Experience with the educational ICT environment in Kyushu University

摘要

The Educational ICT (Information and Communication Technology) environment support group of Information Infrastructure Initiative has been managing and operating the educational ICT environment in Kyushu University. We had a PC system that consisted of 598 Windows PCs, printers, and servers. The number of terminals was not enough for 18,000 students. We introduced a new system of 712 iMacs and servers without printers this March 2009. The reasons are as follows: 1) to provide students and teachers with a better educational ICT environment, 2) to increase the number of terminals for students, 3) to decrease the undesirable cost for print service, and 4) to make it possible for users to reset their login password by themselves for their convenience.