information technology

IT, researchers secure grant to boost computing, innovation

By Casey Hanson, Information Services PULLMAN, Wash. – An innovative partnership between researchers and information technologists has secured a $498,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for Washington State University to increase computing capabilities in research-intensive buildings. This will enhance scientific and data-intensive research, innovation, discovery and education. 

IT names new director

VANCOUVER – WSU Vancouver has named Wim Geurden to the position of director of information technology, as of April 15. Geurden comes to WSU Vancouver from JPMorgan Chase, Columbus, Ohio, where he was chief of IT architecture for retail financial services. He is a resident of Ridgefield, Wash., where he has lived since 1999. He has […]

Business professor awarded NSF grant

WSU College of Business Associate Professor K.D. Joshi has recently received a National Science Foundation grant for her research focused on diversity issues in Information Technology (IT). This is the third NSF grant for Joshi since becoming a faculty member at WSU in 1998, and will be used for the continuation of her research on […]

Information Technology Forum to go on March 12-14

WSU information technology staff will have the opportunity to gain professional development and networking opportunities by attending the second annual WSU Information Technology Forum, titled “Being Digital in 2006: Perils and Possibilities,” March 12-14.Although the event is free, attendees must register in advance on the Information Systems website, http://infotech.wsu.edu/vpis/ITSForumReg.asp. The deadline to register is March […]

Set up your own e-mail filters

Washington State University servers filter most junk e-mail before it reaches employees’ computers, but some of the sneaky spam still gets through. If you’re fighting a deluge of unwanted messages, you can quickly and easily apply filters on your own computer to target the spam that’s targeting you. “WSU IT (Department of Information Technology) marks […]

New telephone conference bridge activated

Information Technology has installed and activated the basic equipment for a new telephone-conference bridge. The university’s former bridge system failed in February and could not be repaired because the manufacturer no longer services that equipment. The new bridge — which allows for conference calls — is manufactured by Latitude Communications and is called “Meeting Place.” […]

New phone conference bridge system activated

Information Technology has installed and activated the basic equipment for a new telephone conference bridge. The university’s former bridge system failed last February and could not be repaired because the manufacturer no longer services the equipment. The new bridge, which allows for conference calls, is manufactured by Latitude Communications and is called Meeting Place. However, […]