In order to simplify the use of alternative video conferencing services, we have implemented a connector between the Cisco WebEx service and our single sign-on solution. This allows employees and students of the University of Göttingen as well as employees of the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) to login to Cisco WebEx with the credentials of their staff or student account in order to create meetings. To do so, you need to activate your account which involves transmission of account data (e-mail address, first and last name) to Cisco. This requires your consent. You can find more

The current COVID-19 situation affects science and teaching to a large effect. Many employees and students have to work from home. The usual procedures are not always available and need to be adapted. In order to provide you with the best possible support in this challenging situation for all of us, we have created a website on which we provide you with information about typical tools and services for mobile work such as videoconferencing, VPN and chat, which you can obtain from GWDG. This website is constantly being expanded and updated.

We strive to provide you with a stable IT supply even

Due to the current pandemic situation, the use of videoconferencing tools for mobile working is expected to increase significantly in the coming days and weeks. We are therefore currently working intensively on the provision of alternative services in order to support our users as best we can with the current IT challenges. For this purpose, we have created a website that is continuously updated and where we will provide you with initial concrete information on usable videoconferencing tools in the course of the day.

Due to the current pandemic situation, a strong increase in the use of VPN and videoconferencing is expected in the coming days and weeks, and we are currently working intensively on alternative offers. In the area of videoconferencing, we are currently evaluating Cisco WebEx, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and JITSI. As a soon as there are any news in this area as well as in VPN, we will inform you about it as soon as possible.

The March issue of the GWDG News has just been published.

It contains among others the following topics:

• External Monitoring of GWDG Services
• E-Mail Encryption Using X.509 Certificates – Part 3: Outlook E-Mail Applications
• New Stratum 1 NTP Server

>> Click here for the GWDG News 3/2020

Note on the printed version of issue 3/2020: Unfortunately, the printed version could not be sent out due to the restrictions caused by the current COVID 19 crisis. This will be made up for in due course.