Welcome to the School of Management!
Technology@UB
David Murray
djmurray@buffalo.edu
www.buffalo.edu/~djmurray
Technology@UB – What to expect
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Where can I connect to the Internet?
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What computing labs can I use?
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What’s this about free software?!?!
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What is MyUB all about?
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How is technology used in my classes?
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What are Digital Access Classes?
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What other technology resources are available?
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Other Questions
Technology@UB - Internet
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Wired
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Dorms (1 port per pillow) and Cybraries
Wireless throughout much of UB
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355 Wireless Access Points
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Dial-up - 1,000 56K dial in lines
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Email - 150 MB quota
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Central File storage - 15 MB quota
Technology@UB - Computing Labs
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2,450 PCs in labs across campus
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Some labs open 24 hours
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Free printing up to 1,500 pages annually
SOM Student Lab - Jacobs 210
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40 Workstations, Scanner, Color Printer
SOM Cybersecurity Lab - Jacobs 324
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Forensics Lab, 5 Cisco Networking Benches,
Multiple PCs and servers
Technology@UB - Free Software!
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Tech Tools CD
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Symantec antivirus/firewall, web browsers,
media players, utilities, email and chat
programs
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15,213 distributed this academic year
Microsoft Productivity Suite
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Full MS Office Suite, Windows Upgrades
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18,007 distributed this academic year
Technology@UB - Free Software!
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Microsoft Productivity Suite
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MS Office Professional - $436.99
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Windows XP Professional Upgrade - $191.99
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MS FrontPage 2003 - $174.99
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MS Publisher 2002 - $149.86
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MS Visual Studio .NET 2003 - $271.99
Total: $1225.82 in free software!
Technology@UB - MyUB
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Online personalized portal to UB websites
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86% use daily or multiple times / week
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512,593 hits on first day of Fall 2005 semester
One stop access to ALL things UB!
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Online registration, course schedule, course
websites, grades, checkstops, E-Pay, libraries,
directories, and much more!
Technology@UB – Technology & Classes
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110 Technology Classrooms on campus
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8 SOM Technology Classrooms
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8,744 Course websites on UBLearns during the
Spring 2005 semester
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Technology use varies greatly from class to class
Technology@UB – Digital Access Classes
Current Digital Access Offerings
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MGQ201 – Computers and Statistics
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MGQ301 – Introduction to Statistics
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MGQ302 – Productions/Operations Mgmt
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MGF301 – Introduction to Finance
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MGS351 – Introduction to MIS
Technology@UB – Other Resources
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Central Help Desk
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Handles 23,000 requests annually
iConnect Student Computer Loan (SNAP)
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851 computers distributed
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SOM Career Resource Center Online
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Free IT Workshops
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UBLinux
Technology@UB – Other Resources
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UB - www.buffalo.edu
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SOM - www.mgt.buffalo.edu
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Technology - www.buffalo.edu/iconnect
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Presentation is available on my website:
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www.buffalo.edu/~djmurray
Questions?