Modems The campus will upgrade the existing modem pool from 469 modems to 949 modems by Fall Quarter as a stop gap measure. A campus consultative process and analysis will be reinitiated to determine the future of campus provided modem service. This process is estimated to take one year at which time the Provost's Office will make the final decision and allow one additional year to implement the decision. Service levels during that time remain questionable since the original 469 modems remain at 14.4k and are subject to failure. Specialized applications are now under development, including authenticated file download access for licensed software distribution and restricted web sites with departmentally-maintained access control.
Work continues on the kiosk environment.
A script has been developed to pull loginID's from class lists, which opens up additional authorization possibilities. The interest level regarding this application is high. An initial pilot carried out with Greystone Apartments shows that this approach can be successful. Two presentations have been made to the local property managers' professional association about this idea with the Greystone Manager's help. This project allows apartment complex owners to test the market before planning expensive wired retrofitting.