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Tutorials for Faculty and Staff in BUworks, Blackboard Learn, WordPress and Outlook
Don’t miss our upcoming tutorials in BUworks (SAP), Blackboard Learn, WordPress and Outlook! View the schedule and register.
Google Apps to Stop Supporting IE8 in November
Google has announced that it will stop supporting Internet Explorer 8 on November 15, following the release of Internet Explorer 10 on October 26. After November 15, users accessing BU Google Apps with Internet Explorer 8 will see a message recommending a browser upgrade.
Punchout catalogs in SRM cannot be used in Firefox 16
To BUworks Shoppers and Approvers: It was recently discovered that punchout catalogs are not functioning properly when accessed through Firefox 16 (released on October 9). You will be able to get to the punchout catalogs and put items in your cart. However, when you attempt to purchase them, you will get... More
BUworks will be unavailable November 21 at 7 PM through November 25
Dear Faculty and Staff, Every year in early fall, SAP releases Support Packs. These software updates are required to bring our implementation of SAP up to the current support level, as well as provide the necessary payroll and accounts payable tax software updates for producing W-2's and 1099's in January. The BUworks... More
New Version of the AnyConnect VPN Client
On Wednesday, October 3, 2012, a new version of the Cisco AnyConnect client was deployed. You should get this update automatically when first connecting to http://work2.bumc.bu.edu after this date. This new version of the Cisco AnyConnect client was deployed in order to: • Resolve several major bugs and conflicts with various desktop operating... More
Technology Now: Cloud Computing
The GIR recently produced a new Tech Brief for the community. Click here for the full collection of Tech Briefs. This Tech Brief, "Technology Now: Cloud Computing," explores the entire spectrum of cloud computing programs that offer potentially lower cost, easy-to-use services with high reliability and rapid startup times are now... More
Information Security Awareness Student Video & Poster Contest
Win cash, gain experience, and earn international recognition with one short video or a poster! The EDUCAUSE & Internet2 Higher Education Information Security Council (HEISC) is conducting a contest in search of short information security awareness videos and posters developed by college students for college students. The contest seeks... More
Information Security Awareness Week: Oct. 1 – Oct. 5
BUMC IT will be in the BUSM Lobby on Monday (10/1), Wednesday (10/3) & Friday (10/5) from 11am-2pm to provide information and answer questions about information security as well as help you properly get rid of old computer hard drives. Bring your old computer hard drives or magnetic tapes, etc. More
Security Alert: Java Vulnerability
A new zero-day vulnerability in Java—a Poison Ivy variant—has been discovered and exploits have been found. The flaw affects all versions of Oracle’s Java 7 (version 1.7) on all supported operating systems. No patch is available at this time. Java 6 and earlier are currently unaffected (although that will possibly... More
HOD Service Upgraded to Support Latest Java Plugin
IS&T has successfully upgraded the Host On-Demand service (used to connect to and use GALAXY) from version 10.0.1 to version 11.0.5. This update fully supports modern browsers, operating systems, and Java plugins, and it does not require any action on your part; the next time you launch HOD it should operate... More
