on March 3 from 12:01 a.m. - 4:00 a.m.
On Wednesday, March 3 from 12:01 a.m. - 4:00 a.m. there will be short intermittent outages of the primary inbound mail servers
in order to complete hardware maintenance that began on Monday. During this period there may be delays in the delivery of
incoming email messages. Any messages received during this time will be queued for delivery following the resumption of services.
Any questions regarding this network outage may be directed to the Technology Support Center (TSC) at tsc@bgsu.edu or 2-0999.
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Possible email delivery delays on March 1 from 12:01 a.m. - 7:00 a.m.
On Monday, March 1 from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. there will be short intermittent outages of the primary inbound mail servers
in order to complete hardware maintenance. During this period there may be delays in the delivery of incoming email messages.
Any messages received during this time will be queued for delivery following the resumption of services. Any questions may
be directed to the Technology Support Center (TSC) at tsc@bgsu.edu or 2-0999.
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MyBGSU to experience an outage
MyBGSU will experience an outage on Saturday, February 28 at 2:00 a.m. in order to install an upgrade. It is anticipated that
the outage will last no longer than one hour. Any questions may be directed to the Technology Support Center (TSC) at tsc@bgsu.edu
or 2-0999.
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Information Security Advisory for Microsoft Windows Users
The BGSU ITS Information Security Office has issued an advisory concerning a serious software flaw that impacts several Microsoft
security applications. This is referred to as the "ASN.1 Library" vulnerability.
Attackers are expected to exploit this vulnerability within a few weeks, so prompt attention is recommended. Please run the
Microsoft Windows Update procedure at your earliest convenience, and install all critical updates. If you experience delays
or connection problems with the Microsoft support site, please try again later.
For more information please see:
ASN.1 Library Vulnerability
If you need assistance protecting your computer, please contact the Technology Support Center (TSC) at 2-0999 or tsc@bgsu.edu.
Residential students should contact Residential Computing Connection (RCC) at 2-8077 or rcchelp@listproc.bgsu.edu for assistance.
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Student Tech February Monthly Special Event - February 25
The Student Tech February Monthly Special Event will feature an introduction to the Large Format Digital Imaging Lab by Joe
Catalano and Brent Cavanaugh. The event will begin in the Student Tech Center - 200 Saddlemire and then will proceed to the
lab on the first floor of Saddlemire. Plan to attend to learn about this one-of-a-kind facility.
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eTime for Students to experience an outage
e-Time for Students will experience an outage on Saturday, February 21 at 10:00 p.m. in order to complete a maintenance upgrade.
It is anticipated that the outage will last no longer than one hour. Card readers will remain active during the outage; however,
any web-accessible features will be unavailable throughout the outage period. Any questions may be directed to the Technology
Support Center (TSC) at tsc@bgsu.edu or 2-0999.
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ePortfolio System to experience an outage
The e-portfolio system will experience an outage on Wednesday, February 18 at 6:30 a.m. in order to complete system maintenance.
It is anticipated that the outage will last for less than one hour. Any questions may be directed to the Technology Support
Center (TSC) at tsc@bgsu.edu or 2-0999.
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eTime for Students Outage Scheduled for Friday, February 13
e-Time for Students will experience an outage on Friday, February 13 at 5:30 a.m. in order to complete a maintenance upgrade.
The outage will last no longer than one hour. Card readers will remain active during the outage; however, any web-accessible
features will be unavailable throughout the outage period. Any questions may be directed to the Technology Support Center
(TSC) at tsc@bgsu.edu or 2-0999.
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MyDoom Virus Alert
The ITS Information Security Office has issued an alert regarding a Windows virus called MyDoom. This is a rapidly spreading
virus that is being spread via email attachments and peer-to-peer file sharing applications. It is recommended that email
attachments from unknown sources not be opened. It is important to keep anti-virus software current. See the link below for
anti-virus software and read further details about this virus by following the Alerts link below.
To update anti-virus software,see: Anti-virus Software For more information regarding this virus,see: Alerts For further information on file sharing safety,see: File Sharing Safety
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Parking Registration via MyBGSU to experience an outage
The parking registration system available within MyBGSU will experience an outage on Monday, February 2 from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00
noon in order to complete system maintenance. If there are any questions regarding this outage, please contact the Technology
Support Center (TSC) at 2-0999, tsc@bgsu.edu
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Digital Video Streaming Service Search Engine
The Digital Video Streaming Service Search engine (My Video Search on MyBGSU) will be unavailable Friday, January 30 beginning
at 10:00 p.m. The maintenance process to be completed during this outage can take anywhere from 8 to 14 hours. Any questions
or concerns may be directed to dvss@wbgu.bgsu.edu
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ePortfolio System Outage Scheduled for Thursday, January 29
The ePortfolio system will experience an outage on Thursday, January 29 from 6:00 a.m. - 7:00 a.m. in order to complete system
maintenance. If there are any questions regarding this outage, please contact the Technology Support Center (TSC) at 2-0999,
tsc@bgsu.edu
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Identity Theft Defense
The January Student Tech Monthly Spotlight will provide information on "Identity Theft Defense - What Students Should Know".
This presentation by Thomas Roberts, ITS Security Analyst will be on Wednesday, January 28 at 2:00 p.m. in 200 Saddlemire
Student Services. No registration is required. Plan to attend to learn more about this crime and what you can do to prevent
being a victim of identity theft.
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Technology Equipped Classroom Training Session
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