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Tower of Cyber PowerBy Paul Forbes The SCS Elmwood Campus experienced a spring-semester growth burst of new computing technology. Fifty-three Dell Optiplex 755 computers were purchased in April to upgrade two PC labs at the Elmwood Campus and one PC lab at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Campus. Installed in time for the 2008 summer semester, the computers boast impressive stats: Processor Type
= Intel(R) Core2 Duo CPU 
Dr. Jim Simmons, Director for the Applied Computing Systems and Technology Program, emphasized SCS's continuing efforts to assure that up-to-date desktop technology is in the computer labs. “We make incremental improvements throughout the year in both software and hardware. However, state-of-the-art computers are the currency for academic computing,” said Simmons. “The life-span for computers is growing shorter all the time. One Elmwood lab was upgraded in the summer of 2007. Upgrading three additional labs in time for the 2008 summer semester was an important goal we set for ourselves.” “The computers also are Vista ready,” added Simmons. “This positions us to move into Vista when the time comes. Overall, the new Dells have more computing muscle, are faster and more adaptable to our current needs, as well as those we anticipate for the foreseeable future. Our faculty is delighted with the progress. Once classes begin, I know that our students will be, too.” Want to learn more about the Applied Computing Systems and Technology Program? Visit the SCS Website: www.scs.tulane.edu. Or, contact Dr. Jim Simmons at (504) 865-5555; jsimmon1@tulane.edu.
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