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Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
550 Stadium Mall Drive
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Phone: 765.494.3258
Fax: 765.496.1210
Welcome
Computing support for the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) department is provided by EAS and ITaP staff who work together to provision the best possible computing operations and support services. The collaborative IT support provided by EAS and ITaP staff gives faculty and staff priority access to department specific needs while assuring optimal access to enterprise services and best practices. ITaP's support is provided by the Departmental Relations & Support unit of the ITaP Customer Relations division, through a Service Level Agreement (SLA).
All technology support questions and service requests should be sent to eas-itap@purdue.edu. If email is unavailable, call the ITaP Customer Service Center at 49-44000 and ask them to send email to eas-itap@purdue.edu in your behalf. For additional information on service request submission, please click here.
Technology Updates
07-03-08 - Legacy hypocenter shares to be removed
07-03-08 - hypocenter patching scheduled
07-03-08 - Linux security update on July 10
07-03-08 - Office 2007 upgrade
07-03-08 - Matlab update available for Linux
07-03-08 - Major systems outages on July 19 and July 26
06-20-08 - Apple security exploit
06-20-08 - Backup service restored
06-18-08 - Backup service unavailable tonight
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Resources
Memo from Dean Vitter (pdf)
Note from Larry Braile, Department Head (pdf)
Info about the new SSN laws in Indiana effective July 1, 2006
Purdue's Data Handling and Classification Policies
Project Status
Phase I of the SSN Scan Project is complete. Phase II is underway.
Phase II Summary
as of 6-18-08
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| Unscanned | 86 |
| Scanned-unremidiated | 0 |
| Scanned-remediated | 266 |
| Total | 352 |
Phase I
Completed Summary -
| Unscanned | 165 |
| Scanned-unremidiated | 16 |
| Scanned-remediated | 100 |
| TLT Lab machines | 17 |
| Total | 298 |
SSN Scan FAQ
Learn the answers to some of the common questions others are having about the SSN Scan process <more>
