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  <description>Northwestern University Information Technology News</description>
  <lastBuildDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:09:18 CDT</lastBuildDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[IT Director for Northwestern University-Qatar Named]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.it.northwestern.edu/transitions/2008/itdirnuq.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[<span>Effective May 19, 2008, David Carr, Director of
Telecommunications &amp; Network Services (TNS), will begin his new role as
Director of Information Technology/CIO for Northwestern
University in Doha, Qatar.</span>]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 02:27:00 CDT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Scheduled Meeting Maker Maintenance]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[ON Friday, May 30, 2008 maintenance will be performed on the Meeting Maker database.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 02:43:43 CDT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Phishing Attempts at Northwestern University]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.it.northwestern.edu/transitions/2008/phishing.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Over the past few weeks, Northwestern University has been targeted with several versions of phishing e-mails.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:15:59 CDT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Northwestern University Implements Automated Phone Directory]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.it.northwestern.edu/transitions/2008/autoattendant.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Effective April 16, 2008, at 8:00 p.m., Northwestern University
Information Technology (NUIT) will implement a new Northwestern
University Automated Phone Directory.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Conference Call Bridge Reservation Hours]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.it.northwestern.edu/transitions/2008/confbridge.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Effective April 17, 2008, University Call Center Representatives will
be available to receive telephone conference call bridge requests
Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on Saturdays from
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:13:19 CDT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[EndNote X1 Now Available for Download]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.it.northwestern.edu/transitions/2008/endnote.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[NUIT is pleased to announce the latest release of EndNote X1 for Windows and Mac, now available free for download.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:14:27 CDT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Meeting Maker Upgrades to Version 8.7]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.it.northwestern.edu/transitions/2008/mm87upgrade.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Northwestern University's Meeting Maker (MM) calendar application was successfully upgraded to version 8.7 during the weekend of March 7, 2008.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:21:52 CDT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Northwestern University Launches YouTube Institutional Channel]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.it.northwestern.edu/transitions/2008/youtubechannel.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Northwestern University Information Technology (NUIT) Academic Technologies and University Relations have partnered to create a new institutional channel on YouTube, the leading online video community.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:15:45 CDT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[New NUTV Common Area TV Service]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.it.northwestern.edu/transitions/2008/nutvstb.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Faculty and staff will now have the option to purchase NUTV service for televisions in common areas.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:06:00 CST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Scheduled Meeting Maker Upgrade March 7-9]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.it.northwestern.edu/transitions/2008/mmupgrade.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The Northwestern University calendar application, Meeting Maker (MM), is scheduled to be upgraded to version 8.7 during the weekend of March 7,2008.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:17:00 CST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[CONDUITS Online Order Form]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.it.northwestern.edu/transitions/2007/onlineordering.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[CONDUITS Online Order Form is now available. The new Web-based form was created to enhance accuracy and efficiency of processing telecom orders.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:29:00 CST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Office 2008 For Mac Now Available]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.it.northwestern.edu/transitions/2008/macoffice2008.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Office 2008 for Mac is now available for purchase through the NUIT software provider, Software House International (SHI).]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:18:35 CST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Associate Vice President of Cyberinfrastructure Appointed]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.it.northwestern.edu/transitions/2008/vpcyber.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Effective February 1, 2008, Thomas Board has been appointed Associate Vice President of Cyberinfrastructure.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:59:09 CST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[NUINFO Server Maintenance Scheduled Feb. 10, 2008]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.it.northwestern.edu/transitions/2008/nuinfomaintenance.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[To increase server performance, NUINFO will not be accessible to System Admins.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:59:35 CST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Big Bucks Server To Retire March 31, 2008]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.it.northwestern.edu/transitions/2008/bigbucks.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Northwestern University Information Technology's Computing Service will be retiring the Big Bucks ecommerce payment processing server on March 31, 2008.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:58:26 CST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Now Available: SPSS 16.0.1 Licenses for Fiscal Year 2008]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.it.northwestern.edu/transitions/2008/spss.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[SPSS 16.0.1 for Windows and Mac is now available to faculty and staff. SPSS is predictive analytical software that allows users to forecast, manage, and graph statistical information.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:11:31 CST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Course Management System Lifecycle Policy to Take Effect February 1]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.it.northwestern.edu/transitions/2008/cmslifecycle.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[To better streamline and improve the Northwestern University Course Management System, NUIT has implemented a system administrative Data Lifecycle Policy that will officially take effect on February 1.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:45:53 CST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[iPassConnect Discontinued]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.it.northwestern.edu/transitions/2007/ipassretirement.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[As of December 21, 2007, iPassConnect is no longer available due to an unforeseen service change from the vendor, Altoria Solutions. Faculty and staff traveling for University business will need to find an alternate remote Web service.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 10:33:00 CST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Compatibility Issues]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.it.northwestern.edu/transitions/2007/Leopard.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Since the release of Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard), NUIT has discovered some compatibility issues with currently supported software. While testing is still ongoing, there are no major compatibility problems with Leopard at this time.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:07:00 CST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Eudora Discontinued as of March 1, 2008]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.it.northwestern.edu/transitions/2007/eudora.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[As of March 1, 2008, NUIT will no longer support the Eudora e-mail
application. This change is due to Qualcomm's recent announcement to
end their association with Eudora.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:18:00 CST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Students Teaching Students Shares Technology Skills]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.it.northwestern.edu/transitions/2007/sts.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Students can learn new technology skills with the Students Teaching Students (STS) program from NUIT Academic Technologies. The free sessions - taught for students by students - cover popular programs, enhance current knowledge, and assist students with applying new technologies.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:45:30 CST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[UCLASS Retirement]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.it.northwestern.edu/transitions/2007/uclass.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Northwestern University Information Technology (NUIT) is retiring the
UCLASS e-mail and course roster tool in favor of more capable and
easier to use software within the Course Management System and CAESAR.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:52:05 CST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Scheduled Data Center Outage, December 1]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.it.northwestern.edu/transitions/2007/dec1.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The transition back to main power will take place during the early
morning hours of December 1, 2007, between 12:01 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. To
reduce the risk of another data center failure, all non-essential
services will be shut down first, beginning at 12:01 a.m.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:06:30 CST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Emergency Data Center Shutdown 11.18.2007]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.it.northwestern.edu/transitions/2007/outage.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Northwestern's Evanston data center requires emergency electrical repairs and   will be offline this Sunday, November 18th.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:43:00 CST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Web Service Assessment Helps Protect University Data]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.it.northwestern.edu/transitions/2007/webassessment.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[A&nbsp;new, specialized service from NUIT proactively assesses Web site vulnerabilities that could allow unauthorized access to a server or other device. This service assists in the discovery of security flaws before they are exploited by attackers.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:25:30 CST</pubDate>
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