News and Announcements, 2006

Stand Up. Speak Up. Lend a Hand. (December 14, 2006)
Information Systems & Computing planned, led, and facilitated the kick-off videoconference in a two-month project championed by 83-year-old Holocaust
survivor and human rights activist Gerda Weissmann Klein. [more...]

Penn launches Ruckus online music service (September 28, 2006)
The Undergraduate Assembly (UA), Graduate and Professional Student Association (GAPSA), College Houses and Academic Services (CHAS), and Information Systems & Computing (ISC) are pleased to announce that the University of Pennsylvania has signed a one-year contract with Ruckus, a digital multi-media entertainment network [more...]

Apple, Dell, and IBM/Leveno Battery Recalls Announced (August 17, 2006)
Apple, Dell, and IBM/Leveno are voluntarily recalling and offering free replacements for certain lithium-ion, rechargeable batteries that were sold for use with various models of their laptops. There is a possibility that these batteries can overheat, which could cause a fire risk. [more ...]

ISC Ranks in 100 Best Places to Work in IT (July 1, 2006)
Information Systems & Computing placed #1 in the Mid-Atlantic Region and #9 nationally in Computerworld Magazine’s 100 Best Places to Work in IT survey. [more ...]

Business continuity exercise aims for fast recovery if disaster strikes (June 9, 2006)
What would happen if Penn’s IT data centers were totally unusable as the result of a disaster? Information Systems & Computing led a 100+-person business continuity exercise to ensure critical systems would be restored quickly if a disaster strikes. [more...]

Network change for some off-campus Internet users starts July 11 (May 23, 2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs), including Penn and commercial ISPs such as Verizon, use the Domain Name System (DNS) to translate alphabetic computer names into their corresponding numerical addresses, e.g., www.google.com into 64.233.161.104, etc. [more...]

IT staff convention well attended (May 10, 2006)
More than 100 IT staff from across the University participated in an IT Staff Convention on April 26 sponsored by Information Systems & Computing. [more...]

Edge filtering begins April 11 (March 30, 2006)
On April 11, the University will implement new security measures at Penn's external Internet gateway to block or redirect certain kinds of Internet traffic. [more...]

Introducing Penn mobile directory (March 21, 2006)
For users of web-enabled mobile devices, finding contact information for people at Penn has become much easier thanks to the new Penn Directory Mobile. [more...]