Computing and Communications WCB servers are currently hosting some 300 courses containing 30,000 plus enrolled students. Students are increasingly using the WCB infrastructure to submit web projects (this is a new feature offered faculty this quarter).

Executive Vice Chancellor Warren is forming a task force to examine requiring student laptop computer ownership. UCR's College of Engineering is interested in piloting this initiative.

C&C is partnering with CNAS on the development of an undergraduate multi-media teaching facility. C&C will pilot the use of digital "follow me" video technology when this lab opens in Fall 2000.

C&C is partnering with Economics faculty to present Economics 2 courses (via IPTV) over UCR's intranet. The material is available via UCR's public microcomputer labs, residence halls, and via the Science Library's DHCP supported ports. C&C will expand this effort in the Fall 2000 quarter.

C&C will begin a search for a Director of Faculty and Student Technical support. Reporting to this position will be C&C's Instructional Technologists, Media Resources, Student Computing Services, and Distance Learning.

C&C will partner with CHASS in the development of a Social Science Computing Facility. Initially, this effort will encompass services for Economics, Sociology, Political Science, and History.

Partnering with the Library, C&C will bring a proxy server on-line shortly. The proxy server will complement the recently deployed RAS server (56 Kbs dial up) to allow for remote access to Library electronic resources.

Utilizing Aironet wireless technology, C&C has installed a wireless network in the Bourns College of Engineering (COE) and the Commons cafeteria area. COE is prototyping this technology (as well as the student laptop computer initiative).

A third on-campus residence hall, Pentland Hall, will be completed in Fall 2000. This facility will feature 400 10/100 Fast Ethernet connections and increase the total number of residence hall connections to about 3,000 (including labs, administration ports, etc.).

A NetScreen firewall has been installed between the residence halls and UCR's core network. The firewall has a web interface, is capable of traffic monitoring and traffic shaping over a 100 Mbs connection.

C&C is strongly considering implementing Cisco's long haul point to point wireless solution to meet the data network needs of a 400 pillow public / private student housing facility located about 2 miles from campus. The system will create 45 Mbs of bandwidth over a non-licensed, public frequency. C&C is considering wireless as an alternative to aerial fiber.