Adobe Software Available at No Cost to Faculty & Staff Under New ContractFebruary 15, 2019Under a new university-wide contract, departments, faculty, staff, and graduate students (GEO members only) can obtain Adobe software (e.g. Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) at no additional cost for two computers directly from the Adobe website. Undergraduate students, non-GEO graduate students, faculty, and staff can purchase Adobe software at a fraction of the retail price from Adobe's Students and Teachers program. |
Network Connectivity Issues - Wed., 2/13February 13, 2019UMass Amherst Information Technology (IT) is aware of reports of connectivity issues in the center of campus. We are currently investigating these issues and will provide updates as soon as they become available. Thank you for your patience. If you have any questions or are experiencing issues connecting to campus networks, please contact IT User Services at 413-545-TECH (8324) or it@umass.edu. |
Security Alert! New Phishing Scam Targets UMass Amherst Community - Tuesday, 2/12February 12, 2019On February 12, 2019, a new fraudulent phishing message with the subject "New Message" began targeting UMass Amherst email users. The email appears to have been sent by "Kim Graves," notifies the recipient “Kim Graves has shared a file with you," and contains web links to "View." The links in the message direct the recipient to a fraudulent version of a UMass login page. Caution: This email did not come from the University of Massachusetts. It is a phishing scam designed to trick you into providing your personal information or other things of value. |
Microsoft Imagine Unavailable - Tues., 2/19February 12, 2019On Tuesday, February 19, 20198, between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. EST, members of the campus community will not be able to obtain Microsoft software through our Microsoft Imagine program while the vendor performs WebStore maintenance. The WebStore will be unavailable during this time. |
UPDATE: New Microsoft Exchange email throttling policy goes into effect Tues., February 19February 12, 2019Update: The implementation of the Microsoft Exchange email throttling measure has been rescheduled from Tuesday, February 12 to Tuesday, February 19. Originally published 2/5/2019: On Tuesday, February 12, 2019, a new email throttling measure goes into effect, restricting the number of outgoing emails from an account to 2,500 emails a day. |