Mac OS X 10.6.5 and 10.6.6 are not compatible with the PGP Whole Disk Encryption.

If you are a WCMC user with a PGP-enabled Mac computer, do not upgrade to Mac OS X 10.6.5 or 10.6.6. Doing so will cause your Mac to be unbootable, requiring a restore using a Time Machine backup.

ITS now supports Windows 7 Enterprise. You can upgrade your existing computer or have Windows 7 installed when your new computer arrives. Consider the following points when deciding to upgrade:

It is my great pleasure to announce the appointment of David Lifka as the Director of Research Computing for Weill Cornell. Dr. Lifka is currently the Director of the Cornell Center for Advanced Computing and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Computing and Information Science. He will split his time between New York City and Ithaca expanding the ITS service offerings dedicated to research and building new linkages between the two campuses.

The ITS Web Design & Development group recently launched five new web sites for Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital:

Weill Cornell Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lead Designer: Bernard Boey

On June 15, access to ESPN.com was denied due to the overwhelming usage of the site which affected network traffic and performance.

On June 16, access to ESPN.com has been restored to the WCMC community. However access to ESPN3.com, which is streaming the FIFA World Cup, will remain inaccessible except in the student dorms.

Please be advised if access to ESPN3.com affects WCMC network's traffic and usage, ITS reserves the right to deny access to ESPN3.com to preserve network performance.

On April 15th Microsoft released Office 2010. ITS is currently in the process of compatibility testing for Office 2010. ITS is diligently working on completing the application certification process to fully support Office 2010. In addition, we are also working on the Microsoft licensing package for WCMC. At this time, we strongly discourage departments from purchasing individual Office 2010 licenses.

This is an update regarding the status of Information Technologies & Services support for Windows 7.

For New Hardware Purchases

If you are planning to purchase new hardware with Windows 7 installed, make sure that the system meets the minimum requirements outlined by Microsoft.

We recommend Dell Optiplex 745, 755, 760, 780 and 790.

The ITS Web Design & Development group recently launched three new web sites for Weill Cornell Medical College:

Music & Medicine
Lead designer: Bernard Boey

ITS has been made aware of a new phishing attempt against WCMC email users. Users should delete emails entitled "To retain your med.cornell.edu Webmail account".

Phishing attempts are a common threat online. While there are tools available to help users automatically identify fraudulent messages, being in the know about ITS policies and procedures is the best way to identify these threats:

The most recent major version of Internet Explorer (IE) available is Internet Explorer 8. Microsoft has announced the End of Life (EOL) for IE 6 to be July 13, 2010. This decision has prompted more and more external sites, including Google, YouTube, and ESPN to drop on-going support for Internet Explorer 6. Upon visiting many of these sites, users may be prompted to upgrade to this latest version.