Update on IT for start of teaching

September 19th, 2017 | Posted by Jennifer Kennedy in IT preparations for teaching - (0 Comments)

  Over Summer, DTS has been working on providing the IT equipment and software required for teaching and learning in the new academic year. There are some issues about licensing and provision of a few items of software and work on some AV installations which are being discussed with the relevant teaching staff. Apart from …
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Desktop futures

January 12th, 2016 | Posted by Jennifer Kennedy in IT improvements | IT preparations for teaching | IT projects | New technology - (0 Comments)

(By Simon Alexander, Networks and Infrastructure)     Application Jukebox The University has invested in an application virtualization technology from Numecent called Application Jukebox. This will enhance our ability to quickly deliver software to Managed Desktop workstations, allowing applications to be more widely available whilst improving the overall workstation performance. It is envisaged that most …
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Drop in sessions – Software for start of teaching

September 21st, 2015 | Posted by Jennifer Kennedy in IT preparations for teaching - (0 Comments)

To help teaching at the start of the academic year run smoothly, we are running two drop in sessions this week to help academic colleagues to resolve issues they have discovered while testing new and updated software. You will be able to log concerns, track progress and discuss the process with senior managers in IS&T. Details of …
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IT for start of teaching update

September 8th, 2015 | Posted by Jennifer Kennedy in IT preparations for teaching - (0 Comments)

Managed Desktop 2015 – The  new managed desktop image has now been released into PC labs and teaching rooms and will be installed on remaining PCs via a series of updates between now and October.  This is the list of software which is on the 2015 Managed Desktop. The look and feel of this year’s desktop …
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Progress on IT preparations for teaching – 2015/16

July 30th, 2015 | Posted by Jennifer Kennedy in IT preparations for teaching - (0 Comments)

Managed Desktop 2015 tested and ready to install The new version of the managed desktop (the standard suite of software that is installed on University PCs) has been created and tested and is now being used to re-image PCs. Staff PCs that are not being replaced will be automatically updated via a series of patches …
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Software list for 2015-2016

June 24th, 2015 | Posted by Jennifer Kennedy in IT preparations for teaching | New technology | Working in partnership - (0 Comments)

The list of software which will be installed in teaching rooms is now confirmed and available here.  Each piece of software has a member of teaching staff responsible for testing it and signing it off.  If you aren’t the nominated tester but would like to have access to the software so you can try it …
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Testing software using the virtual 2015 Managed Desktop

May 11th, 2015 | Posted by Jennifer Kennedy in IT preparations for teaching - (0 Comments)

This year IS&T will be making much of the software for teaching for the 2015/16 academic year available for virtual testing.  This will be done through the University’s remote desktop services, vWorkspace.  You can already access a beta version of the 2015 Managed Desktop through this service to test software such as Java 8 and …
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Java 8 and the 2015 Managed Desktop

May 5th, 2015 | Posted by Jennifer Kennedy in IT preparations for teaching | New technology | Staff - (0 Comments)

A beta version of the new September 2015 managed desktop (the suite of software we install on University PCs at the start of the academic year) is now ready for staff to test. It is available in vWorkspace, within the ‘MD Beta Testing’ folder. Not all the new software will be installed in the beta …
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IT needs for teaching 15/16 – requirements needed by 30 April

April 2nd, 2015 | Posted by Jennifer Kennedy in IT preparations for teaching | Working in partnership - (0 Comments)

IS&T is working closely with faculties and directorates to understand their IT requirements for the next academic year. Requests for software have been submitted via business planning but we need some further information before 30 April.
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Software List

October 29th, 2014 | Posted by Jennifer Kennedy in IT preparations for teaching - (0 Comments)

To find what software is available around the University, you can check the software list. It tells you what is installed in which rooms. Students can find it on shuspace in the Learning Essentials’ tab.