Campus-owned Computers Will Be Receiving Regular Operating System and Software Updates

To remain current with operating system, security, and other software releases, CTS will be updating college-owned computers, servers and services throughout each semester.For college-owned computers assigned to faculty and staff, these updates will occur weekly on Wednesdays.  On these “Patch Wednesdays,” CTS staff will remotely push, via the campus network, operating system and/or security patches as well as new versions of particular software, such as Firefox, Adobe Reader, etc. to your computer.  These updates will occur early Wednesday mornings.  You may see a slight decrease in performance as the updates are applied to your computer.

At other times, updates to campus servers or services will take place which may interrupt service.   These updates may include server operating system or security patches and/or new versions of campus software used for accessing online services.  Examples include updates to Banner, myOswego, the campus wireless system, etc.

For both types of updates, CTS will thoroughly test the updates before they are distributed.

To stay informed regarding these updates, please visit the CTS Computer and Services Updates Schedule page at http://www.oswego.edu/cts/updates.html.  This schedule will be revised frequently as needs develop. Any update that may result in a disruption of service will be announced via email as well as posted to the updates Schedule.