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2003

O'Leary Named New Administrative Computing Director

Bob O'Leary

Robert O'Leary was named the new Director of Administrative Computing for Computing Services.

His challenge is to refine, standardize, and prioritize all administrative computing systems to better meet the needs of all users of administrative systems throughout Dartmouth, so that offices and departments can operate as efficiently as possible in support of the academic enterprise.

O'Leary Named Administrative Computing Director (Computing news 2003)

Web Publishing Services Established

The reorganization of Computing Services' Web support group brought new attention to Dartmouth's Web presence. The Web Publishing Services (WebPub) group supports Dartmouth's non-curricular Web publishing needs, as well as Computing Services' public communications. See Web Services - Design, Development, and Hosting.

About Web Publishing Services

GreenPrint Quotas Enabled

One of the many GreenPrint stations on campus

The College enabled a quota system for GreenPrint, the campus printing system for academic work. Each term, students are provided with an allocation of free black-and-white printing.

Faculty and staff can continue to use the black-and-white printers with no quotas. Administrative staff can no longer use this system.

About GreenPrint

Virus Detection Software Installed

BlitzMail program icon

Computing Services installed virus detection software on the server that controls e-mail going to and from off-campus addresses. The software scans files attached to e-mail messages for possible viruses.

Class of 2007 Cut the Cord

Computer distribution for incoming students

More than 97 percent of the incoming students who bought pre-configured computers through Dartmouth opted for wireless-enabled laptops that take advantage of the ubiquitous network environment. The wireless network became available in the spring of 2001.

Apple Macintosh Recommended to Students (Dartmouth Computing Timeline 1984)
Dartmouth Gives iMac A Stamp of Approval (New York Times)
Seven Hundred Macs Distributed to Class of '90 (Dartmouth Computing Timeline 1986)
iMac Recommended by Dartmouth (Dartmouth Computing Timeline 1998)
Dartmouth Becomes a Dual Platform Campus (Dartmouth Computing Timeline 1999)
Unplugged: The Great Dis-Connect (Computing History 2004)
Dartmouth's Computer Ownership Requirement (Computing 2007)

New Computing Web Site Debuted

Computing home page

The first phase of the updated Computing Services Web site debuted, following in-depth governance, architecture, and production work by Computing staff.

The first phase featured a new site architecture, new graphics, and approximately 300 Web pages, including software downloads and Dartmouth-specific how-to documents converted to html format. See Computing at Dartmouth.

Network Upgrade 75 Percent Done

Kathy Marlar tests one of the new wireless voice-over Internet protocol products, a soft phone.

Seventy-five percent of an upgrade to the campus data network was completed, bringing improved performance and a foundation for new services to the Dartmouth community.

The network upgrade is capable of supporting telephone traffic over the data network (called Voice over IP or VoIP), virtual LANs, and virtual private networks (VPNs).

Administrative Initiative Funded Campus Data Network Upgrade (Dartmouth Computing Timeline 1995)
Network Upgrade Mostly Complete (Computing news 2003)

Dartmouth Stopped Billing for Phone Calls

The Dartmouth community is off the hook when it comes to phone bills.

Dartmouth stopped billing for phone calls originating on its network.

What made the change possible was simple economics. Dartmouth couldn't afford to bill for phone calls any more. Long-distance rates had plunged, call volumes had dropped, and billing for phone calls cost money.

Dartmouth Ends Billing for Phone Calls (Computing news 2003)

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