Although there has not been enough demand to invest in more Macs, there is no commitment to phase them out. IT realizes that Exchange does not work very well on a Mac. Microsoft says the new release of Office 2001 will include a different e-mail system. HCFA is using Encarta since Exchange does not work for calendars, contacts, etc. The College of Business experimented with wireless in some rooms, but there are security and bandwidth issues.
Offices still prefer to have wire for security and access speed purposes.
IT is still recommending hard wire to desktops for classrooms. Burstein mentioned that the ABOR is talking about requiring students to have laptops. The load is increasing in the computing sites, but students would need to be surveyed about how much they would use laptops for courses versus personal use. Ideas and suggestions about how to survey the students should be forwarded to Lewis. If broadband improves, home use will increase.