Watch for a Software Request Form to be available electronically. Compatibility with software standards, network and future plans will be considered along with funding sources and support. We are in the process of licensing the Microsoft Office Suite for the campus. This is part of our campus license agreement and will provide the same software for your home computer as you use here at work. ITS wants to provide technology to this campus that supports our mission of educating our students and producing graduates that are prepared for a rapidly changing world.
Technology can be a great tool, but it is also often more complicated than appears on the surface.
I am thankful that PLNU did not experience any significant productivity loss because of the recent viruses and I appreciate Paul Nacionales who quickly placed a filter on our incoming mail server to prevent the spread of these viruses on our campus. This won't be the last time we hear about viruses, but in the future we will have even better tools to cope with this kind of problem.