Microsoft Corporation - Advancing the Use of Technology on Campus

Session Details

Speaker(s)

• Bert Audette, Director of Information Technology, Unity College
• Patrick Casey, Academic Technology Analyst, Bryant University
• David Gannon, Associate Director, Academic Computing & Media Services, Bryant University
• Matt Hickey, Sr Account Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
• Tom McGrath, Director, Systems, Stonehill College
• Daniel Pessin, Account Manager, Microsoft Corporation
• Session convener: Nancy Marie Ramsdell, Director, Outreach & Technology Development, Worcester State University

Abstract

Representatives from Thomas College, Bridgewater State College, and Bryant University will join Microsoft to discuss how they are maximizing their investment in Microsoft technologies to address common higher ed needs around IT operational efficiency, streamlined communication and collaboration among faculty, staff, and students, and increased data security. Topics covered will be unified communications, application virtualization, enterprise antivirus, hosted spam filtering, and implementation of complex passwords mandates.