Welcome to the School of Management!

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Welcome to the School of Management!

• Technology_at_UB
• David Murray
• djmurray_at_buffalo.edu
• www.buffalo.edu/djmurray

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Technology_at_UB What to expect

• Where can I connect to the Internet?
• What computing labs can I use?
• Whats this about free software?!?!
• What is MyUB all about?
• How is technology used in my classes?
• What are Digital Access Classes?
• What other technology resources are available?
• Other Questions

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Technology_at_UB - Internet

• Wired
• Dorms (1 port per pillow) and Cybraries
• Wireless throughout much of UB
• 355 Wireless Access Points
• Dial-up - 1,000 56K dial in lines
• Email - 150 MB quota
• Central File storage - 15 MB quota

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Technology_at_UB - Computing Labs

• 2,450 PCs in labs across campus
• Some labs open 24 hours
• Free printing up to 1,500 pages annually
• SOM Student Lab - Jacobs 210
• 40 Workstations, Scanner, Color Printer
• SOM Cybersecurity Lab - Jacobs 324
• Forensics Lab, 5 Cisco Networking Benches,
  Multiple PCs and servers

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Technology_at_UB - Free Software!

• Tech Tools CD
• Symantec antivirus/firewall, web browsers, media
  players, utilities, email and chat programs
• 15,213 distributed this academic year
• Microsoft Productivity Suite
• Full MS Office Suite, Windows Upgrades
• 18,007 distributed this academic year

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Technology_at_UB - Free Software!

• Microsoft Productivity Suite
• MS Office Professional - 436.99
• Windows XP Professional Upgrade - 191.99
• MS FrontPage 2003 - 174.99
• MS Publisher 2002 - 149.86
• MS Visual Studio .NET 2003 - 271.99
• Total 1225.82 in free software!

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Technology_at_UB - MyUB

• Online personalized portal to UB websites
• 86 use daily or multiple times / week
• 512,593 hits on first day of Fall 2005 semester
• One stop access to ALL things UB!
• Online registration, course schedule, course
  websites, grades, checkstops, E-Pay, libraries,
  directories, and much more!

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Technology_at_UB Technology Classes

• 110 Technology Classrooms on campus
• 8 SOM Technology Classrooms
• 8,744 Course websites on UBLearns during the
  Spring 2005 semester
• Technology use varies greatly from class to class

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Technology_at_UB Digital Access Classes

• Current Digital Access Offerings
• MGQ201 Computers and Statistics
• MGQ301 Introduction to Statistics
• MGQ302 Productions/Operations Mgmt
• MGF301 Introduction to Finance
• MGS351 Introduction to MIS

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Technology_at_UB Other Resources

• Central Help Desk
• Handles 23,000 requests annually
• iConnect Student Computer Loan (SNAP)
• 851 computers distributed
• SOM Career Resource Center Online
• Free IT Workshops
• UBLinux

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Technology_at_UB Other Resources

• UB - www.buffalo.edu
• SOM - www.mgt.buffalo.edu
• Technology - www.buffalo.edu/iconnect
• Presentation is available on my website
• www.buffalo.edu/djmurray

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Questions?
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