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5/3/13 - Thomas will be adding Adobe Master Collection products campus-wide this summer. Products in this bundle include: Premiere Pro, After Effects, InDesign, Photoshop Ext, Acrobat Pro, Illustrator, Flash Pro, Dreamweaver, Flash Builder, Fireworks, Audition, SpeedGrade, Prelude, Encore, Bridge and Media Encoder
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3/27/13 - Thomas listed in
Microsoft article about Higher Education and K-12 use of Windows 8.
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12/21/12 Thomas finishes campus-wide upgrade to Windows 8.
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11/1/12 - Thomas starts Office 2013 deployment.
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9/19/12 - Thomas is first organization to run RC-Studio on Windows 2012.
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8/28/12 - Windows 8/Windows Server 2012 upgrades have begun with all Windows 7/Windows Server 2008R2 upgrades scheduled to be completed by the end of the fall term.
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8/10/12 - Campus-wide wireless network upgraded to provide faster access and better coverage for students, faculty and staff in both 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz frequencies.
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8/6/12 - First all-digital smart classroom added (221).
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8/1/12 - First 10G network equipment added.
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7/25/12 - Terrier Bucks debit card system has been added for new cafe and store purchases.
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7/1/12 - Internet/Internet2 connections upgraded from 100M to 200M
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6/15/12 - Adobe products at reduced rates are now available 24x7 from our
Kivuto (formerly e-academy) store.
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6/12/12 - Thomas adds ShoreTel phone system cell phone integration.
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5/15/12 - Thomas upgrades wireless network to provide faster connections, stronger signals in all areas, and higher capacity access points to accommodate increased number of Wi-Fi devices per person. A guest network was also added for visitors.
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1/19/12 - Vice President for Information Services to be luncheon speaker at the CTI ShoreTel Customer Appreciation event January 19th at the Woodlands Club in Falmouth
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1/17/12 - Google+ was added to the Thomas Google Apps domain
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12/15/11 - Thomas is connected to
MainREN for high-speed Internet and
Internet2 connectivity
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12/12/11 - Thomas receives RUS grant along with several K-12 schools for a second Cisco Tandberg online learning device
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8/12/11 - All classrooms now have interactive projectors and mini-document cameras
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8/7/11 - Thomas adds 25 iPads for sign-outs and classes
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5/15/11 - Thomas purchases a portable Cisco Tandberg device to facilitate online learning and remote meetings with Maine and other schools
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3/11/11 - Vice President for Information Services to be part of a NEASC evaluation team
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1/18/11 - Lync 2010 has been deployed college-wide
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1/4/11 - Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 has been deployed college-wide
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1/3/11 - HTTPS (SSL) has been enabled for Moodle in preparation for enabling single sign-in
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12/30/10 - Single sign-in has been enabled for off-campus access to library databases
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12/17/10 - Skype is now integrated into all systems
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9/1/10 - Thomas deploys first virtual Windows 7 desktop to lower hardware/energy costs and increase application compatibility
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6/24/10 - Dell Case Study about our use of their products, virtualization, and Windows 7. [
local copy (PDF)]
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5/10/10 - Thomas College upgrades all College computers to Office Professional Plus 2010
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2/15/10 - Thomas College upgrades to Exchange 2010
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12/23/09 - Thomas College is the first college to complete upgrades of all client computers to Windows 7
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10/2/09 - All Alumni are now using Outlook Live instead of Hotmail
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5/4/09 - Dell Case Study about our use of their products and Windows Vista [
local copy (PDF)]
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4/1/09 - Thomas adds latest high-speed wireless network access (802.11n) to library
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9/29/08 - Thomas introduces ThomasTV, a video-over-IP service using technology from Video Furnace
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8/15/08 - Thomas deploys Windows 2008 network access protection (NAP) to enhance network and student computer security
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8/1/08 - Thomas deploys power-over-ethernet to the entire college network to reduce electrical infrastructure, provide IP phones to students, and enhance battery-charging in laptops/devices
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8/1/08 - Thomas saves energy by replacing traditional servers with blade servers and network storage
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7/15/08 - Thomas saves energy by converting monitors from CRT to LCD and purchasing Energy Star 4.0 compliant notebooks and desktops
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5/15/08 - Thomas deploys new IP-based phone system to lower costs and increase service
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5/12/08 - Thomas removes analog phone lines from res. hall rooms due to limited demand and installs a new VoIP phone system for faculty, staff, and students
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5/5/08 - Thomas consolidates computer labs to make room for new computer-based science lab
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4/15/08 - Thomas adds Microsoft Learning Essentials software for faculty and students
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4/3/08 - Thomas selects
Moodle to replace Blackboard as CMS effective 7/1/09
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4/2/08 - Thomas College hosted the Maine Telecommunications Users Group (MTUG) April meeting on Security. Chris Rhoda presented updates on last year's presentation and how Thomas views safety & security
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3/4/08 - Thomas is now running Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP1 for enhanced features and security
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4/4/07 - Thomas College hosts the Maine Telecommunications Users Group (MTUG) April meeting on VoIP. Chris Rhoda presents how Thomas has implemented Unified Communication and VoIP
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1/15/07 - Thomas College has new web design
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1/11/07 - Thomas College upgrades alumni system: Fourth in the nation. [
ITS outline]
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12/28/06 - Thomas College upgrading Microsoft Office to 2007 and Windows XP to Vista with completion scheduled for July 2007
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10/1/06 - Thomas College implements increasingly converged communications services between its Microsoft and Nortel communication systems
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9/15/06 - Thomas College provides students with increased VoIP options
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9/2/06 - Thomas College provides grades, bills, course advising via cell phones.
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8/28/06 - Thomas College provides increased software update services to students using Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS)
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5/16/05 - 3rd generation firewall presentation given to CUMREC 2005 - a higher education administrative technology conference in Keystone, Colorado
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4/14/05 - Vice President for Information Services to be part of a NEASC evaluation team
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12/20/04 - Article on Second Microsoft Case Study - Morning Sentinel [
local copy (PDF)]
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3/14/04 - Application-level firewall presentation given to 2004 Innovations in Higher Education conference in Orlando, FL
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2/14/03 - Slammer Worm, Security Precautions, and Bandwidth Management at Thomas College [
local copy (PDF)]
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2/3/03 - Mid-Maine Communications partnership provides lower-cost Internet connections to students, employees, and alumni
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10/24/01 - Radio talk show interview about Thomas College technology with Chris Rhoda and Peter Gilbert at WRKD 1450AM in Rockland
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1/31/01 - IT Services Director gave a presentation about the Effective Use of the Internet and the Web in Businesses to a local group of Business Owners. [
Press Release]
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3/20/00 - IT Services Director gave a presentation about the Thomas College Intranet/Extranet at the annual
NERCOMP conference in Sturbridge, Mass
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1/5/00 - Forum 2K interview on UPN 35
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8/99 - New England Business Journal article (page 25)
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6/10/99 - Made In Maine Show
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10/15/95 - Waterville Sentinel (page D1)- Dormitory Computer Capabilities
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7/22/95 - Waterville Sentinel (page 10)- Waterville School Internet Agreement Signed
