MSD (Managed Software Distribution) and eMSD now providing services through the Board of Regents Office of Information and Instructional Technology

Enterprise Information Technology Services Press Release
The University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Friday, September 5, 2008

WRITER: Bert DeSimone, 706/338-9849, bert@uga.edu
CONTACT: OIIT MSD, 706/583-2001 or toll free in Georgia 888/875-3697, msd@uga.edu

ATHENS, Ga.— In early July, MSD, which has provided software distribution services for the University System of Georgia for 21 years, relocated from EITS at the University of Georgia to the Board of Regents Office of Information and Instructional Technology (OIIT). The personal software purchase component of MSD, eMSD, also relocated to OIIT.

The Web sites for MSD
www.msd.uga.edu and eMSD
emsd.uga.edu
offer general information and complete catalogs

The dedicated staff at MSD have worked diligently to make this transition as transparent as possible for their UGA clients. As a part of this effort, MSD has launched the publication of an online newsletter. To subscribe to the MSD newsletter, send your name and email address to msd@uga.edu.

The MSD/eMSD offices are now located on Daniells Bridge Road. Contact information for the new offices is as follows:

Address:
2500 Daniells Bridge Road, Building 300
Athens, Georgia 30606

Phone:
706.583.2001 or toll free in Georgia 888.875.3697

Fax:
706.583.2299

Email:
msd@uga.edu (MSD) emsd@uga.edu (eMSD)

All questions regarding MSD products, with the exception of Apple, AutoDesk, Maple, Microsoft Campus Agreement Work at Home Program, Novell ALA, Trimble GPS, and VMware, should be directed to MSD. These products are now being handled by OCIO/EITS IT Contracts and Licensing Administration (ITCLA). Please direct any questions you have regarding these services and products to Sohayl Moshtael, 706-542-5110 / sohayl@uga.edu.

Distribution of Microsoft Work at Home Program media is through TEC services (706-542-3871), located on South Campus across the street from the Science Library (behind Hardman Hall).

The Web sites for MSD and eMSD are currently still housed at UGA, and their Web addresses have remained the same:

www.msd.uga.edu
(MSD general information and software catalog)

emsd.uga.edu
(eMSD general information and software catalog)

All of us in the Office of the CIO and EITS wish to thank you for your patience and understanding as MSD and eMSD transition to their new location and alignment with the Board of Regents Office of Information and Instructional Technology.

About the Office of the CIO and EITS
The Office of the Chief Information Officer and Enterprise Information Technology Services (EITS) are committed to the mission of UGA as a land-and-sea-grant institution where academics come first and the research extensive university community encourages research efforts at the undergraduate and graduate levels. To that end, under the direction of the University´s Chief Information Officer, EITS endeavors to provide a robust, reliable, and secure information technology infrastructure, maintain essential production services, and offer world-class support.

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