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OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Support

Solutions

The table below will help you match your functional need with a suggested technology resource available at TU.

Use these links to quickly jump to one of the following categories:

Account Access:

I need to: Resource: Available to: Notes:
Access Exchange mailboxes, network file shares, Microsoft applications from off-campus computers Citrix Faculty, Staff, Student Employees

http://vw.towson.edu
Gain terminal level access to a UNIX server or transfer files SSH Secure Shell Client Faculty, Staff, Students http://tiger.towson.edu/ssh
http://saber.towson.edu/ssh
http://triton.towson.edu/ssh

can be downloaded from OTS Downloads

Contact Faculty/Staff or Student help desk for more info.
Connect to text-based server Telnet Client Faculty, Staff, Students can be downloaded from OTS Downloads

Contact Faculty/Staff or Student help desk for more info.
Modem access to TU's network from off-campus Towson Dial-Up Faculty, Staff, Students Contact Faculty/Staff or Student help desk for more info.
Access to campus network resouces from computer outside of TU's network VPN access Faculty, Staff, Students Requires Cisco VPN client available from OTS Downloads

Contact Faculty/Staff or Student help desk for more info.
Access web-based network file storage on tiger.towson.edu Webdisk Students Contact Student help desk for more info.
Access web-based student e-mail accounts on tiger.towson.edu Webmail Students http://webmail.towson.edu
Contact Student help desk for more info.

Collaboration:

I need to: Resource: Available to: Notes:
Create a course support Web environment Blackboard Faculty, Staff, Students http://bbweb.towson.edu
blackboard@towson.edu for more info.
Create a group support web site Blackboard Communities Organizations, Special Interest Groups http://bbweb.towson.edu
blackboard@towson.edu for more info.
Create a team support website SharePoint Faculty, Staff https://carbon.towson.edu/

Data Management/Reporting:

I need to: Resource: Available to: Notes:
Have a copy of Crystal Reports installed on my PC Crystal Reports Faculty, Staff Contact Faculty/Staff help desk for more info.
Make a business process paperless Image Now TU Departments Contact Nancy Quinn or Jay Taffel at x4-4542
Create or maintain a web-based portfolio Live Text Faculty, Staff, Students Purchase subscription through university bookstore
Have Scantron/OMR forms or surveys scanned/graded Scantron & OMR Processing Faculty Contact Bob Farmer (rfarmer@towson.edu)  in SCS
Create an online survey , or use Online Voting Student Voice Departments, Organizations Contact IRB before starting a survey project at TU.

Information Distribution:

I need to: Resource: Available to: Notes:
Send an e-mail to multiple addresses at once in Exchange Exchange Distribution List Departments, Faculty/Staff Organizations or Project Teams Contact Faculty/Staff help desk for more info.
Send an e-mail to multiple addresses at once Listserves Faculty, Staff, Student Organizations Contact Faculty/Staff help desk for more info.

Scheduling:

I need to: Resource: Available to: Notes:
Create an online registration process for an event DECO's Aceware event scheduler Events, Camps, etc. This service is provided by DECO. Please contact that office for more info.

Web Development:

I need to: Resource: Available to: Notes:
Create or manage content on a University website Contribute Faculty, Departments Contact Faculty/Staff help desk for more info.
Access and manage visitor statistics on a TU web site WebSideStory TU Web site contributors Contact Web Development team for more info.

Other:

I need to: Resource: Available to: Notes:
Have my class sessions available after the class is over. Digital Media Classroom Faculty, Staff For more information check MediaSite or contact: La Tonya Dyer

 

 

 

 

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