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CIO (http://www.oit.umd.edu/cio)

The Chief Information Officer and his staff provide leadership and strategic planning for the university's IT infrastructure and services, and they guide the university's:

  • data and technical architecture
  • IT policy and ethics
  • government and corporate IT partnerships
  • international cooperative IT projects
  • advanced networking initiatives
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ADS (http://www.oit.umd.edu/ads)

Academic and Distributed Services supports the educational mission of the university, offering:

  • instructional technology support
  • computer help desk, accounts, and labs
  • email, listservs, and calendaring
  • hardware, software, and LAN support
  • university web infrastructure
  • web hosting and design services
  • software applications training
  • data visualization and statistical support
  • university-wide back-up services
  • campus information (301.405.1000)

OEA (http://www.oit.umd.edu/oea)

Operations and Enterprise Applications provides the backbone support for the administrative and business processes of the university, including:

NTS (http://www.oit.umd.edu/nts)

Networking and Telecommunications Services plans, implements, and maintains the university’s voice, data, and video communications systems, including:

  • high speed networks, Internet access
  • telephones and voice mail
  • data jacks and Internet addresses
  • teleconferencing, videoconferencing
  • wireless communications
  • facilities/infrastructure
  • custom applications and training

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