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THE CONTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY IN ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY(ARU)

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TABLE OF CONTENT
What is wireless technology.............................3 What is information technology..........................4 Anglia Ruskin University................................5 Study net in Anglia Ruskin..............................6 The library of anglia Ruskin............................7 The wireless in anglia Ruskin...........................8 Conclusion..............................................9

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WHAT IS WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY

Wireless technology lets you send and receive information without using wires. It can be said to include simpler, older, devices like car radios, baby monitors and even television remotes. However, when we talk about wireless technology, we mean electronic devices are linked or networked together. These devices can receive and send large amounts of information over radio waves. Wireless technology also puts information at your fingertips from practically anywhere in the world. It allows you to connect with friends and family with ease, even if there isnt telephone line nearby. Wireless technology sets you free, so you can create a workspace from practically anywhere. Morden technology has given us easy, convenient way to transfer information, communicate and entertain ourselves. Wireless technology includes mobile phones, wireless internet connection and handheld devices such as PDAs. Not long ago, if you wanted to have a privacy phone call, you needed a long cord to pull it into your room. If you wanted to surf internet you had to do it in your room, office, or public computer in the library. Not too long ago, you had to stand up and knob on the tv to change the channel. But thats all changed, in the modern times, you can chat with your friends on wireless headset, send emails on your blackberry as shown in figure 1, and download new songs on your iPod. You can do it anywhere and everywhere.

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WHAT IS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Information technology is the use of computers and software to manage information. In some companies, this is referred to as Management Information Services (or MIS) or simply as Information Services (or IS). The information technology department of a large company would be responsible for storing information, protecting information, processing the information, transmitting the information as necessary, and later retrieving information as necessary. Today, the term information technology has ballooned to encompass many aspects of computing and technology, and the term has become very recognizable. The information technology umbrella can be quite large, covering many fields. IT professionals perform a variety of duties that range from installing applications to designing complex computer networks and information databases. A few of the duties that IT professionals perform may include data management, networking, engineering computer hardware, database and software design, as well as the management and administration of entire systems.

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ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY

Anglia Ruskin University as shown in figure 3 has its origins in the Cambridge School of Art opened in 1858 by John Ruskin. In 1960 this became the Cambridge shire College of Arts and Technology (CCAT). In 1989 CCAT merged with the Essex Institute of Higher Education to form the Anglia Higher Education College. The merged college became a polytechnic in 1991, using the name Anglia Polytechnic, and was then awarded university status in 1992. Anglia Ruskin now is the Mordern University because the technology of the university is all up to date, such as; Studynet The university library Wireless service E-vision Students I.D. card

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STUDYNET IN ANGLIA RUSKIN

Study net as shown in figure 4 is the part of the system in Anglia Ruskin, it created to make all things easier. When the students are sick and missed the classes, they can simply go to the study net website and print out their notes that given by the lectures. Its not that all, study net also provides a lot of services such as if the university will have the break or holidays, they will post to study net and all the students will notice about it. Study net is important and it is a compulsory that every students have an account of study net. It is also helps students to check their attendance and to remind students about the fees that they have to pay. Study net also gives information about the campus and the contact number of the staff, it is also will show the progress of the students from time to time.

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THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY OF ANGLIA RUSKIN

The university library of Anglia Ruskin is not the usual library compare to the others. Its the modern new technology library, they have a web site for library as shown in figure 5 so that student will be easier to find a book from the web site without walking around to find the books. It is a good technology because students will save more time. It not only for books, but it also provides journals, online newspaper, and online database. If the students need to borrow books form library, they can just open the web site at home and booked the book online, but the student need to an identification card. The library on Anglia Ruskin has machines that if the students want to borrow the books, they have to scan it through the machine so that the machine will detect whether the students return the books that they borrow. The library on Anglia Ruskin also provides with LED smart light so that it will not damage the eyes of the students and it helps the wireless connection smoother.

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WIRELESS IN ANGLIA RUSKIN

Anglia Ruskin University Chooses Bluesocket for Campus Wide Wireless Expansion. Bluesocket, the leader in trusted wireless access and enterprise mobility, has announced that Anglia Ruskin University is deploying Bluesocket wireless and mobility throughout two campuses in Cambridge and Chelmsford. The solution including Bluesocket's new BSAP-1800 802.11n Access Points - will create an all-wireless campus with improved scalability, reliability and control while paving the way for a complete 802.11n environment. Anglia Ruskin recently expanded its wireless access for students and faculty staff with 100 Bluesocket BSAP1540 802.11 a/b/g APs and BSC-5200 Controllers, giving the IT administration centralised control and ease of management across a secure wireless network. Anglia Ruskin is now preparing for a complete 802.11n wireless transition in their new state-of-the-art Faculty Building. This initial phase brings the next generation of wireless access to the campus while paving the way for the University's adoption of 802.11n technology. Steve Heppolette, Infrastructure Engineer for Anglia Ruskin University said: "Our commitment to Bluesocket comes from a long standing relationship and a 100 percent satisfaction rate. "The Bluesocket 802.11n products will bring a new level of wireless access and performance to our University, and will pave the way for our adoption of many new and exciting wireless applications and teaching tools." The wireless technology helps students to be more comfortable and they can access the internet anywhere in the university with their laptop without waiting for the computer in the library.

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CONCLUSION
The technologies in Anglia Ruskin help the students to be much easier to study and comfortable. They can research from the internet using their laptop everywhere in the campus with the wireless technology, so that if the public desktop in the library is full, they do not have to wait it the be free. Moreover they have the LED smart lights help the wireless run smoothly and faster. I think that Anglia Ruskin university is the only university that using latest technology and the modern university in Cambridge, and I think in the future there will be more students in anglia Ruskin and they will achieve their goals because of the environment of the campus and the technologies in the campus.

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