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More mobility, better capability The MyUW Mobile Web app, released this fall, provides students with current information about textbooks, instructors, and classrooms. Also, the m.UW mobile Web app was updated and has a new site. Major telephone system upgrade brings enhanced reliability and features. The second phase of a multi-year UW telephone system upgrade to replace aging hardware and software is targeted for completion by the end of 2012. Licensing agreements provide popular software at significant savings. Continuing agreements provide current and new Microsoft and Apple software and the RedHat Unix operating system at no additional cost on UW-owned computers, and help to keep them up-to-date and in compliance. Local high-speed network proposal is part of national Gig.U effort. UW is working with the City of Seattle to secure private sector investment to bring ultra-high-speed fiber to nearby areas including the U District, South Lake Union, and UW-owned tracts downtown. IPv6 deployment keeps UW at forefront of networking technologies. IPv6, the next-generation Internet protocol, provides almost unlimited IP addresses, plus configuration and security improvements, and is supported transparently on newer operating systems. IPv6 is part of a major network refresh that included implementing a new architecture. The popular UW Blogs Network makes it easy for faculty and staff to create a publicly accessible, UW-branded WordPress blog. Boost innovation and lower costs with MediaAMP, a new cloud service offered by UW-IT to manage, store, and distribute digital streaming video and audio to mobile devices, Web platforms, and enterprise systems. MediaAMP meets the standards for protected health information and enables global-scale collaboration. What's next • Continue major UW network refresh to bring state-of-the art capabilities. By early 2014, UW-IT will meet demand for bandwidth, enhanced security, and 10G virtual private networks for research. This cost-effective, reliable network will be easier to maintain and able to support future needs. New services will include unfettered off-campus access for researchers, centralized firewalls, and support for expanded Voice over IP. • Continue unified communications and phone system upgrades. Move customers to a new system that integrates voice, chat, videoconferencing, and desktop and document collaboration. • Continue UW Exchange upgrade, leveraging Microsoft Office 365, to offer a 25GB mailbox, ubiquitous calendaring, and HIPAA compliance. Core computing infrastructure enhancements made this year included Kerberos authentication upgrade, Web publishing, load balancing, application programming interfaces for a financial Web service, server replacements, and virtualization. More info Wi-Fi upgrades bring faster, nextgeneration service. More than half of UW Seattle's buildings have been upgraded in a three-year effort to increase wireless speed by 600-800 percent, improve support, and expand capacity. An additional $500,000 from the Student Technology Fee Committee is bringing more speed and expanded coverage to popular student gathering spots. UW-IT Service Catalog uw.edu/uwit/services/ MediaAMP mediaamp.org/ Gig.U www.gig-u.org/ • Continue cell, TV, and Wi-Fi upgrades: Improve cellular coverage in and around UW Seattle, including AT&T and T-Mobile 4G LTE updates. Improve HuskyTV service for UW Housing, UW Medical Center patients, and campus locations. Encrypt UW Wi-Fi, to better protect transmitted information. • Enable additional Google services. 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 9