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Legacy Authentication Changes

August 6, 2021
The Office of Information Technology has announced that effective August 9 2021, legacy email clients and services that do not support 2-Factor Authentication (2FA/Duo) no longer function to send or retrieve UC Merced email. Please read on to understand more about why we've made this...

FireEye HX Replaces Sophos Antivirus at UC Merced

March 31, 2021
Take Action to Protect Your Data Now! This spring, UC Merced is retiring our Sophos Anti-Virus solution and replacing it with FireEye HX. FireEye HX, which has been deployed as the standard AV software throughout the UC system for the past few years, is a next...
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Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection Software for Students

November 11, 2020
The Office of Information Technology is committed to providing our students with the next generation of anti-virus/anti-malware software that can protect against spyware, intrusions, and vulnerabilities. Effective immediately, OIT no longer supports or offers Symantec Endpoint Protection and...

Adobe Acrobat Pro Changes

November 2, 2020
The current version of Adobe Acrobat Pro 2017 will expire on December 1st and must be replaced with Adobe Acrobat PRO DC. The following comparison chart lists common features of Acrobat Reader and Acrobat Pro. Both applications provide Digital IDs (Signatures), which can be found under the...

NGN Network Upgrade

September 26, 2019
  PROJECT OVERVIEW The NGN Network Upgrade will replace outdated and aging network equipment such as routers, switches, and wireless access points to increase the accessibility, speed, and reliability of the campus network. This will greatly improve the...

Voice Over IP (VoIP) Telephony Services

September 25, 2019
  PROJECT OVERVIEW VoIP is a unified communications service that provides voice integration with other services, such as messaging and data, and is delivered via the internet over the campus wired and/or wired network, or any data network to which a device is able to access...

Cross Campus Enrollment System - CCES

September 25, 2019
  PROJECT OVERVIEW The Cross Campus Enrollment System (CCES) is a UCOP sponsored project that allows students at all UC campuses to search for and select online courses hosted at UC Merced. Alternatively, UC Merced students can enroll in courses offered from other UC campuses...

YosemiteConnect Begins!

August 15, 2019
Engineering and construction of the latest extension of the campus high-performance research network, called YosemiteConnect, has begun. This project is a partnership between UC Merced and the non-profits Nature Bridge and CENIC, as well as the National Park Service to build a new, fixed...

YosemiteConnect Begins!

August 15, 2019
This project is a partnership between UC Merced and the non-profits Nature Bridge and CENIC, as well as the National Park Service to build a new, fixed wireless microwave network that will provide researchers operating at partner sites and remote field stations unprecedented networks speeds of...

NGN Wireless Network Maintenance

July 23, 2019
  The Office of Information Technology (OIT) is planning a major wireless network upgrade to improve user experience and network reliability. The upgrade will take place on the main UC Merced campus over two weekends in August, scheduled as follows:  Phase 1: Friday, August 9...

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