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Network Enhancement

During the Fall 2010 STEP cycle, the STEP Council voted to fund two major projects that will have a significant impact on the University's network and the institution's ability to expand voice, data, and video services to the campus community.

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Spring 2012 STEP Awards

For the Spring 2012 cycle, twenty-eight (28) awards totaling $647,467.51 were funded by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Student Technology Enhancement Program (STEP).  Of the those proposals funded, four (4) will have an annual sustainability fund impact of $39,674.90 (average $9,918.73/project).

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University Wireless Initiative

The University is currently expanding the wireless network to enhance the student technology experience on campus

During the summer of 2010, a team of students, faculty and staff were assembled to review and recommend a new wireless plan for the University.  The team conducted a student survey and leveraged classroom utilization data to set deployment priorities and define campus requirements, use cases, and priorities for expanding and enhancing the Universities aging wireless network and wireless management infrastructure.  

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New Endpoint Security and Data Protection Software

The University (through the STEP Sustainability Fund - Software Licensing) has entered into a three (3) year site license agreement with SOPHOS for the SOPHOS Endpoint Security and Data Protection product for all University of Louisiana at Lafayette students, faculty and staff.  The license negotiated this Spring, resulted from a six-month comparison, evaluation, and analysis by key University IT staff.  The software is available for the Windows, Mac, Linux, and Unix platforms.

Deployment

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STEP Proposal Submission, Evaluation, and Timelines

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