Mobile Technology Lightning Round

Mobile devices are here to stay on campus. IT staff must ensure both support and security for a wide range of smartphones, iPads, iPods, and more and, in some cases, use these devices themselves for support. Join this rapid-fire session to hear how several campuses are addressing this issue with policies that allow flexible support.

Mobile Users, Mobile Data, Mobile Risk
Frederick Brittain, Director of Information Technology, University of Maine at Farmington
Institutions are struggling to outline policies governing mobile devices that will enable flexibility yet ensure security. Join us to examine some of the challenges and discuss the pitfalls of too much security.

Personal Smartphones in University Networks? Now What?
Milton Scott Koger, Security Analyst, Western Carolina University
Can we continue to ignore the role of personal mobile devices in university networks? What are the obligations of the institution and of its data consumers?

Reach Out and Touch a Tech
Julie McFadden, Senior Server Administrator, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Find out how the University of Wisconsin-Stout used the iPod touch to resolve communications issues with IT technicians on campus, reduce costs, and increase efficiency.