Campus Computing News

By Claudia Lynch, Benchmarks Online Editor

Changes are Coming to Computing Center Services

The winds of change are blowing through the halls and around campus and when they are through, things will not be the same at UNT. Everyone is wondering about the new EIS System.* All we can say is, "you'll be hearing something soon." Keep checking the EIS News page, that's where all the news about the project is posted: http://www.unt.edu/eis/eis_news.htm

Academic Computing Services (ACS) is in the process of phasing out systems and procedures also. Dr. Philip Baczewski, Associate Director of Academic Computing, has three articles in this issue of Benchmarks Online detailing what you can expect in the future:

• "Academic Mainframe Services to be Terminated in 2003" gives the timetable for the shutdown of the Academic Mainframe system.

• "ID Change Affects Some Users" talks about changes in account names that may cause some people problems. People that have been using their Academic Mainframe ID instead of their EUID are being assisted in the transition to using an EUID for all UNT Internet Services (e-mail dialup, etc.), by ACS staff members.

• "Jove Shutdown Imminent" - Another long-time computer system is bound for the dust heap of history. jove.acs.unt.edu is being replaced and decommissioned, effective 30 May, 2002 - ahead of schedule.

Watch this space for more Computing News next month. Until then, have a nice Maymester. :)

* For background on this topic see, "Why the UNT System needs a new information system" in the July 6, 2001 issue of inhouse@unt.