On 2 December 2013, there will be changes to how you connect to the Wi-Fi at the University of Reading. In order to keep in line with the recommendations of the Eduroam Federation, we will be changing the eduroam network to no longer support WPA-Enterprise encryption. Continue reading
Developments
The stuff that we get excited about…
6 months until end of Windows XP support.
The end of Windows XP and Office 2003 support from Microsoft is now only 6 months away. As in our previous news item, from April 2014, there will no longer be any operating system or security updates made available from Microsoft. Continue reading
Sophos update to v10.3
Version 10.3 of Sophos Endpoint Security client for Windows is coming early in October. This version adds support for the Sophos Client Firewall on Windows 8 workstations as well as an updated threat engine. Continue reading
Windows 8 RT
Following Microsoft’s currently aggressive pricing on the Surface Tablet, particularly the Windows 8RT version, here are some pros and cons for this Operating system Continue reading
Microsoft Office 2010 updates
We have started to force the Office 2010 Service Pack 2 installation to all our managed PCs since 29 August.
Once the install has finished, the next time that Outlook is opened, you may experience sluggish opening of your InBox, if a re-index for Search occurs.
Also, PCs may run more slowly whilst the install is running.
Office 2010 SP2 has been available since end of July and contains significant bug and performance fixes. We normally push current Office SP to desktops around this time every year.
The only known issues with SP2 are not relevant, as they apply only to Server 2003.
New staff travel form
In January 2012 the original request for a revamped Overseas Staff Travel form came from a working group formed by the Admin Information Systems Prioritisation Group and chaired by Alastair Culham. Continue reading
View from the Director’s Chair – Summer 2013
It has been a while since my last post, so here are some updates on what IT Services have been doing so far this summer plus an important update on the wireless network expansion. Continue reading
Summer upgrades 9 July 2013
We had two major pieces of work that took place yesterday to upgrade the services we supply to students at the University. Continue reading
Remote assistance trial
IT Services have started a trial of a new system to enhance our support services. We are using of a remote assistance appliance supplied by Bomgar and would encourage all staff and students to take up this option when offered. Continue reading
Cedar Farm data link
Today, our Data Networks team updated the connection to the University’s Cedar Farm. Continue reading