| Regional uni splurges $4 million on network and security
The University of New England (UNE) is undergoing a $4 million overhaul of its network and security infrastructure. The university has installed an integrated Linux-based Web application controller to block spam and viruses from its mail servers, and will deploy network admission controls over wireless and land line networks to reduce virus proliferation, and replace a watered-down security system with a unified threat management (UTM) box. A new campus-wide Wi-Fi network and VPN will be deployed, along with VoIP and huge gigabyte network upgrades including Power-over-Ethernet (PoE). UNE principal IT officer Gordon Smith said the upgrades were necessary to replace its eight-year-old network infrastructure, increase security between itself and some 5000 networked end-user devices, and to accommodate its growing number of mobile staff and huge base of external students.
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