CNIT News

10/18/2012 - Moodle Maintenance Fri Oct 19
The Moodle system will be down for routine maintenance beginning at approximately 4:00 PM (EDT) on Friday, October 19, 2012.  We expect the outage to last no longer than one hour.

10/03/2012 - Network Maintenance Thursday, October 4
CNIT personnel will be performing significant network maintenance activities on Thursday afternoon, October 4.  This work will be done behind-the-scenes, and any activity that would interrupt general access to servers and the Internet will be postponed until after 4:30 pm...

09/20/2012 - WiFi Added in Krieg and King Halls
During September, CNIT staff began installing WIFI access points into all 3 floors of King East residence hall.  There had not been any university WIFI service in King previously.   All residential rooms in King East should now have good wifi coverage.  Of course, all wired...

09/04/2012 - BergApps Video Chat Upgrade
Google is rolling out an improved video chat experience to BergApps users called Google+ Hangouts. Soon, you'll notice a simpler and more consistent experience when you use video chat in BergApps/Gmail. What’s new with Google+ Hangouts? Better quality. Look and sound your best with higher...

07/28/2012 - Moodle Upgraded to 2.3.1
We're pleased to announce that we're rolling out a new version of Moodle, the learning management system (LMS) used on campus. All courses for Fall 2012 will be hosted on our new Moodle 2.3.1 server.  This new version of Moodle offers many new features and enhancements, such as more flexible...

06/11/2012 - BergMail Retired: POP and IMAP disabled
As previously announced, POP and IMAP service to the old BergMail system have been disabled as of June 11, 2012.  This step completes the retirement of BergMail, which served as the campus messaging system for several years. BergMail has been replaced on campus by BergApps (Powered by Google...

06/07/2012 - BergApps Menu Bar Updates
Google has announced a revised update schedule for the "Google bar."  The update will begin rolling out on June 11, 2012. The Google bar appears at the top of your BergApps windows, such as Mail and Calendar, and includes links that let you easily navigate to other services. ...

05/31/2012 - BergMail era coming to an end
Friday, June 1, 2012 will mark the end of an era, as Heidelberg University's old, web-based BergMail email system will be retired.  BergMail provided the campus community with web-based access to email for several years. Over the past few months, our users have made the transition to BergApps...

05/14/2012 - Planned Moodle Maintenance - Wednesday, May 16
There will be a 24-hour maintenance window for the campus Moodle system beginning at approximately 9:00 AM on Wednesday, May 16, 2012.  Moodle will be unavailable during that maintenance period.  We expect access to be restored by 9:00 AM on Thursday, May 17. If you have any questions or...

04/12/2012 - New BergApps Menu Bar Coming April 16
Google is updating the Google bar, which appears at the top of your BergApps services, such as Mail and Calendar.  The Google bar includes links that let you easily navigate to other services. On Monday, April 16, 2012, the links on the Google bar are scheduled to change, and additional...