Free limited accounts for accessing these systems are provided to all faculty, staff, and students.
Extended accounts are available at no cost to undergraduates and to others for a fee.
AcIS also maintains, distributes, and supports Kermit communications software. AcIS manages the campuswide fiber-optic network, including connections to other Columbia campuses and the Internet. AcIS also provides network support, including purchase recommendations for hardware and software, installation, and troubleshooting. AcIS provides instructional support through student microcomputer labs and terminal rooms, multimedia classrooms and teaching labs, delivery of networked resources, and courseware support. For the first time, AcIS can distribute in one publication all the instructions pertinent to the more than 20,000 Columbians who use AcIS on-line services.