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OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

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