Information Technology Services, in partnership with Corporate Purchasing and Verizon Wireless, has developed a new corporate-level pool plan that will save the University thousands of dollars each month. The plan helps eliminate overage fees when Verizon Wireless users exceed their monthly plan minutes.
With the new plan, unused plan minutes go into a general pool. If a user exceeds the minutes in an assigned plan, additional minutes will be taken from the pool, thus eliminating costly overage fees.
ITS has reviewed all of the plans currently in place and has adjusted those for Verizon Wireless users based on past usage. Additionally, ITS will review plans with Verizon on a quarterly cycle and will automatically move users to the most cost-effective plan based on actual usage for that quarter. All data devices (such as BlackBerry and Palm devices) have been assigned an unlimited data plan. ITS is currently working with Cingular to see if a similar plan can be put into place. For more details, call ITS at x4-4357.
The community is invited to join the Medical Center, WXXI Public Broadcasting, and cardiac experts from the Strong Heart and Vascular Center for a live taping of Second Opinion, the PBSproduced national medical series, from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 11, in the Class of '62 Auditorium at the Medical Center. The panel of specialists will discuss the link between heart disease and depression as well as the latest diagnostic and treatment techniques. The panel also will take audience members' questions.
Experts include Gladys Velarde, director of the Strong Women's Heart Center; John Bisognano, director of the Strong Cardiac Rehabilitation Program; Eric Caine, chair of the Department of Psychiatry; Louis Papa, associate professor of clinical medicine; and Michael Apostolakos, director of adult critical care. For more information or to register, call (866) HEART-03.
University information technology providers are working to develop alternative options in the event that BlackBerry services are interrupted as a result of a patent suit against Research In Motion, the company that sells and provides e-mail service to BlackBerry devices. Updates will be announced and posted online as they become available. For more details, call ITS at x4-4357 or visit www.rochester.edu/its/blackberry.html.
The Medical Center Fitness and Wellness Center is offering a self defense awareness class that combines lecture with hands-on training and covers topics such as awareness, home security, and physical defense techniques. Classes will be held March 15, 22, and 29 from 5:25 to 8:45 p.m. The cost is $85, and the registration deadline is March 6. Call x5-2706 to learn more.
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In Brief
Wireless pool plan saves money
Heart experts offer 'Second Opinion'
Got a BlackBerry? Read on
Class teaches self defense
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