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News for Students, Faculty and Staff

Read important announcements about IT services.

5/10/13

Why waste time and money by traveling for meetings? On May 10, 2013, CIT launched Virtual Conference (Lync), which allows for virutal conferences, classes or meetings to be conducted using the Microsoft tool, in conjunction with audio and video hardware.

5/7/13

Beginning the evening of Friday, May 17, 2013, Computing and Information Technology will upgrade the voicemail system used on all campus telephones (VoIP system).  We expect to complete the system migration before the start of business on Monday, May 20, 2013.

5/3/13

Microsoft Office 2013 is now available for download for personally owned Windows computers for UB students, faculty and staff.

4/19/13

A new version of Cisco AnyConnect is available for Windows computers.

4/10/13

You may not like what Outlook.com does with your social media profile picture. Find out how to control what happens.

4/4/13

A new version of Maple mathematical software is available for download from UB. Maple 17 comes in both a 32-and 64-bit version for Windows, and is Windows-8 compliant. Maple 17 is also available for Macintosh and Linux.

4/2/13

UB Gaming is a new Wi-Fi network (SSID) available on campus.

3/4/13

A new version of AnyConnect VPN for linux computers is available for download.

2/11/13

Computing and Information Technology (CIT) plans to upgrade the Wings server hardware during the week of March 12th  during Spring Break, replacing current hardware with new virtualized servers.

1/18/13

The Workstation Standards Team at UB recommends you do not upgrade to Windows 8 at this time, although Windows 8 upgrade is available for purchase.

1/18/13

UB has a new version of UB Mobile. New UB Mobile apps are available for both Android and iOS devices.

1/17/13

Symantec EndPoint AntiVirus 12.1.2015 for Macintosh computers is now available for download. Protect your computer.

1/11/13

The new version works with Windows 8, as well as previous versions of Windows. Protect your computer.

1/11/13

UB receives many phishing attempts on a daily basis. Among the latest is one targeting UB employees. Use caution if you receive an email claiming to be about an advance on direct deposits from New York State.

11/12/12

Information Technology has released a new website to serve the IT needs of the UB community. The website incorporates content from several IT websites for easier customer navigation and staff maintenance.

4/3/12

Provide general computer setup and support. This is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable work experience with a technically advanced group involved in a wide variety of challenging software and hardware projects. Read about job details and learn how to apply.