Maher stated that the agenda would be devoted to reports on the current status of the network and several major information architecture projects. Status of Network Issues Jinx Walton gave a progress report on the current status of network and computing issues. Walton reported that Internet bandwidth from the PSC has been increased from 50Mb to 80Mb. An additional 45 Mb has been contracted from a second provider and is now handling all student traffic from the residence halls and computing labs. Bandwidth monitoring tools are now in place.
Current usage is well within the available capacity.
Planning of improvements to the CourseInfo system is underway. The vendor s newest product, Blackboard 5, will be implemented in the Fall Term, following a pilot this summer. Walton reported on the issue of remote access to Pittnet. Planned hardware replacements have almost all been completed. Walton reported that CSSD is also reviewing its service agreement with the telephone service provider for the modem pool.