News archive - 2012


February 2013

TitleDate modified
news thumbnail image Beware of bogus emails stating they are from the email team or Google 26 February

December 2012

TitleDate modified
news thumbnail image Computer Centre open daily between 09:00-17:00 during the Christmas vacation 19 December
news thumbnail image Risk of network interruption on 8 January 2013 17 December
news thumbnail image Wireless unavailable between 7.30-.8.45am on 4, 7 & 8 January 2013 12 December
news thumbnail image Google problems with Gmail and Drive - 10 December 11 December
news thumbnail image Increasing spam email making it through to UoB inboxes 10 December
news thumbnail image Computer Centre closed for weekend of 15 December 03 December
news thumbnail image Microsoft Special Offer for students - Office Professional £52 01 December

November 2012

TitleDate modified
news thumbnail image Problems affecting some staff in sending email, 4.00am-8.30am, 28 November 28 November
news thumbnail image Interruption to printing and photocopying service on 18 December between 8.00-9.00am 22 November
news thumbnail image Finance systems unavailable due to year end processing, 23-26 November 21 November
news thumbnail image Brief interruption to services due to database maintenance, 27 November, 8pm 21 November
news thumbnail image Web room booking and Timetabling application unavailable between 30 Nov & 3 Dec 16 November
news thumbnail image Network outage at Langford - 10-12 November 12 November

October 2012

TitleDate modified
news thumbnail image Essential maintenance to registration database RXCO (Koi), 9 November 26 October
news thumbnail image Email incorrectly identified as spam sent to 'possiblespam' folder 26 October
news thumbnail image Network improvements - at risk notification for work in October and November 24 October
news thumbnail image Essential maintenance to staff email server 6-8pm on Monday 22 October 16 October
news thumbnail image Brief interruption to wireless service in Queen's Building on 6 November 15 October
news thumbnail image iCal feed for Personalised Timetables is now available via MyBristol 15 October
news thumbnail image Upgrade to SITS Vision, 2-5 November 2012 10 October

September 2012

TitleDate modified
news thumbnail image Upgrade to the filestore service in August-October following problems seen in July 28 September
news thumbnail image Local UoB group management function in Confluence Wiki removed 27 September
news thumbnail image Refurbished and new study spaces for 2012/13 26 September
news thumbnail image Ongoing network problems affecting certain locations 21 September
news thumbnail image Computer Centre closed over the weekend of Friday 21 September 19 September
news thumbnail image Endnote desktop to be removed from the Remote Desktop on 28 September 19 September
news thumbnail image Emergency electrical maintenance affecting IT and network access, 7.30-9.00am 20 Sept 19 September
news thumbnail image Electrical testing affecting network for Medical School, 18 September 14 September
news thumbnail image Computer Centre now open after refurbishment! 13 September
news thumbnail image ResNet Inclusive Launched 13 September
news thumbnail image Scam emails regarding access to email accounts 12 September
news thumbnail image Emergency network maintenance 12 Sept, 8-9am 11 September
news thumbnail image Postponed - Replacement for seis.bris.ac.uk server, 11 & 12 Sept 06 September
news thumbnail image Known problems affecting CMS editing following upgrade to CMS service on 4 September 05 September
news thumbnail image Essential network maintenance in September 01 September

August 2012

TitleDate modified
news thumbnail image Next laptop clinic session on 4 September 17 August
news thumbnail image Power outage at Langford, 15 August 15 August
news thumbnail image Problems with remote applications affecting a number of services, 09:00 15 August 15 August
news thumbnail image Essential maintenance affecting the University website and some online services - rescheduled for 23 August 15 August
news thumbnail image Essential database maintenance affecting a number of services, 14 August 5-6pm 13 August
news thumbnail image Business objects unavailable 8-10am, 29 August 10 August
news thumbnail image Launch of the new research information system, Pure 01 August

July 2012

TitleDate modified
news thumbnail image The legacy student email service will be unavailable between 8-9am on 7 & 8 August 25 July
news thumbnail image Problems affecting filestore and software performance 25 July
news thumbnail image Brief interruption to the network in various locations on 31 July between 8-9am 24 July
news thumbnail image Network in Physics (Mezzanine) unavailable (resolved) 20 July
news thumbnail image Contact Directory, FEC project costing tool available again 20 July
news thumbnail image Maplesoft Affected by Security Breach on 17 July 2012 19 July
news thumbnail image Problems with the University website, 13 July 13 July
Essential maintenance to web servers overnight on 9 July 08 July
DIVERSP / DataHaven Database interruption, 10 July 8-9am 08 July
news thumbnail image Essential server maintenance affecting Calendar, 5-8pm on 16 July 06 July
news thumbnail image Essential server maintenance affecting Mulberry, 10 July, 6.30-7.30am 06 July
news thumbnail image Brief interruption to the network in various locations on 17 July, between 8-9am 04 July
news thumbnail image Essential changes to the wireless service on 3 July may require you to reconnect 02 July
news thumbnail image Essential server maintenance affecting Mulberry users, 3 July 7.30-8.30am 02 July

June 2012

TitleDate modified
news thumbnail image Brief interruptions to wireless and VPN services on 26 June, 8-9am 21 June
news thumbnail image Upgrade to SITS Vision, 20-23 July 2012 12 June
news thumbnail image Student 'email for life' creation problems 7-11 June 11 June

May 2012

TitleDate modified
news thumbnail image Emergency maintenance work affecting key services, 1-2pm, 31 May 31 May
news thumbnail image Web Room Booking and Enterprise Timetabling unavailable from 4.30pm on 25 May until 11am on 28 May 25 May
news thumbnail image Web Room Booking and Enterprise Timetabling unavailable, 12-1pm, 23 May 23 May
news thumbnail image Facility for the Upload of Large Files (fluff) will unavailable between 8-9.30am on 6 June 23 May
news thumbnail image Computer Centre card access at all times 18 May
news thumbnail image Update - Emergency maintenance to central filestore on 17 May till 10.30pm 14 May
news thumbnail image Range of services unavailable between 5-8pm on Monday 21 May 11 May
The SLINK service to end 10 May
news thumbnail image Proactis unavailable 31 May, 12:00-20:00 10 May
news thumbnail image Problems affecting computer performance and access to filestore 09 May
news thumbnail image Datahub unavailable (Timetables and Online Prospectus affected) 8-9am on 8 May 07 May
news thumbnail image Wuala the more secure alternative to Dropbox 01 May

April 2012

TitleDate modified
news thumbnail image Card access to the Computer Centre on 2 May 30 April
news thumbnail image Wireless unavailable between 05:00-08:45 on 24 April 23 April
news thumbnail image Problems with the Storage Area Network (SAN) are no longer affecting a wide range of services 20 April
news thumbnail image Next generation internet is coming - welcome IPv6 17 April
news thumbnail image Cancelled: essential server maintenance on 30 April affecting a significant number of services 11 April
news thumbnail image Announcement of additional IT facilities for students 04 April
news thumbnail image UCard access to Computer Centre over Easter weekend closure 04 April
news thumbnail image Network and wireless disruption on 17 April between 7-9am 03 April
news thumbnail image Service Desk system (TOPdesk) unavailable 8-10am, 3 April 01 April

March 2012

TitleDate modified
news thumbnail image No hot water in Computer Centre on 31 March 30 March
news thumbnail image Blocked site: deviantart.com 23 March
news thumbnail image Essential network maintenance between 8-9am on 27 March 23 March
news thumbnail image Matlab unavailable (off-campus and wireless on-campus) on 27 March, 7-9am 22 March
news thumbnail image SITS, Profund and IQ reporting unavailable from 6pm 28 March until 8am on 29 March 22 March
news thumbnail image Collaborative investigation into cloud based tools 21 March
news thumbnail image Network maintenance affecting Medical School, 3 April, 8-9am 20 March
news thumbnail image Shared mailboxes and archive folders unavailable in staff Outlook or Webmail, Tuesday 20 March, 8:00am 20 March
news thumbnail image Google apps for students when they have the Google email for life service 20 March
news thumbnail image Business Objects unavailable between 6pm on 19 March and 9am on 20 March 19 March
news thumbnail image Network maintenance affecting Medical School & Southwell Street, 21 March between 8-9am 19 March
news thumbnail image Update to Single Sign On (SSO) service, 20 March 8:30am 18 March
news thumbnail image Desktop upgrade programme 2012 09 March
news thumbnail image Prize draw winners announced for staff and student IT surveys 06 March
news thumbnail image Network maintenance affecting Engineering, 6 March 7-9am 05 March
news thumbnail image Essential maintenance to VPN & Wireless, 6 March, 7.00-8.45am 05 March
news thumbnail image UoB staff survey about IT services - closes 2 March 01 March

February 2012

TitleDate modified
news thumbnail image Launch ARC/GIS Forum, 21 March 29 February
news thumbnail image New application: Timesheet Recording System 28 February
news thumbnail image Essential maintenance to wireless service 06:00-09:00 on Tuesday 28 February 21 February
news thumbnail image IT Service Desk counter service will close at 4pm, 22 February 20 February
news thumbnail image Upgrades to SITS Vision, 17-20 February 2012 17 February
news thumbnail image Blackboard Mobile Learn is here! 17 February
news thumbnail image Interruption to elements of the University filestore, 14 February 19:45-20:15 14 February
news thumbnail image IT hardware purchasing procedure 08 February
news thumbnail image Recent issues affecting Single Sign On 03 February
news thumbnail image Web Calendar service unavailable on 8 February, 18:00-18:30 01 February
news thumbnail image DIVERSP / DataHaven Database interruption, 13 February 9pm 01 February

January 2012

TitleDate modified
news thumbnail image Interruption to staff email service on Tuesday 7 February, 08:00-08:10 31 January
news thumbnail image Single Sign On is now available, 30 January 30 January
news thumbnail image Emails from 'UoB CMS' on 27 January 27 January
news thumbnail image Proactis essential maintenance on 10 February 27 January
news thumbnail image Interruption to wireless service affecting parts of the University on 28 February, 7-9am 27 January
news thumbnail image Wireless and VPN Service at risk 21 February, 8.00-8.45am 27 January
news thumbnail image Virgin emails blocked by University mail servers 20 January
news thumbnail image Power outage affecting IT Services, 19 January 19 January
news thumbnail image Limited staff cover on IT Service Desk for one hour each month 17 January
news thumbnail image Brief interruptions to staff email service on 17 January 12 January
news thumbnail image Certificate Update affecting Mulberry users and Webmail 06 January
news thumbnail image eJournals search facility now available 01 January

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