University Technology Officer

The State Press recently released the article “Official: ASU wireless network open to hackers” in its October 9, 2009 edition.

ASU has outgrown its current blog and wiki service, the one we started as a beta back in February 2006. That’s close to age 65 in blog and wiki years.

For most college students, it’s almost a rite-of-passage to spend big bucks at the bookstore. But with advancements in online publishing, digital textbooks are no longer out of the question.

Imagine picking up your favorite cereal brand at your local grocer and projecting information about that cereal onto the box - information like what kind of impact the cereal has on the environment, where it was made, etc.

Wanted to make everyone aware of the Confiker (or Downadup) virus that’s rumored to strike on April 1st. The Confiker worm disables Windows security features and can compromise an infected computer so that it can be used to attack others. The virus can gather personal and other forms of information as well.

In my last post I promised I’d tell you about the new mechanisms ASU is putting into place to improve the University’s ability to notify the community of disrupti

If you’ve been at ASU this semester, you’ve probably been inconvenienced by one of the five major system outages we’ve experienced so far this term.

According to Ken Blanchard, the way t

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There is an oft-overlooked corner of the University Technology Office called The Cave.  It’s a small, cramped room buzzing with energy, and the student developers who labor within its walls are responsible for making it one of the most productive pieces of real estate on campus.