System maintenance will be performed this Sunday, June 15, from 7 to 8 a.m. The following services will be interrupted briefly during the maintenance window: · Peoplesoft Campus Solutions · Peoplesoft Financial Services · Portal · ImageNow · TU Mobile When maintenance is complete, a post will be made to the OTS alerts website. As a reminder, the Office […]
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Downtime Information for OTS’ Sunday Maintenance Window Group
System maintenance will be performed this Sunday, June 1 ,from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. The following services will be offline at some point during the maintenance window: Peoplesoft Campus Solutions Peoplesoft Financial Services Portal ImageNow RMS (Housing) Inside (some functions) Resource25 Business Objects Grad Call Accounting (phone billing) When maintenance is complete, a post will be […]
Tips to Prevent Email Fraud
A Message from the Office of Information Security (OIS): This February, OTS launched the phishing@towson.edu anti-phishing initiative. Since then, we have received over 3,200 suspected phishing emails resulting in the identification and prevention of more than 100 phishing campaigns. Through these submissions, OTS has also identified and remediated over 10 compromised Towson University NetIDs. Thank you to everyone […]
Downtime Information for OTS’s Sunday Maintenance Window
OTS will be performing system maintenance this Sunday, May 18, from 8 – 10 a.m. The following services will be offline at some point during the maintenance window: • Peoplesoft Campus Solutions • Peoplesoft Financial Services • Portal • ImageNow • RMS (Housing) • Inside (some functions) • Resource25 • Business Objects • Grad • Call Accounting […]
Downtime Information for OTS’s Sunday Maintenance Window
OTS will be performing system maintenance this Sunday, May 18, from 8 – 10 a.m. The following services will be offline at some point during the maintenance window: • Peoplesoft Campus Solutions • Peoplesoft Financial Services • Portal • ImageNow • RMS (Housing) • Inside (some functions) • Resource25 • Business Objects • Grad • Call Accounting (phone […]
OTS implementing Single Sign-On – New Login Page Coming Soon
OTS is in the process of implementing a new, improved method for accessing the majority of campus web-based applications. Currently, you must authenticate with your NetID each time you access a campus web application that requires a log in. The new single sign-on capabilities that are being implemented will allow you to log in to […]
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Campus Upgrade Begins May 9
Microsoft released Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11) in October 2013. Most home users have already received it as a “critical update” through Microsoft Windows Update. This new version provides enhanced security over previous versions of Internet Explorer, as well as some very nice additional features. Starting on Friday, May 9, at 6 p.m., OTS will […]
Planning for Microsoft Office 2013 for Windows
Planning for Microsoft Office 2013 for Windows Office 2013 offers a number of improved features including more powerful searching in Outlook, pdf creating and editing, and a lot more. The Office of Technology Services (OTS) will meet with individual departments this month to schedule and plan the upgrade. To ensure a smooth transition and minimize […]
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Campus Upgrade Begins May 9
Microsoft released Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11) in October 2013. Most home users have already received it as a “critical update” through Microsoft Windows Update. This new version provides enhanced security over previous versions of Internet Explorer, as well as some very nice additional features. Starting on Friday, May 9, at 6 p.m., OTS will […]
Changes to the Guest Wireless Network
OTS is making it easier for campus visitors to access TU’s wireless network. Currently, campus visitors need a faculty, staff or student sponsor in order to login to the “TUguest” network. This summer, the “TUguest” network will be retired and replaced with a new “TUopenaccess” wireless network that will no longer require users to have […]
Upgrades to Student Wireless Network
OTS is improving the wireless service for students this summer. The following network upgrades will be implemented before the fall 2014 semester: Student network bandwidth will increase by 55% to keep up with growing consumption. Wireless access will be supported on a new range of devices, including Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Wii. Access to the […]
PeopleSoft Online Services Unavailable
The Student, Human Resources, and Payroll applications of PeopleSoft Online Services will be unavailable from 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, April 24, to allow for software maintenance. The PeopleSoft Financials system will not be impacted and will remain available during this period. A post will be placed on the OTS Alerts website when the […]
Microsoft No Longer Supports Windows XP—What You Need to Know!
On April 8, 2014, Microsoft retired its lifecycle support for Windows XP. Security patches and updates will no longer be released. While this is not as catastrophic as the media is presenting it in the headlines, continuing to run Windows XP is now a more serious security and identity theft risk. University-owned computers: The Office […]
PeopleSoft Online Services Unavailable
The Student, Human Resources, and Payroll applications of PeopleSoft Online Services will be unavailable from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m., Thursday, April 10, to allow for software maintenance. The PeopleSoft Financials system will not be impacted and will remain available during this period. A post will be placed on the OTS Alerts website when the […]
PeopleSoft Online Services Unavailable
The Student, Human Resources, and Payroll applications of PeopleSoft Online Services will be unavailable from 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday, April 10 to allow for software maintenance. The PeopleSoft Financials system will not be impacted and will remain available during this period. A post will be placed on the OTS Alerts website when […]
Downtime Information for OTS’ Sunday Maintenance Window
System maintenance will be performed this Sunday, March 30, from 7 to 11 a.m. The following services will be offline at some point during the maintenance window: Peoplesoft Campus Solutions Peoplesoft Financial Services Portal ImageNow RMS (Housing) Inside (some functions) Resource25 Business Objects Grad Call Accounting (phone billing) When maintenance is complete, a post will be […]
Downtime information for OTS’s Sunday Maintenance Window
System maintenance will be performed this Sunday, 3/16/14, from 7 a.m. until 12 noon. The following services will be offline at some point during the maintenance window: TechHelp SharePoint Virtual Workspace Maintenance Connection FDS (File Delivery System) Crestron Roomview Knowledge Center Temporary Workstation Access Tool When maintenance is complete, a post will be made to the OTS […]
OTS Workshop Calendar + WebEx Productivity Tools
Tips and Training from the Office of Technology Services Below is a list of our upcoming free training workshops. Wednesday, March 12 Bits & Bytes: Streaming Music, noon – 12:30 p.m., Online via WebEx Thursday, March 13 Contribute Software Overview, 10:30 – 12 p.m., Cook 3 Wednesday, March 19 Creating Accessible PDF Documents, 9:30 – 11:30 […]
Downtime Information for ImageNow
The ImageNow application will be down for maintenance from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. on Friday, March 7 in order for important system updates and patching to occur. When maintenance is complete, a post will be made to the OTS alerts website, http://alerts.towson.edu. If you have any questions about the outage, please contact the OTS Help […]
PeopleSoft Online Services Unavailable
The Student, Human Resources, and Payroll applications of PeopleSoft Online Services will be unavailable from 7 p.m. until 11:30 p.m., Thursday, February 27, to allow for software maintenance. The PeopleSoft Financials system will not be impacted and will remain available during this period. A post will be placed on the OTS Alerts website when the installation […]
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