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1. New CUHK eLearning System for the New Undergraduate Curriculum |
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As announced in ITSC Digest Issue 123, the University will implement a new eLearning system – "Blackboard" by Aug 2012, in time for the new undergraduate curriculum. The new CUHK eLearning System will gradually replace the existing eLearning platforms (WebCT and Moodle) and CUForum to support teaching and learning activities of the whole University.
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The project team offers tailored hands-on workshops on the new CU eLearning System for different departments/programs to serve their specific teaching needs.
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2. Things that Need to Change Under the New Phone Number Prefix 3943 and 5-digit Extension |
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The new University telephone phone number prefix 3943 and the 5-digit extension numbers have been implemented on 2 Jun 2011 and 2 Jan 2012 respectively. Now, all called parties will see 394 3xxxx as Caller-IDs for all calls from the CUHK Telephone System and you have to dial 5-digit extension numbers for internal call. As a reminder, the old phone number prefixes will NOT be valid effective from 1 May 2012.
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Update all electronic publications or messages to reflect the new prefix 394 3xxxx as soon as is practicable
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3. PDF, in addition to images and flash, files would also be supported in the University Translation Server Conversion |
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Since 2005, the HanWEB real time translation server has provided departments with an alternative to create and maintain a Simplified Chinese website with ease. This server translates all website content from Traditional Chinese to Simplified Chinese and vice versa. For image and flash files, you would prepare two sets of them, one for Traditional Chinese and one for Simplified Chinese so that the HanWEB server will show the relevant file according to users' preference. From 21 Feb 2012, PDF files will also be supported in the same way.
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PDF files would also be supported in the University Translation Server Conversion.
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4. Upgrade of CUHK Financial System (SAP) |
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The CUHK Financial System is running on SAP which is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. In Nov 2011, the system has undergone a major upgrade from R/3 Enterprise 4.7 to Enterprise 6.0. The upgrade was performed upon expiration of maintenance support of the previous release, which had been used for 7 years.
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The upgraded CUHK Financial System brings a number of benefits to users.
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5. University Software Standards – Jan 2012 Updates |
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ITSC has reviewed and updated the University software standards in Jan 2012. In the recent revision, we have listed Windows 7 Enterprise Edition 32-bit, Office 2010 Professional Plus and Internet Explorer 8 as "Recommended" software in the standard.
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Adopting the University software standards is beneficial to the overall IT development of the University as standardization helps facilitate intra-campus collaboration and electronic document exchange, shortens software adoption time, and reduces software training and support costs.
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6. Maintenance Schedule 2012 |
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Most central computer systems need to be shut down regularly for maintenance work for system updates and smooth operation. Thus, you may experience loss of connectivity to our systems and servers during the maintenance hours. Hence, scheduling important computing activities during these periods should be avoided.
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You are advised to pay attention to the maintenance schedule since it may affect your computer actitivities.
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7. Beware of Fraudulent E-mails Attempting to Acquire Your Personal or CWEM Account Information |
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Phishing e-mails are fraudulent e-mails that look like genuine requests for user information, including your personal or CWEM account information. Recently, some phishing emails appearing to originate from ITSC or CUHK have been sent to CUHK users, requesting for users' CWEM or other personal information. However, ITSC or CUHK never ask users for such information via email. If you see those emails, remember not to reply or send any information to these senders or click on any hyperlinks of those emails or websites, until the authenticity of the emails or websites are verified.
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ITSC and CUHK never ask for your password.
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8. Feature: Chinese Lunar New Year E-Cards |
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Have you used our e-Card service to deliver your Christmas greetings? If you missed it, here is another opportunity. The e-card service for the coming Chinese Lunar New Year is now available!
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A Chinese Lunar New Year e-card featuring the University Mall.
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