Vol. 6, Issue 9 05/16/11 - Uniformed Services University of the ...

Tech WatchUpcoming EventsThe Office of the Chief InformationOfficer (OCIO) wanted to bring youup to date on the progress of severalongoing projects.The USU email system (GroupWise)will be upgraded to the latest version ofGroupwise 8.Enhancements to GroupWise WebAccess include:1. Improved interface to include scrollableitem lists such as your mailboxor sent items.2. Task list folder.3. Autosave feature which will save acopy of any email being composedevery 10-60 seconds.4. Improved spell check and namecompletion.5. Calendar improvements includingday, week or year view, creation ofone or more personal calendars anddisplay of personal calendars in themain view.6. Search improvements including daterange and category search.7. Contacts folder displays all personaladdress books.8. Ability to publish personal calendars.USU sweeps awardContinued from page 4presented there was very qualitative,”said Shufutinsky, a PhD student inPMB. “Here we do very technical,evidence-based science, which givesus a bit of an advantage.”But all things considered, theseaward-winning students attributemuch of their success to goodold-fashioned hard work.“I think the personal effort fromeach student is what really determinessuccess. If your work ethicis strong, you will be a success,”Shufutinsky said. “Me, personally,I didn’t submit this poster to winan award. Presenting posters isnot a requirement for us. I put mytime and effort into this because I6 the pulse May 16, 2011The GroupWise 7 client will continueto work and will be updated to Group-Wise 8 gradually for both Windows andMac OSX systems (including OS 10.6).During this time, in order to loginto GroupWise Web Access, you mustlog into the server where your emailaccount is actually located. (i.e. mxb.usuhs.mil, mxr.usuhs.mil, etc.) or youwill get an error due to the differentversions of GroupWise that will existafter the first round of upgrades arecomplete.Reminder about:1. Software discounts for USUemployees - An additional feature ofthe University’s annually negotiatedMicrosoft and Adobe licenses is an‘employee purchase program,’ whichallows USU faculty, students, and staff topurchase Microsoft and Adobe softwarefor personal or home use at significantlyreduced prices. A USU Portal forpersonal purchases of Adobe and MicrosoftProducts was recently establishedand general information can be found at:http://e5.onthehub.com/Portal/PortalSe-lectInstitution.aspx?p=95ad5269-86e1-dc11-8873-0030485a6b08&JSEnabled=1felt this was beneficial to the sciencecommunity as a whole.”While first-place ribbons adorn theirwork and co-workers pat them on theback, these USU students find their realreward in the impact they are makingin people’s lives.“I think the real success of ourwork is ultimately found in theexposure we have developed here.We have helped bridge a very largegap between hard-core scienceand field operation,” said Martin.Martin and his fellow studentsapplied hands-on application of theirresearch at a field study in Thailand.“By being able to take a very scientificprocess and drop it in the fieldfor use, we are able to bridge the gapbetween the scientist in the lab andthe warfighter in the field.”The following Adobe products arecurrently included: Acrobat X (personaluse); Creative Suite 5 Design, CreativeSuite 5 Master Collection, Creative Suite 5Production, Creative Suite 5 Web, DreamweaverCS5, Adobe Flash CS5, AdobeLightroom, Adobe Photoshop CS5.Microsoft Products include: Office2010, Office 2011 for MAC, Office 2008for MAC, Project 2010, Visio 2010,Windows 7 (Operating System) ExpressionStudio 4.Anyone wishing to take advantage ofthe discounted prices can register usingtheir USU email address at http://usuhs.onthehub.com. This site is poweredby e-Academy, accepts personal creditcards, and is customized for USUpersonal home-use software purchases.2. USU Service Desk (the replacementfor the Heat System) went live on1 April meaning online submission andtracking of tickets has been restored.We emailed a “How-To” sheet, which isalso available on the Help Desk Website.This new program allows you to enteryour trouble ticket on line, receive emailupdates on progress with the ticket,see who it has been assigned to, andwhat the final resolution to the problemwas. There also is an announcementssection that, at a glance, will detailwhat changes are occurring acrossthe network; where there are outages;any upcoming network-wide programpushes; anticipated security changes,etc. This announcement section will nottake the place of the emails that comeout, but will allow you to quickly seeupdates on situations and hopefullyanticipate any problems you might havewith upcoming events. This programalso is being adapted to allow you toenter MDL trouble tickets and potentiallyother support departments.The OCIO will continue to provideupdates and notification of changes tothe university community. If you haveany problems, Mr. Dennis Stutz, Director,Customer Service, is actingas an ombudsman to help communicateissues. He can be contacted at301-295-9560 or dstutz@usuhs.mil.