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ANNOUNCEMENTS<br />
Further information on the conference and workshop<br />
programs, including an online registration form, is available<br />
at http://www.upenn.edu/CAUSECNI/conferences.html,<br />
by sending mail to conf@cause.colorado.edu, or by calling<br />
the CAUSE <strong>of</strong>fice, (303) 939-0315. The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Pennsylvania</strong>, as host institution, receives a reduced rate<br />
for the two-day conference.<br />
New Media Center<br />
The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pennsylvania</strong>, along with 29 other<br />
colleges and universities from around the world, has been<br />
added to the New Media Centers program, an innovative<br />
non-pr<strong>of</strong>it organization that teams industry and academia<br />
to improve higher education. Penn joins 22 <strong>of</strong> our peer<br />
institutions, who were charter members <strong>of</strong> the program,<br />
along with a growing number <strong>of</strong> corporate members,<br />
including Adobe Systems, Apple Computer, Eastman<br />
Kodak, FWB/Hammer, Korg USA, Macromedia, Oracle<br />
Corporation, Prentice Hall, Radius, and the Times-Mirror<br />
Company. Corporate members provide campus-based<br />
centers opportunities to develop special relationships and<br />
industry contacts, as well as institutional access to advance<br />
testing and new technologies, including acquisition <strong>of</strong><br />
hardware and s<strong>of</strong>tware at significantly reduced prices.<br />
Information Systems and Computing (ISC) will keep<br />
you informed as it learns more about the New Media<br />
Centers program and the benefits to Penn. If you have any<br />
questions in the interim, please contact Donna Milici,<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Academic Computing Services<br />
(donna@acs.upenn.edu or 898-0426) or John MacDermott,<br />
New Media Specialist for Academic Computing Services<br />
(macderm@pobox.upenn.edu or 898-3046)<br />
Modem pool plans<br />
During the summer, DCCS will establish a second<br />
modem pool, dedicated to higher speed (28,800 bps, or<br />
“v.34”) and lower contention (i.e., a higher ratio <strong>of</strong><br />
modems to users). Access to this pool will require a fee,<br />
currently anticipated to be $200 per year. Users considering<br />
a modem purchase or use <strong>of</strong> a commercial provider<br />
should take into consideration the availability and price <strong>of</strong><br />
this new modem pool. The Computer Connection will<br />
soon be stocking the recommended U.S. Robotics 28,800<br />
bps modems.<br />
Also, departments sponsoring PennNet “guests” will<br />
be assessed a fee, effective immediately for new accounts<br />
and upon annual renewal for current accounts. The fee<br />
will be $100 per year for access to the 14,400 bps pool,<br />
and $300 per year for access to the 28,800 bps pool. As is<br />
currently the case, guest accounts are limited to those<br />
engaged in cooperative research, teaching, or public<br />
service projects <strong>of</strong> a non-commercial nature.<br />
For further information, please contact the PennNet<br />
Help Desk, 898-8171 or help@dccs.<br />
Maintenance vendors<br />
The Purchasing Department and the task forces for<br />
microcomputer and UNIX maintenance recommend the<br />
following companies for computer maintenance services<br />
for fiscal 1994 and 1995.<br />
For microcomputer maintenance:<br />
Computer Fixer Janice Cuthbert 215/629-5700<br />
INTEC Mike Miller 800/225-1187<br />
609/427-0900<br />
System & Service Pros Gregory Fecca 215/878-3778<br />
For UNIX maintenance:<br />
Workstation Recommended vendor<br />
DEC DEC, SUN<br />
SUN SUN, DEC<br />
SGI SGI, DEC<br />
IBM DEC, SUN<br />
HP DEC, HP<br />
NEXT DEC<br />
UNIX maintenance vendor contacts:<br />
DEC James Ingraham 609/273-2067<br />
Hewlett Packard Leslie O’Brien 215/666-9000<br />
Silicon Graphics Jerry Allen 215/638-3707<br />
SUN/Bell Atlantic Atul Wadhwa 609/231-5731<br />
Steve Waldman 609/235-7619<br />
For futher information or assistance, please call Abe<br />
Ahmed, 898-2482, or Gail Lindsey, 898-2313.<br />
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