Welcome
Welcome to the Communication Technologies Website. ComTech provides data networking, cable television, and telecommunications services for the NC State campus community.Greg Sparks - Director
News
1/11/2007 - Campus to Have Single Appointment Calendaring System
Provost Nielsen and Vice Chancellor Leffler have announced their Campus Calendaring and Email Decision.
GroupWise Selected as Campus Calendaring Solution
11/19/2007 - Computer Security Day is November 30th
NC State University’s Third Annual Computer Security Day will be held on Friday, November 30, 2007 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on at the Jane S. McKimmon Center.
Sponsored by the Office of Information Technology (OIT) and Sun Microsystems Inc., Computer Security Day is intended to help raise awareness of computer-related security issues. This year’s theme is “Computer Crime Scene Investigation - Whodunit? Howdunit? Whydunit?”
This event will highlight IBM Internet Security Systems executive Linda Jones and national computer forensic expert Giovanni Masucci as the keynote speakers. It also will feature two tracks of presentations that will focus on the forensics of wireless security and web application security for the general and technical user.
Attendees will enjoy a free pizza luncheon at noon, a free ice cream social at 3 p.m. and great giveaways, including a grand prize of a digital camera. Be one of the first 50 participants and receive a free gift bag! This event is opened to NC State faculty and staff.
For a complete schedule of Computer Security Day events, please see attachment. You can also visit the CSD website at http://www.fis.ncsu.edu/csd2007.
11/10/2007 - ComTech is now under the Office of Information Technology
Begining November 1st, 2007, units of ITD and RMIS have merged to form the Office of Information Technology (OIT).
Administrative and academic IT services to campus will continue without disruption throughout the transition.
For more information about the new organization and transition process, visit the OIT website.
09/24/2007 - Cable TV Update
For the past several weeks ComTech has been experiencing technical issues with the campus CATV system. During this period we have been working to diagnose the source of the problem. Which, in turn, has resulted in sporadic service interruptions to campus customers. We have found that the signal we receive from Time Warner was degraded(noisy) and have been working with their engineers to correct the problem. We have also been experiencing difficulties with the receivers that allow us to pass the HBO and Showtime channels. We suspect that the two issues may be related. Once this has been corrected we will begin checking the signals in the residence halls and adjusting levels to improve signal quality. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience while we work to improve the CATV service.
09/11/2007 - Temporary Cable Outage
There will be a temporary cable outage Tuesday, September 11, 2007, between 2PM - 5PM to upper-level (77 and above) cable television channels on the Communication Technologies (ComTech) cable system. ComTech is installing new equipment at the departmental head end. Only upper-tier channels will be affected. If you have any questions contact ComTech at (919) 515 7099, option 1.
08/23/2007 - Catch WolfBytes Radio and WolfTV on iTunes U!
You can now listen to Wolfbytes Radio Newscasts, Traffic, and other podcasts through iTunes U. Click on this link and launch iTunes to go to our offical site at the iTunes U store for NC State University.
08/22/2007 - ComTech Working On Sporadic Cable TV Outages
ComTech is working on sporadic cable outages that have been affecting the entire campus but have been concentrated mainly in North, Watauga, Gold, Welch and Syme halls. If you are experiencing cable television trouble contact ComTech at (919) 515 7099, option 1. The department is open until 5:00PM. Note that all students must sign up for cable TV service on the ComTech Web site: http://comtech.ncsu.edu/students
08/14/2007 - New Channels This Fall & Student Services Hours for Check-in Weekend
ComTech will be offering new channels this Fall. All upgrades to the system will be in effect by August 31st. Get a complete listing of channels at: http://comtech.ncsu.edu/students/cable.php
Student Services will have special hours for move-in weekend:
Saturday, August 18th - 12 - 4PM
Sunday, August 19th - 12 - 4PM
Monday, August 20th - 7:30AM - 7PM
Tuesday, August 21st - 7:30AM - 7PM
Wednesday, August 22nd - 7:30AM - 7PM
08/14/2007 - Temporary Cable TV Outage for System Upgrades for Channels 76 and Above
There will be a temporary cable television outage for Channels 76 and above as changes are being made to the system.