IGIDR Annual Report 2008-2009 - Indira Gandhi Institute of ...
IGIDR Annual Report 2008-2009 - Indira Gandhi Institute of ...
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Computer FacilitiesThe computer facilities at <strong>IGIDR</strong> include a state-<strong>of</strong>-the-art technology computer centre with latest hardware,networking equipment, s<strong>of</strong>tware and help desk facilities. The whole <strong>of</strong>fice campus is networked by Ethernet-basedLAN on fibre optic segmented backbone and connected to internet through 2 MBPS leased line. Important campuslocations are also served by wireless network. In addition, the computing facility includes a computerised librarysystem. The campus network has been extended to the residences <strong>of</strong> the employeesHardwareThe computer centre is equipped with high-end HP ITANIUM servers , HP NAS server, AMD OPETRON server ,HP Alpha servers Sun Ultrasparc servers, and Intel Pentium based multimedia workstations, CISCO switches androuters for campus wide network connectivity. In addition to several HP Deskjet printers in the faculty and staff<strong>of</strong>fices, the printing facilities also include high-speed Network HP Laser printers, in each <strong>of</strong>fice block including thecomputer centre (CC). The CC also provides total backup solution for users data through various backup devicesviz., DAT, CD/DVD writer, and LTO-2 tape drive, colour scanners, visualisers and projectors have been providedto assist the users in creating and presenting multimedia presentations.Operating Systems and S<strong>of</strong>twareThe servers are powered by Compaq Tru64 Unix, Solaris 8, LINUX, SCO UNIX, Windows 2003 Server Operatingsystems and the workstations are loaded with Linux (viz., Suse, RedHat,), Win2000/XP/98 OS. The CC provides allstandard Econometrics and Statistical packages such as SAS, RATS, CATS, GAUSS, TSP, STATA, MICROFIT,LIMDEP, DEA, SHAZAM, MATHEMATICA, MATLAB and GAMS,EVIEWS under Unix/Linux and windowsenvironments and <strong>of</strong>fice automation packages like STAROFFICE, MSOFFICE, LATEX,ADOBE ACROBATunder Unix/Linux and Windows environments.It is also equipped with a digitiser with GIS S<strong>of</strong>tware SPAN, MAPINFO to carry out GIS related projects. Inaddition to the above s<strong>of</strong>tware, the institute subscribes to corporate databases such as PROWESS, INDIA TRADE,CAPITAL LINE and various other national and international databases.The computer centre conducts various training and orientation seminar/lectures on several computer related topics,s<strong>of</strong>tware, databases and on new IT technologies implemented at the institute to enhance and upgrade the computerskills <strong>of</strong> the user community <strong>of</strong> <strong>IGIDR</strong>.70 <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2008</strong>-09
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