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Project announcements and presentations

In the interest of keeping campus informed about the progress of the Campus Network Upgrade Project, regular announcements and presentations will be made regarding the status of the project.

Documents will be archived here to serve as a historical record of the project. Some of the information in these documents may change as the project progresses. We advise you to use the most recent documents for reference.

Reports

In May 2007, CITES published a progress report detailing its progress at the halfway point of the five-year Campus Network Upgrade Project, the ambitious five-year, $20-million initiative to upgrade the network in more than 260 campus buildings with the latest in state-of-art data networking technology.

Download the pdf here (576 KB).

Announcements

April 11, 2006: Email to CITES-Techsupport announcing the pending release of Iris 5.0
March 27, 2006: Email to CITES-Techsupport regarding the new network core upgrade
January 23, 2006: Press Release regarding the transition to the new network core
March 24, 2005: Press Release announcing the appointment of Mike Smeltzer as Director of Network Communications

News Briefs

February 2007
October 2006
July 2006
March 2006
January 2006
November 2005
May 2005

Network Upgrade in the news

November 30, 2006: "Hotspots to improve UI Wireless capability" from The Daily Illini
November 2, 2006: "Guest online account services expanded" from Inside Illinois
October 16, 2006: "CITES lets UIN holders sponsor guests" from The Daily Illini
August 24, 2006: "Campus alive with wireless" from The News-Gazette
August 23, 2006: "Email upgrades finished" from The Daily Illini
February 7, 2006: "CITES Upgrades Aid Researchers" from The Daily Illini
February 6, 2006: "CITES to Increase Wireless Access" from The Daily Illini
February 2, 2006: "CITES projects to improve computer connection speeds" from Inside Illinois

Presentations

November 3, 2006: Western Telecommunications Consulting, Inc., (WTC) presentation to Academic Deans' Liaison (ADL) advisory group.

October 25, 2005: Presentation to Computer Consultant Support Program (CCSP) on the upcoming implementation of new core backbone equipment

May 13, 2005: Research Computing Advisory Board (RCAB) introduction and presentation

April 14, 2005: Presentation to Computer Consultant Support Program (CCSP) on the current status of the Campus Network Upgrade Project

Archives

Archives: Past announcements and presentations are archived to keep a historical record of the Campus Network Upgrade Project

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