FAST FIVE for week of May 27, 2012


On TRAQ at Queen's: Queens University is implementing a $3.5 million administration system to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the university's research community. The Tools for Research At Queen's (TRAQ) system will support the school's strategic and integrated planning and will provide financial reporting tools. Queen's TRAQ

Just Ask SFU: Simon Fraser IT have recently completed their ASKME internal speech directory. The new system is an automated directory assistance system that uses voice recognition software to transfer calls. Just ASKME

Managing Your IT Career at UBC: To support over 600 IT professionals on campus, UBC has implemented a career framework to help these folks. The framework is designed to help staff identify opportunities, assess goals, and develop career plans. UBC Career Framework

CANARIE Joins eduGAIN: The Canadian Access Federation (CAF), managed by CANARIE, announced it is joining the European eduGAIN federation. The new connection will allow Canadian CAF members access to services at all eduGAIN member institutions, and vice versa. CAF Connects to eduGAIN

New uAlberta CIO: Last week it was announced that Jonathan Schaeffer, the CIO at uAlberta, was becoming the new Dean of Science. His replacement as CIO is Duanne Szafron, effective July 1, 2012. uAlberta CIO

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