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ABSA eStatement Phishing Scam
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 - 9:47 am - Sonja van der WesthuizenThe only thing that must be more annoying than us constantly warning you of e-mail scams, is the persistence that is shown by the criminals and scam artists to attempt to con you, and steal your personal data and money. The problem is they will continue to send phishing mails because they continue to catch [...]
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Selected student services unavailable
Friday, April 26th, 2013 - 2:13 pm - Sonja van der WesthuizenAt 22:00 on Friday evening, 26 April, selected services and web applications (OIC and SOA Webserver ) will be moved from old to new hardware to ensure a more stable environment for future usage. Due to the migration there will be a temporary interuption of some services during this time. This includes the following services: Meal [...]
Read more/Lees meer...Safecom – the facts and the future
Friday, April 26th, 2013 - 1:01 pm - Sonja van der WesthuizenThe mere mention of the word Safecom has been causing a combination of panic and frustration over the last few months – and this just among IT staff. Just like you, our patient users on campus, we’ve been worn out by all the problems. However, the good news is, after months of pulling our hair [...]
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Laptops now more affordable for students
Students gain access to the campus network and It systems via approximately 2500 computers in RGA’s. In addition to this access the aim is to encourage students to increasingly use their own laptops or tablets. In line with this initiative competitive prices for laptops were negotiated by means of a country-wide student laptop project. The [...]
Read more/Lees meer...To infinity and beyond: The new generation ECM is here
So what is ECM? Enterprise Content Management (ECM) is the strategies, methods and tools used to capture, manage, store, preserve, and deliver content and documents related to organizational processes. ECM covers the management of information within the entire scope of an enterprise whether that information is in the form of a paper document, an [...]
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Draft Mobile Technology Strategy for comment
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 - 11:19 am - Ralph PinaThe IT Division, in concert with the Centre for Teaching & Learning, Library & Information Services and Communications & Liaison, has developed a draft Mobile Technology Strategy (PDF) for the university. We recognise that the mobile landscape is changing at lightning speed and have hopefully drafted the strategy in such a way that rapid change can be accommodated. [...]
Read more/Lees meer...The Mobility Plan and information technology
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 - 1:54 pm - Ralph PinaWhat on earth has the newly unveiled university Mobility Plan to do with information and communications technology? Quite a bit actually. It is another example of how ICT can be an enabler for sustainability elsewhere on campus – the third leg of Sustainable IT. Read about it on our Sustainable IT blog…
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