Waterloo Nexus Advisory Group (WNAG) minutes December 17, 2008

Present

Department Advisor name
Applied Health Science (AHS) Lowell Williamson (Chair)
Computer Science Steve Nickerson
Engineering Computing Erick Engelke
  Hon Tam
  Ray White
Faculty of Environment Bernie Rutter
Information System and Technology (IST) Tim Farrell (Secretary)
Math Naji Alamrony
  Gordon Boerke
Science Steph Sempson

Regrets

Department Advisor name
Arts Nevil Bromley
Engineering Computing Daniel Delattre
IST Steve Carr
Math Jim Johnston

Agenda (PDF) items this month

Engineering Update

  • new horde interface
  • update on SRF data from WatIAM, uWaterloo Directory (UWDIr) command is to be replaced with LDAP active diretory query
  • end of term software updates are being released
  • new version of Firefox 3.0.4 configured so as not to overload user file servers
  • new service has been written to throttle back the Windows indexing lowering its priority and preventing it from monopolizing workstation's resources

Science

  • C2 lab upgraded to a classroom style setting
  • 38 Lenovos Nexus lab coming for Phamacy

Math

  • planned upgraded for Vista in Nexus labs not going ahead for the winter term and will stay with XP

Environment

  • upgraded faculty print server to a Dell 2950 W2K3 x64
  • printing software changed to SQL based product Equitrac
  • rebuilding labs

IST

  • Endpoint project progressing

AHS

  • rebuilding labs

Presentation to UCIST

  • Lowell will be giving a WNAG update to UCIST in January and there were content discussions and suggestions

Next meeting scheduled for January 21st, 2008.