Issue 2

US:IT Staff News

Tom Drake – New Campus Services Operations Manager Tom Drake joined the UMaine IT Staff in 2004 as a Networking Specialist. His primary role has been providing and coordinating all of the IT needs for the Advanced Structures and Composites Center. In his new role as US:IT Campus Services Operations Manager, Tom provides leadership for […]

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UMS Active Directory Project

Ever wish you didn’t have to remember a different username and password to access your computer and other online resources? Confused about how to get common software applications like MS Office, Matlab, or SPSS? Do you wish you could easily connect to other printers on campus? You might be interested in a project that is […]

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Announcing Box – File Storage and Collaboration

We are excited to announce that Box will be available to all current employees and students within the next few months. The Box team is hard at work implementing Box and wanted to share this exciting news with you, as well as answer a few common questions. What is Box? Box is a collaborative, cloud-based, […]

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Retiring FirstClass Email and Conferencing System

FirstClass was introduced at the University of Maine in the mid-1990s as the primary email and conferencing system for the UMaine community. Twenty years later, FirstClass usage is decreasing, and many of its once unique and highly desired features have been supplanted by social media, University of Maine System services, and emerging technologies. Faculty, staff […]

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