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September 5, 2001 [Number 220]
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New Way to Locate Employees—The NIH Enterprise Directory
Individuals and application developers who want accurate, current information for anyone using NIH services or facilities will find it in this centralized electronic directory.
NIH 508 Work Group Helps Promote Accessible IT
Web page developers can learn how Section 508 applies to software applications and operating systems, web sites, telecommunications, videos, and stand-alone equipment.
A New Antivirus Tool for Network Administrators—ePolicy Orchestrator
ePO is for administrators and security officers who want to install and maintain the latest
antivirus protection—and monitor virus activity—on all their desktop computers and servers.
Computer Security Tips for Everyone
These "security tips" will help everyone learn to recognize malicious intrusions and ways
to protect against viruses.
NIH Data Warehouse—More Help with Year-End Processing
Data Warehouse (DW) users will find new features and reports designed for year-end tasks.
A new Technology Transfer business area helps track NIH inventions, licenses and patents.
NBARS "Notifier"—A Handy Way to Confirm Success of Backups on PCs
PC users with NBARS can download a "Notifier" that will show if backups were successful.
CIT Staff to Participate in the NIH Research Festival in October
Anyone in the NIH community responsible for enterprise and scientific applications can
see presentations on the many IT services and application hosting facilities provided by CIT.
The North System Transition to Titan Was Completed on July 31
North users can get help in identifying differences between Titan and the North system on
the Titan Web site.
New IBM Processors at NIH Computer Center Will Speed Computing
Owners of applications, which are data intensive or do not lend themselves to multitasking,
will find improvement in performance from the two new IBM processors that provide
double the processor memory and increased processor speed.
Titan—Users Can Download TCP/IP Clients for PCs from the Web
Titan users can now download TCP/IP clients to their PC via the Web.
Enhanced Automation May Enable Quality Service and Unattended Service
on Sundays
When CIT begins a pilot program of unattended Sunday service at the NIH Computer
Center in late October, users should expect the same level of service as before.
A New E-Mail List Keeps OS/390 Users Informed
Join the list—CIT-Titan-L—via NIH Listserv.
Changes to CIT’s Web-Based Service Request Ticket System
Users of the Service Request Tickets (SRT) system will find improvements on September 17.
"Ask TASC"—About Mac OS X
Macintosh users will learn how operating system Mac OS X differs from Mac OS 9.x, as
well as how to get and install OS X.
CIT Computer Training—Classes Still to Come in Summer Term
The NIH community will find interesting classes are still available in the term that ends
in September.
Training Calendar—Summer 2001 (Update)
Dates to Remember
Rates for Fiscal Year 2002
Major Contributors
Forbes magazine listed NIH's site as its favorite of the 33 "general health" Web sites reviewed earlier this year. http://www.nih.gov is one of the most frequently visited federal government Web sites.
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June |
July |
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32,091,892 |
33,864,624 |
| Hits per day |
1,069,729 |
1,092,407 |
Number of different individuals |
317,144 |
364,349 |
The server has been up 100% for 423 consecutive days (as of September 5).
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