Service

Network Service

【E-mail Server】

The e-mail server provides e-mail services to everybody who belongs to Iwate University.

【Service Server】

The functions below are available via a Web interface so that services on campus are accessed efficiently:
- Setting up for forwarding internal e-mails
- Password changing
- APOP POP3 e-mail setting
- Setting up for file sharing
- Initial registration of student information by card readers

【File Server】

The File Server is available from any PCs on campus and from ISIC servers to store such data as Web contents and reports.

【Authentication Server】

Users for the servers on campus are authenticated using LDAP and authentication applications.

【Other Network Services】

- The University's network is accessible from any access point within the campus through the wireless LAN.

About the Campus Wireless LAN

- The University's network is accessible from outside the campus through VPN or dial-up connection.
- E-mails can be read or written from both inside and outside the campus via WebMail.

Computing Service

【High-Speed Computing Server】

Altix3700 (64CPU), an SGI parallel computer, has been introduced as the computing server for research. It is available for large-scale computing by parallel programming (OpenMP, MPI) and as a science and technology application server with such applications as: Gaussian03, CFX, ANSYS, ICEM CFD, FieldView, Gridgen and Intel Compiler (C/C++, Fortran).

We can use the super-computing system provided by Tohoku University. That consists of a vector system "SX-ACE" and a scalar system "LX406 Re-2 ". It is available for large-scale computing by parallel programming and as a science and technology application server with such applications as: Gaussian09, ANSYS Academic Research CFD.

Visualization Server for Educational use

We have introduced Altix350 (35CPU), an SGI computer, which has the same architecture as our high-speed computing server. It serves as the computing server for programming exercises and application server for applications (Mathematica, AVS and FieldView).

We provide a low-performance server for education. It serves as the computing server for programming exercises (C/C++, Fortran) and symbolic computation systems (Mathematica).

【Application Server】

Application server for Linux based applications (ANSYS, Mathematica).

【SAS Server】

Statistical analysis applications are available on the server.

Distance Education Service

Automatic Content Creating System Lecture Recording / Video Content Creation System】

By synchronizing a lecture and its Power Point data, the system makes it easy to prepare animation materials and store them in the content server.

You can record up to three videos simultaneously, such as lecture videos and lecture terminal screens, to create synchronized content. The created content can be delivered by VOD or saved to DVD.

【Non-linear Editing System】

With this system you can edit videotaped content and store it in the content server.

【Content Delivery System】

Animation materials stored in the content server are delivered to terminals (PCs) through this system. It can also transmit lectures in real time.

Other Services

【Education Terminals】

About 600 PCs (Windows XP 8.1, Linux and Mac OSx X) are installed in the information processing seminar room in each faculty.

【Printers for Class Use】

Black and white printers are installed in the information processing seminar room of each faculty. They are available for free, and need to bring a printing paper.

【Pay Printers】

Pay color/black and white printers are available at the information processing seminar room of the Library. Use them with a prepaid card exclusively for the printers.