On Thursday, July 9th between 10pm and 12am, web sites may be unavailable for brief periods to complete maintenance on the web servers. During the maintenance window, access to edit web pages will be removed and restored after the changes to the new web server has been completed. This will impact all department and faculty
Information Security released an alert about several CryptoWall infections that were detected last week. Users on CLAS-managed machines should reboot to ensure that the updates have taken effect.
Read more "IT Alert: Flash Exploits Lead to CryptoWall Infections"
During the Summer break, CLAS IT will be performing maintenance on the web servers. On Thursday, June 25th between 4pm and 6pm, web sites may be unavailable for brief periods. During the maintenance window, access to edit web pages will be removed and restored after the changes to the new web server has been completed.
Some of you may have noticed Skype for Business where Lync should be. Microsoft has decided to change Lync into Skype for Business and we are currently in the middle of that transition.
The new tools are part of the IBM Endpoint Management system and we have deployed the software to over 1500 CLAS-managed workstations as part of the UF Endpoint Management program. The UFEM program is conducted in partnership with UFIT and this will allow CLAS IT to maintain security patches and updates for Windows and software
Read more "CLAS IT Deploys New Tools to Keep Computers Updated"
A recent Microsoft patch to Windows 8.1 is causing compatibility issues with the Cisco AnyConnect VPN client. A workaround is available which restores full use of the client for Windows 8.1 users. No other version of Windows is affected by this issue. More information, including instructions on how to implement the workaround can be found
Read more "IT Alert: Cisco AnyConnect Client Issues on Windows 8.1"
Exchange migrations for CLAS departments have started. Outlook Web Access for email gets a new look.
Read more "Updates to Exchange Email and Outlook Web Access"
CLAS IT will be closed from Dec. 25th – Jan. 1st. Normal business hours will resume Friday, January 2, 2015 at 8am.
Several months ago we notified faculty and graduate students about a change that is going to happen to personal sites at clas.ufl.edu/users. This is a reminder that the change will be implemented on December 22nd. What does this mean for you? Basically, sites hosted at clas.ufl.edu will have a new URL. The content of your
CLAS IT has signed a subscription with Microsoft for its DreamSpark program, which will run through the summer of 2017.
Read more "Microsoft Software Available for Faculty and Students"