1. Presentation Title | May 4, 2009 Information Technology - Highlights May 21, 2014

2. Presentation Title | May 4, 2009 Networking Increase network bandwidth from 550 MB to 900 MB to facilitate increased network traffic to and from campus Increase number of wireless access points (200+) in Wheatley, Clark, Library, Ryan Lounge, and Campus Center to saturate areas across campus Rollout of secure student wireless network “Student” Rollout of Eduroam (educational roaming) wireless network “Eduroam” Assist with Edward M Kennedy Institute network connectivity Installed 1 GB connectivity between campus and MGHPCC high performance computing center in Holyoke MA for research/collaboration between Universities Activate CAT 6 cabling in McCormack, increase network speed to 100 MB Network edge switch upgrades across campus Networking for Bayside parking Preparations for ISC

3. Presentation Title | May 4, 2009 Systems ▸ eMail migration to Microsoft Office365 ▸ Migrated aging virtual environment to new DELL Vstart 200 supports 150 - 200 servers, saving costs and rack space ▸ Activation of network for Bayside lot

4. Presentation Title | May 4, 2009 Telecommunications ▸ Upgrade to Private Branch Exchange (PBX) ▸ Commence Voice-Over-IP (VOIP) Project, Will Integrate Voice and Data network ▸ Upgrade Compco Chargeback System ▸ Investigation of campus wide Call Center technologies

5. Presentation Title | May 4, 2009 Client Services ▸ Upgrade Windows XP (265) desktops to Microsoft Windows 7 ▸ Laptop Encryption ▸ Make available Adobe “Creative Suite” in the Cloud (PC and MAC versions) ▸ Connectivity (175+) to CAT6 cabling in Wheatley ▸ Service calls answered initiated via phone to IT Service Desk 19,555+ ▸ Service calls answered initiated via email to IT Service Desk 11,046+ ▸ Rollout of computers to new faculty members (40+) ▸ Campus computer replacement program (325+) ▸ Microsoft Office 2013 made available ▸ Code42 for desktop backup capabilities ▸ Commenced rollout of KACE desktop management and software distribution tool

6. Presentation Title | May 4, 2009 Application Services Research Reinvisioned for the 21st Century ▸ Document Imaging for Undergraduate Admissions, Graduate Admissions, (Boston has 2.1Million + documents now electronically processed) ▸ Expansion to Document Imaging; Provost’s Office, Chancellor’s Office, Financial Aid ▸ RAVE emergency notification system upgrades ▸ Continued move from R25 Event and Classroom Scheduling to Live25 ▸ Space Plans for ISC implemented in R25 ▸ Assisted in implementation of OLLI online course registration system ▸ Annual Faculty Reports (AFRWeb) upgrades and expansions ▸ Assist Health Services with Titanium & Open Connector Electronic Records ▸ Assist Office of Diversity and Inclusion with Symplicity project ▸ Integration of HEAT ticketing system and Facilities TMA work order systems ▸ Xythos Document Storage Upgrade ▸ Assist with Buyways implementation

7. Presentation Title | May 4, 2009 Educational Technologies ▸ Migration of Blackboard Vista to Blackboard Learn, 840+ face to face and 280+ online courses migrated, faculty trained ▸ Blackboard course selection at 1,400+ ▸ Expansion to iPAD In the classroom program, 21 professors now using ▸ eBooks integration with McGraw-Hill, Wiley, and Pearson ▸ Ed Tech Conference

8. Presentation Title | May 4, 2009 Computer Labs and Library ▸ Taylor Center operational for teaching & learning ▸ Computer lab users 100,501+ ▸ Upgrade to Pharos pay-for-print system ▸ Upgraded computers, Jazzman Café, Healey Library, Gold, and Purple Labs

9. Presentation Title | May 4, 2009 Research Computing ▸ Graduate student Virtual Private Network (VPN) established ▸ Establish Research User Group ▸ Go live of Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) ▸ Qiime (Quantitative Insights into Microbial ecology) software implementation ▸ Delly and other genomic software installs ▸ Build cluster for teaching ▸ Hadoop (software framework for storage and large-scale datasets) pilot ▸ Research FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server implementation and maintenance

10. Presentation Title | May 4, 2009 Video Production ▸ Provide 1,400+ hours of classroom capture ▸ Provide 250+ hours of Video, Skype, and WebEx ▸ Provide 350+ digital signage slides ▸ Fall Convocation ▸ UMB Gala ▸ Mass Healthcare Commission ▸ Rollout of telepresence system FUZE ▸ Flat panel TV/AV installations across campus ▸ CAPS online classes ▸ Classroom capture system Echo 360 implemented ▸ Assist State Archives with AV system replacements … ▸ Preparations for ISC

11. Presentation Title | May 4, 2009 Web Services Research Reinvisioned for the 21st Century ▸ 1,650+ Work Orders Completed ▸ Umass Boston 50 th Anniversary Site ▸ Umass Boston’s First Mobile App in development ▸ GAB1 Virtual Beam Signing ▸ 50 th Anniversary Web Site in Design ▸ Umass Boston’s First Mobile App in Development ▸ Content Management System Upgrade (Expression Engine) ▸ SiteImprove (website monitoring and analytics tool) ▸ NewRelic (website technical monitoring) ▸ 10+ Million visitors to umb.edu ▸ Visitors from top 3 countries are United States, India, and China