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Effective from 1 July 2003, the size of the existing modem pool will be reduced and re-arranged as follows: Student-only Pool, 2-hour limit (440 lines), hunt group number: 24704400. Student and Staff Pool, 2-hour limit (80 lines), hunt group number: 24704402. Student-only Express Pool, 30 minutes ...

From time to time, the Computing Services Centre (CSC) reviews the size of the modem pool as well as the number of lines provided in each group based on the utilisation statistics collected and the budget available. To ensure effective use of the University resources, starting from Semester B 2003 ...

The Computing Services Centre (CSC) is very happy to report that we have successfully replaced the aged OpenVMS Alpha Cluster staff email server with a more powerful Sun ONE Messaging server on 8 October 2002. It is a major change of staff email server system in our University. The new email server ...

Starting from 1 July 2002, the support services for both IP phones and conventional PABX phones have been transferred to the Computing Services Centre (CSC). As a result, the following arrangements have been made. Requests for Telephone Support Services To request for CSC's phone services such as ...

WebMail is a convenient tool for users to send and receive e-mail from any workstation that is connected to the Internet. Using any standard Web browser and the same e-mail account, staff and student can access their e-mails that are kept in the central e-mail server from any place within or outside ...

The Computing Services Centre (CSC) is going to replace the very old Staff E-mail servers on the Compaq OpenVMS platform with the newer and faster Sun Solaris machines using the Sun ONE Messaging server. The existing mail server has been used for over ten years. The replacement will definitely boost ...

The Computing Services Centre is pleased to inform you that the CityU Video-on-Demand (VoD) service is now available for you at home, and you may use the CityLink Plus dial-up facility or any broadband service to connect to it. To watch the rich VoD collection at home, you may first visit the CityU ...

The current telephone service on campus is provided by a Public Branch Exchange (PBX) system and supported by the Facilities Management Office (FMO). Though the PBX offers reliable telephone services, yet most of the manufacturers see it soon becoming an obsolete technology and thus have ceased ...

The University's Video-on-Demand facility has been in service for a long time, enabling users to watch archived videos on campus. Now the facility has been extended to your home and you can view the videos via the CityLink Plus dial-up facility. Currently, there are more than 170 videos, and the ...

For continuous improvement of service quality, the Computing Services Centre (CSC) is regularly reviewing the dial-up facility and searching for the best service providers in the market. After a vigorous selection, the CSC is pleased to announce that the New T&T Hong Kong Limited has been chosen as ...