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FW: Dell Solutions Tour 2013 - Invite
by Mannall, Adrian B 20 Sep '13

20 Sep '13

All, I had emailed in August about DELL trying to set up a chance to come and discuss technology with staff at Imperial - however our account manager has not been able to set up anything yet as all resources are focussed on this event being held at Chelsea FC in October. Both he and I thought that this might, if you can attend, even for a while, cover a lot of the initial interest and provide an opportunity to discuss with experts such as Intel too. As such please do register to attend if you are interested and can get there. Should people then require something more specific we can look to get this organised later in the term. Kind regards Adrian. [Register Now][Sponsor Logos] Exclusive Invitation ________________________________ Dear Customers and Partners, I am personally delighted to welcome you to our Dell Solutions Tour 2013. Come and meet, learn, see, touch, hear and above all engage and get your specific questions answered all in an innovative, one day event format. Join Dell and our Partners as we explore the four major disruptive influences affecting businesses today. We will show you how to harness the power of these disruptive forces, transforming your IT and driving your business forward. This is an unmissable opportunity to explore the technologies, techniques and strategies you need to: * Accelerate adoption of virtualization, convergence and cloud * Turn the Big Data deluge into actionable insights * Overcome the evolving security threat and ensure compliance * Embrace consumerization, BYOD and beyond Dell Solutions Tour 2013 is a unique opportunity to meet with both local country and central Dell experts, to grow our relationship, making it deeper and more responsive to your needs. I promise you warm hospitality, a lot of learning and great conversations in our day together! [http://www.eiseverywhere.com/file_uploads/f08dc17250d49a365ea360712f7ba0e1_…] Tim Griffin Vice President & General Manager Dell UK [http://www.eiseverywhere.com/file_uploads/57517193457201c4ddd3726853c25e90_…] Click here and register today!<http://www.eiseverywhere.com/emarketing/go.php?i=76797&e=&l=https://www.eto…> Dell Solution Event [Register] <http://www.eiseverywhere.com/emarketing/go.php?i=76797&e=&l=http://www.etou…> [http://www.eiseverywhere.com/file_uploads/fcc2fdf5087696bcbd131477ba5f7fed_…] <http://www.eiseverywhere.com/emarketing/go.php?i=76797&e=&l=http://www.dell…> [http://www.eiseverywhere.com/file_uploads/9fd391708eee45a6d776b54f6a251196_…] <https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ereg/decline.php?eventid=67162&id=> ________________________________ Event details Hosted by: Dell UK When: Thursday, October 17th 2013 09:00 - 16:30 Where: Stamford Bridge Fulham Road, London Chelsea Football Club<http://www.eiseverywhere.com/emarketing/go.php?i=76797&e=&l=http://www.chel…> Tailor your itinerary: - Create your session: Special Interest Group - Explore the Expo - Network with IT leaders ________________________________ [cloud] Transform [data] Inform [security] Protect [byod] Connect (c)2013 Dell Corporation Ltd, Dell House, The Boulevard, Cain Road, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 1LF. Click here<http://www.eiseverywhere.com/emarketing/go.php?i=76797&e=&l=http://www.dell…> to unsubscribe l Privacy policy<http://www.eiseverywhere.com/emarketing/go.php?i=76797&e=&l=http://www1.eur…> Andrew Murray Account Director Dell | UK office +44 1344 378770, Mobile +44 7802 595568 Andrew_Murray(a)Dell.com<mailto:Tim_Loake@dell.com> Dell Corporation Limited is registered in England and Wales. Company Registration Number: 2081369 Registered address: Dell House, The Boulevard, Cain Road, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 1LF, UK. Company details for other Dell UK entities can be found on www.dell.co.uk<http://www.dell.co.uk>.

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Teaching Computers slow
by David Colling 19 Sep '13

19 Sep '13

Hi, I was looking at the computers on level 3 and they seem to run very slowly - several seconds for a "Hallo World" C++ programme. It might have been because the image was on my H: drive. Also I noticed that the association of .py files with python in notepad++ was broken on the machine on which I was running. Have others tried the level 3 machines since their re-installation this summer? If so have you noticed any oddities? Best, david

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Xilinx Software
by Bantges, Richard J 28 Aug '13

28 Aug '13

Dear All, SPAT are looking at purchasing the following software: ISE System Edition/Vivado Design Suite http://www.europractice.stfc.ac.uk/software/xilinx.html#software The minimum license volume is a 25 license Bundle UEF-ISE-SYSTEM-25 costing €775 (EURO) http://www.europractice.stfc.ac.uk/software/software_price.html#xilinx Please can you let me know if there are any other groups within the Department that might be interested in this software so that the cost (not huge anyway) might be shared? My understanding is that each licence will be node-locked to a specific system. We are aware of other licence holders within the College, but not in the Department. Thanks, Rich

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Fwd: UPDATE: LabView License - Renewal under Departmental License
by David Colling 02 Aug '13

02 Aug '13

Dear All, I had meant to circulate this a few days ago but then forgot. My apologies. Please circulate through your groups. best, david -------- Original Message -------- Subject: UPDATE: LabView License - Renewal under Departmental License Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 11:35:48 +0000 From: Weir, Kenny <k.weir(a)imperial.ac.uk> To: Beaumont, Paul <p.beaumont(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Beesley, David <david.beesley09(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Bland, Simon N <sn.bland(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Brown, Patrick <patrick.brown(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Carr, Christopher M <c.m.carr(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Chaudhary, Mohammad Y <mohammad.chaudhary04(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Cohen, Lesley <l.cohen(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Cupido, Emanuele <e.cupido(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Daskalakis, Konstantinos <k.daskalakis11(a)imperial.ac.uk>, de Jesus Reis Lagarto, João L <joao.lagarto11(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Didone, Juraci <j.didone(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Drummond, Laurence <l.drummond10(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Dunsby, Christopher W <christopher.dunsby(a)imperial.ac.uk>, French, Paul (PHOT) M W (Photonics) <paul.french(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Higgins, Stuart <stuart.higgins06(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Hwang, Jaesuk <j.hwang(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Kena-Cohen, Stephane <s.kena-cohen(a)imperial.ac.uk>, MacK, David <david.mack08(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Mangles, Stuart P D <stuart.mangles(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Mulholland, Ciara <c.mulholland(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Nyman, Robert A <r.nyman(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Patankar, Siddharth <siddharth.patankar05(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Phillips, Thomas <thomas.phillips07(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Piper, Roland <roland.piper09(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Sidiropoulos, Themistoklis <t.sidiropoulos10(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Smith, Miranda <miranda.smith(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Sonnefraud, Yannick <y.sonnefraud(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Streeter, Matthew <m.streeter09(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Török, Peter <peter.torok(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Vaklev, Nikolay <nikolay.vaklev09(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Wass, Peter <p.wass(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Yaacobi-Gross, Nir <n.yaacobi-gross(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Yoshida, Megumi <megumi.yoshida06(a)imperial.ac.uk> CC: Mannall, Adrian B <a.mannall(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Rochford, Steve <s.rochford(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Colling, David J <d.colling(a)imperial.ac.uk> Dear All, Sorry for the second email but the ICT shop have now confirmed that they will automatically renew existing licenses under the Departmental License. Should you need new license or a new installation please email the ICT shop requesting a license under the Physic Departmental license. Regards, Kenny *From:*Weir, Kenny *Sent:* 24 July 2013 18:24 *To:* Beaumont, Paul; Beesley, David; Bland, Simon N; Brown, Patrick; Carr, Christopher M; Chaudhary, Mohammad Y; Cohen, Lesley; Cupido, Emanuele; Daskalakis, Konstantinos; de Jesus Reis Lagarto, João L; Didone, Juraci; Drummond, Laurence; Dunsby, Christopher W; French, Paul (PHOT) M W (Photonics); Higgins, Stuart; Hwang, Jaesuk; Kena-Cohen, Stephane; MacK, David; Mangles, Stuart P D; Mulholland, Ciara; Nyman, Robert A; Patankar, Siddharth; Phillips, Thomas; Piper, Roland; Sidiropoulos, Themistoklis; Smith, Miranda; Sonnefraud, Yannick; Streeter, Matthew; Török, Peter; Vaklev, Nikolay; Wass, Peter; Yaacobi-Gross, Nir; Yoshida, Megumi *Cc:* Mannall, Adrian B; Rochford, Steve; Colling, David J *Subject:* LabView License - Renewal under Departmental License Dear Colleague, I am email you as you are registered as a member of the Physics Department holding a LabView license. From 1st August the Department is taking up a Departmental license to cover all copies of LabView running in the Department. With the number of copies we have in the Department this is more cost-effective (on current numbers this will mean a saving of around 40% per copy). To renew your license under the Departmental License please contact the ICT Shop (ict-shop(a)imperial.ac.uk <mailto:ict-shop@imperial.ac.uk>) confirming that you are a member of the department and that you wish to renew your license under the Departmental License. You will not have to pay anything at this stage and once the renewals and new registrations are processed we will recharge the costs. Regards, Kenny ======================== Dr K Weir Associate Head of Department

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Content Physics Computing Website
by David Colling 01 Aug '13

01 Aug '13

Dear All, Something that has been on my (low priority) list of things to do for about a year is the restructuring of Physics Departmental Computing pages. Caroline Jackson has offered to do the work and she is waiting on me (and has been for the best part of a year). So now I am trying to think of useful content. so far I have: - A list of group representatives - minutes of our meetings - Licensing information for things for which we have site/faculty licenses (often just a statement and link to the ICT shop) - Links to ICT general support pages. What else would be useful? Best, david

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Is enthought python part of a standard desktop?
by David Colling 01 Aug '13

01 Aug '13

Hi, I guess that the question is in the subject line. If it isn't please could we add it to at least the machines installed in physics. With python becoming part of the overall teaching armoury it would be very useful to have it installed on people's desktops. People who don't have standard desktops presumably know enough about computers to install it themselves. best, david

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DELL Client and Server roadmap
by Mannall, Adrian B 01 Aug '13

01 Aug '13

All, Whilst DELL are not the preferred supplier for desktops, workstations and laptops, there is still a considerable college spend with DELL each year. This is made up predominantly of servers and storage, with a smaller level of laptops and desktops for research use. As such DELL are keen to keep you updated with information on new products and the roadmap for the coming year or so. DELL have proposed an opportunity to come in to College in mid to late September and provide an overview of recent changes and new innovations in the client and server areas and as such I wanted to gauge your level of interest in attending such an event. Please could you reply to me letting me know if this is of interest to you and whether there are any preferred dates for such a session. Kind regards Adrian Adrian Mannall Faculty IT Manager Faculty of Natural Sciences ICT, Imperial College London South Kensington Campus 323, Sir Ernst Chain Building - Wolfson Laboratories, Exhibition Road London SW7 2AZ Direct Dial Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 1441 College Ext'n: 41441 Mobile: +44 (0)7834 083134 Mobile Ext'n: 57974 Email: a.mannall(a)imperial.ac.uk<mailto:a.mannall@imperial.ac.uk> Web : http://www.imperial.ac.uk/

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Re: [Physics-Departmental-Computing] LabView
by David Colling 22 Jul '13

22 Jul '13

CCing the list as this will be generally useful. By the end of the month is the plan. It will administered through ICT and I believe that the process will involve registering it with the shop and then it will be automatic. Although, I don't quite understand the process if you already have it installed and just want it renewed rather than reinstall. Adrian and Steve any thoughts? One of the things that is on my todo list over the summer is to sort out the Physics Departmental Computing pages. best, david On 22/07/13 15:47, Bantges, Richard J wrote: > Hi David, > > A couple of people in SPAT have their renewals of Labview coming up. Do you know how quickly the Departmental licence agreement will be up and running? > > Cheers, > Rich > > -----Original Message----- > From: physics-departmental-computing-bounces(a)imperial.ac.uk [mailto:physics-departmental-computing-bounces@imperial.ac.uk] On Behalf Of David Colling > Sent: 19 July 2013 13:48 > To: physics-departmental-computing > Subject: [Physics-Departmental-Computing] LabView > > Dear All, > > thanks for the replies. There are enough people using it that it makes > sense for the department to buy a departmental license. Please > distribute this through your groups so that people don't by anymore > individual licenses. > > best, > david > > _______________________________________________ > Physics-Departmental-Computing mailing list > Physics-Departmental-Computing(a)imperial.ac.uk > https://mailman.ic.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/physics-departmental-computing >

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LabView
by David Colling 19 Jul '13

19 Jul '13

Dear All, thanks for the replies. There are enough people using it that it makes sense for the department to buy a departmental license. Please distribute this through your groups so that people don't by anymore individual licenses. best, david

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Reasonably urgent - LabView license
by David Colling 19 Jul '13

19 Jul '13

We are looking at a departmental license for LabView. Please could you (quick and approximate is fine) estimate how many licenses are used within your group. best, david

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