CITES News

Paging Services to be Retired

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:30:00 CDT

CITES paging services will be retired on December 1, 2009. Paging equipment provided through CITES will no longer be available after July 1, 2009. However, CITES will continue to support existing paging services until December 1, 2009.

New Content Category

Tue, 26 May 2009 11:15:00 CDT

On Thursday, May 28, CITES will split the "Online Coursework and Classroom Technologies" content category into two new categories-"Computer Labs and Classrooms" and "Online Teaching and Learning".

2009 Summer Break Schedule

Tue, 05 May 2009 10:30:00 CDT

Hours for the various CITES facilities may vary from the norm during summer break, which begins Monday, May 18, 2008 and ends Monday, Aug. 24, 2008, the first day of classes for the Fall 2009 semester.

Spring Break hours for CITES facilities

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:30:00 CST

Hours for CITES facilities may vary during spring break, which begins Saturday, March 21, 2008 and ends Sunday, March 29, 2008.

Dialup networking to be retired

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:30:00 CST

The UIUCnet Dialup and UIUCnet Premier services will be retired as of July 1, 2009.

Illinois Compass Authentication

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:30:00 CST

On January 14, 2009, Illinois Compass began using Active Directory (AD) as the password for logging in.

2008-2009 Winter Vacation Schedule

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:00:00 CST

Hours for the various CITES facilities may vary from the norm during the winter break (12/20/08-1/20/09).

CITES Express Email

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:45:00 CST

On January 6, 2009, CITES Express Email will reveal a new design.

2008 Thanksgiving Vacation Schedule

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:00:00 CST

Hours for the various CITES facilities may vary from the norm during Thanksgiving Vacation, which begins Saturday, November 22, 2008 and ends Sunday, December 1, 2008. Instruction resumes Monday, December 2.

UI Is No. 1 Wired College

PC Magazine — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:00:00 CDT

The University of Illinois has been selected by PC Magazine and The Princeton Review as the number one most-wired campus. For more information see the article in the current on-line issue of the magazine.

Oracle Calendar Service

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:45:00 CDT

The Oracle Calendar service was severely affected by the campus power problem Monday, August 25, and the resulting power outage in CITES' Data Center.

Campus Phishing Attempts

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:00:00 CDT

Over the weekend of August 23, 2008 identity thieves tried to trick people into giving away the details of their University of Illinois email accounts.

CITES NetFiles Upgrade

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:30:00 CDT

On Sunday, August 17th, CITES will be conducting a software and hardware upgrade of the CITES NetFiles service.

Set Your Security Questions

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:30:00 CDT

If you forget your NetID password you will not be able to reset it online via NetID Password Manager unless you have set your security questions.

New CITES Look

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:30:00 CDT

On April 14, some CITES web pages, including the homepage, will switch to a new design.

Emergency Messaging System

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:30:00 CDT

Sign up now for the new emergency messaging system on the U. of I. campus. The system will provide alerts about crisis situations on campus by way of mass text and e-mail messages. To enroll, go to emergency.illinois.edu.

Daylight Saving Time

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:00:00 CDT

Double check your calendar the week of October 29-November 2.

Block Party 2007

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:15:00 CDT

For the sixth consecutive year, CITES co-sponsored the Division of Campus Recreation's Block Party for incoming students.

Campus Antispam: Reverse DNS Lookup

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:00:00 CDT

As of July 24, our campus email infrastructure requires more stringent verification that email into campus comes from a legitimate source.

Illinois Compass Upgrade Complete

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:00:00 CDT

On June 9th CITES EdTech successfully moved Illinois Compass to more robust server hardware and upgraded the software to Blackboard Enterprise Vista 4.2.

Network Upgrade Progress Report released

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:30:00 CDT

The Campus Network Upgrade Progress Report has been published, detailing the progress CITES has made at the halfway point of the ambitious five-year, $20-million initiative to upgrade the network in more than 260 campus buildings with the latest in state-of-art data networking technology.

Summer 2007

Tue, 22 May 2007 14:15:00 CDT

Hours for the various CITES facilities may vary from the norm from May 14, 2007 through Aug. 22, 2007.

Sally Jackson Named CIO

Tue, 22 May 2007 14:00:00 CDT

Professor Sally Jackson was named Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Associate Provost at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in May 2007.

CITES/CIO Search Engine

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:30:00 CDT

The search feature of the CITES and CIO web pages is currently unavailable as a result of this morning's upgrade.Searches may still be performed using the CITES search engine (http://search.cites.uiuc.edu).

2007 Spring Break Hours

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 08:15:00 CDT

Hours for the various CITES facilities may vary from the norm during spring break (March 17 - March 25, 2007)

Oracle Calendar Update for Daylight Savings Time

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:45:00 CST

After CITES performs a necessary update on February 24, 2007, all users of Oracle Calendar will then need to manually adjust events scheduled during the newly expanded Daylight Savings Time periods (March 11 - April 1, and October 28 - November 4).

How to Contact CITES Today

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:45:00 CST

Due to the weather, The CITES Help Desk is closed for walk-in visits, but you can get assistance by emailing consult@uiuc.edu. The CITES OpCenter is on duty today. The CITES ICS labs are closed today.

Presentation Technology Showcase set for January 26, 2007

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:00:00 CST

CITES Classroom Technologies presents its audiovisual technology showcase, featuring presentations, seminars, and a first-hand look at the latest audiovisual and multimedia equipment. New this year, CITES Security staff will perform security checkups on laptops, aid in installing or updating site-licensed software, and register laptops to aid in retrieval in the event of theft or loss.

PC Magazine names UIUC 6th most wired campus

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 08:00:00 CST

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign makes the grade as one of the nation's most connected campuses, ranking as the sixth most wired campus according to PC Magazine's recent survey of the "Top 20 Wired Colleges." More

Find People (PH) External Access Temporarily Offline

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:15:00 CST

The web interface of PH for external users is currently down due to concerns about possible access to data from off-campus. This issue is being diagnosed and we are working to resolve it.

2006 Fall Break Hours

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 08:00:00 CST

Hours for the various CITES facilities may vary from the norm during summer break (Nov. 18 - Nov. 26, 2006)

Intermittent Email Delays

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 05:45:00 CST

Recently, some campus email users have experienced delays in email delivery. The main campus email relays have been suffering from an Internet-wide uptick of spam email, which has challenged the capacity of CITES Spam Control. CITES has made some successful changes to address this issue. If you have general email questions, contact the CITES Help Desk.

Internet Explorer 7 Compatibility

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:00:00 CDT

CITES Help Desk has completed usability testing for Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) with CITES Express Email, NetFiles, and Illinois Compass. Our testing did not reveal any problems connecting to or using these services. Illinois Compass required us to disable pop-up blockers, but this is true for all browsers.

Be our guest: stay connected while visiting campus

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:00:00 CDT

Thanks to CITES newly expanded sponsored guest account service, anyone with an Illinois Network ID - students, faculty, staff - can sponsor guests to connect to UIUCnet, the campus-wide computing network, and the Internet.

More Campus Wireless Coverage

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 08:30:00 CDT

Since July 2006, CITES has installed 339 Meru wireless access points.

Building Database Now Online

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 08:00:00 CDT

A database of individual building metrics for buildings upgraded or in the process of being upgraded through the Campus Network Upgrade Project has been compiled and is now available online

EdTech Hosts Faculty Open House

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 14:15:00 CDT

All faculty are invited to the CITES EdTech Open House on Friday, Sept. 15, 2 to 5 pm. The Open House is being held to celebrate EdTech's move to the Digital Computer Lab, 1304 W. Springfield Ave., Urbana (on the east side of the second floor). Come meet the staff, tour the offices, and explore the latest applications in educational technologies. Bring your business card to a drawing for an iPod Nano that will be held at 4 p.m. For more information, go the the EdTech home page.

Welcome New Students

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:00:00 CDT

We've developed online tutorial pages specifically for new students. You'll get more information on computing-related subjects such as setting up youraccounts and passwords, securing your computer, using email, accessingcampus computer labs and resources, and more. Visit the New Student Tutorial and learn what CITES can do for you.

Block Party 2006

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 06:00:00 CDT

Photos from CITES booths at Block Party 2006

CITES Express Email Changes

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:45:00 CDT

CITES Express Email quotas have been increased! Students now receive 100 MB; faculty and staff have 150 MB. In order to better manage server space, we can no longer hold messages for users whose accounts go over quota. This means it is more important than ever that you keep your Express Email account under its quota. See Managing Your Quota (http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/email/quota.html) for tips on keeping your account under its quota.

CITES NetFiles Quotas Increase to 500 MB

Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:30:00 CDT

Storage quotas for CITES NetFiles increased from 100 MB to 500 MB for all students, faculty, and staff on July 31, 2006.

DataCenter Upgrade on Jul. 15-16

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 06:00:00 CDT

During the mornings of July 15 and 16, significant upgrades will be made to the network infrastructure supporting several CITES services in the Primary DataCenter, including Express Email, NetFiles, Illinois Compass, and more.

Network Access Maps

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 08:00:00 CDT

Use our dynamic maps to determine which buildings' network access options best suit your location and needs

2006 Summer Schedule

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:00:00 CDT

Hours for the various CITES facilities may vary from the norm from May 15, 2006 through Aug. 23, 2006

Insight Problems Continue

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 08:00:00 CDT

Insight Broadband is still working to correct problems some customers have been experiencing sending email

2006 Spring Break Schedule

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 08:00:00 CST

Hours for the various CITES facilities may vary from the norm during the spring break, which begins Saturday, March 18, 2006 and ends Sunday, March 26, 2006.

Spring Break Hours

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 08:00:00 CST

Hours for CITES facilities may vary from Monday, March 20, 2006 through Friday, March 24, 2006.

Intermittent Network Problem

Fri, 10 Mar 2006 08:00:00 CST

CITES Networking Engineering is working to correct an intermittent network problem that some users are experiencing.

Status of CITES Services available as RSS feed

Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:00:00 CST

Receive CITES Status of Services updates by subscribing to the new RSS feed located at http://status.cites.uiuc.edu/status-rss.cgi. For an introduction to RSS feeds, please see A Quick Introduction to all Things News Feed-Related (http://www.cio.uiuc.edu/newsfeedinfo.html).

Network Upgrade Status Updates

Fri, 03 Feb 2006 08:00:00 CST

The Campus Network Upgrade Project status pages have recently undergone a major revision. To view the pages, please see: http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/projects/netupgrade/

Illinois Compass Performance

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:00:00 CST

New information is available about the Illinois Compass service.