V.      COMPUTING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CENTRE

1.	The Computing and Telecommunications Services Centre (CTSC) is
        responsible for three major field of services: 

        a.      Provision of information technology consulting services.
        b.      Provision of voice telephone, computer data networking
                and telecommunications services throughout the University.
        c.      Provision of computer operation services for the
                University community and PC-based applications development
                for administrative offices.

2.	All students and staff members are welcome to use the computer
        facilities provided by CTSC at Room OEE-702 of Oen Hall Building
        computing facilities which located across three major campus
        sites, include a COMPAQ AlphaServer 2100 system, an IBM RISC
        6000 server, 29 Novell NetWare Servers, and over 2500 Macintoshes
        and PCs connected to the campus-wide Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI
        and ATM Network.  All Network Macintoshes and PCs can access
        Internet services, CD-ROM services and a large number
        of PC software packages for DOS, Windows 3.1 (English and Chinese),
        Windows 95 (English and Chinese), UNIX and Mac environments.
        Output can be printed via different network servers to both high
        quality laser printers and dot matrix printers.  CTSC also
        provides professional support to computer rooms in various
        Faculties/Schools throughout the University campus.  The
        supervision of these computer rooms, however, rests on respective
        Faculties/Schools.

3.	General faculty and staff users can have access to all scanners,
        OMR machines, stand-alone PCs with other specialized software and
        plotters located in CTSC.  Administrative staff users also have
        access to an IBM AS/400 system.  There is another IBM AS/400
        system which is mainly used for administrative applications
        development.

4.	The CTSC provides voice telephone and voice mail services via
        three Rolm 9751 PABXs and an extensive Network system to all
        offices, classrooms and lecture theatres in all campuses of the
        University.  The CTSC is also responsible for the design and
        installation of the University-wide video and TV network.

5.	Seminars on software packages introduction and on other computing
        topics are arranged throughout the academic year.  In addition,
        CTSC organizes workshops in the University Life Program for all
        newly admitted students to brief them on the usage of the
        University computing facilities for their academic work.

6.	For enquiries on academic computing or telecommunications
        services, please contact the CTSC User Services Hotline 2339-7899
        (or within the campus, dial the numbers corresponding to
        "CTSC" on your telephone key-pad), or e-mail to HOTLINE@HKBU.EDU.HK.

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