The UT Memphis campus embraces the Intel computing environment as the desktop workstation hardware of choice. This migration is scheduled to be completed by December 2001. Standard Hardware . It is understood that the standard technology is not always the least expensive. Purchases of standard hardware are covered under the UT Knoxville contract and therefore the bidding process is not required, shipping and handling charges are eliminated, and a three-year maintenance is mandatory with all purchases.
Standard hardware is purchased by submitting a Purchasing Requisition to the Purchasing Office.
Servers must be protected by passwords and be physically housed so that only authorized personnel have access to them. While the value of equipment such as computer hardware is easily appreciated, the larger investment in less tangible information assets such as software, data and automated processes is critical to the overall success of computing on campus. Computer software is defined as a set of computer programs, procedures, and associated documentation concerned with the operation of a computer, computer system, or computer network. Electronic Mail . Electronic mail is intended to be a convenient way for the faculty, staff, and students to communicate with one another as well as colleagues at other locations.