Indiana University confirmed its leadership in high performance, data-intensive computing by unveiling Big Red II, a powerful new supercomputer with a processing speed of one thousand trillion floating-point operations per second (one petaFLOPS).

Indiana University's new supercomputer is expected to further advance international collaborations reliant on big data research at a time when the globalization of education, science and research is omnipresent.

This week the HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) announced the availability of data mining and analytics tools for the HathiTrust Digital Library, a collection of digital texts from over 70 research libraries around the world.

Indiana University is pleased to announce its recent upgrade to Kuali Rice version 2.1.1. The new version brings additional features and improvements to a software system that touches vital university functions every day.

Indiana University and Ivy Tech Community College have announced a technology support partnership to help college students use technology for increased success.

The National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy have renewed funding for the Open Science Grid project, providing $27 million from 2012 to 2016. Indiana University will receive $3.82 million of the award to continue running OSG's Operations Center, highlighting IU's noted expertise in grid computing and ability to deliver a reliable, secure, easy-to-use environment.

Kuali Foundation has announced the release of Kuali OLE 0.3, a milestone in open-source software development that addresses the functional needs of higher education research libraries for managing information resources. Kuali Open Library Environment is a robust, enterprise-wide, easy-to-use system for selecting, acquiring and describing library information resources that link with enterprise business processes and value-added external resources. Indiana University has been instrumental in the development of the Kuali Foundation and Kuali OLE through its support of a collaborative, open-source environment to deliver enterprise systems for higher education. IU faculty and staff have made significant contributions to Kuali OLE, and IU Vice President for Information Technology Brad Wheeler is currently the board president of the Kuali Foundation.

Kuali Foundation has announced the release of Kuali OLE 0.3, a milestone in open-source software development that addresses the functional needs of higher education research libraries for managing information resources. Kuali Open Library Environment is a robust, enterprise-wide, easy-to-use system for selecting, acquiring and describing library information resources that link with enterprise business processes and value-added external resources.

Kuali Coeus, Indiana University's new, comprehensive grant administration system designed to better assist faculty researchers at every stage of the grant-making process, became fully operational over the weekend (July 23-24).

The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) is pioneering a new technology collaboration with the Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago to facilitate access to cutting-edge online tools that ease information sharing and group work among researchers at multiple institutions.

The Kuali Foundation announced the launch of Kuali Mobility Enterprise as a next generation set of tools to connect mobile devices to a variety of campus systems. "Students, faculty, and staff expect to be able to use their smartphones and tablets to get information and do their work," said Brad Wheeler, Kuali Foundation Chairman and vice president of Information Technology and CIO at Indiana University.

Citrix Systems and Indiana University have announced that IU has chosen Citrix as a preferred partner in helping the university deliver and support virtual technologies for its approximately 100,000 students, faculty and staff. The partnership effectively creates a "Personal Cloud" where users can access applications and data as an on-demand service — anytime, anywhere, and on any PC, Mac, tablet or smart phone.

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but the new high-tech imagery being provided by Indiana University's University Information Technology Services (UITS) for use by everyone from local historians to international researchers is also being translated into countless economic and educational opportunities for both the public and private sectors. In recognizing the new online services provided through the Indiana Spatial Data Portal's (ISDP) ArcGIS Server, the Indiana Geographic Information Council (IGIC) has awarded UITS a 2011 Excellence in Geographic Information Systems Award.

Researchers from Indiana University's Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research and Pervasive Technology Institute have authored an innovative roadmap for organizations to utilize the InCommon Federation to link U.S. education and research communities for easier and more efficient collaboration and access to shared online resources.

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but the new high-tech imagery being provided by Indiana University's University Information Technology Services (UITS) for use by everyone from local historians to international researchers is also being translated into countless economic and educational opportunities for both the public and private sectors.

Data provenance -- or the process of ensuring the history and quality of stored and archived data -- is the focus of a new project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and led by the Data to Insight Center (D2I), a division of the Pervasive Technology Institute at Indiana University.

All things Indiana University are now at your fingertips with the announcement by IU officials that you can now use your smart phone or other mobile device to view an array of services designed to benefit students, faculty and staff.

The IU Data to Insight Center (D2I) has released XMC Cat, a new software tool designed to make sorting massive amounts of data more manageable and reduce the time between data collection and possible scientific breakthrough.

One of the biggest challenges today's scientists face is sorting and making sense of the massive amounts of data produced by advanced scientific instruments and supercomputers. In response to these challenges, the IU Data to Insight Center (D2I) has released XMC Cat, a new software tool designed to make this critical task more manageable and reduce the time between data collection and possible scientific breakthrough.

Declaring that Indiana University Bloomington's new Cyberinfrastructure Building (CIB) "reflects IU's status as a national IT leader," IU President Michael A. McRobbie joined a host of dignitaries and administrators today (April 29) in a ceremony breaking ground for IU's new, innovative headquarters for the university's technology staff.

Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie will preside over the groundbreaking ceremony for IU Bloomington's new Cyberinfrastructure Building at 11a.m. Thursday (April 29). The ceremony will take place at 10th Street and the Indiana State Road 45/46 Bypass.

Indiana University's Worldview, a real-time network monitoring and visualization tool developed by IU's Global Research Network Operations Center, will receive an Internet2 Driving Exemplary Applications (IDEA) award.

The Kuali Foundation has released the Kuali Financial System (KFS) 3.0 and Kuali Rice 1.0.1. These releases represent the culmination of many years of collaborative work among higher education institutions to build a financial system that meets their collective needs.

An Indiana University strategy that harnesses the power of information technology to save energy reached a milestone today when its infrastructure of virtual machines and servers topped 1,000. Information technology uses massive amounts of electricity, and virtualization is of growing interest as universities confront the triple concerns of sustainability, security, and space.

Colorado State University and San Joaquin Delta College have successfully implemented Kuali Financial System (KFS) 3.0 on their campuses—the first full-scale implementations of the open source enterprise system.

When it comes to geographic information systems (GIS), Indiana University is definitely on the map. So says the Indiana Geographic Information Council (IGIC), which presented a group of IU researchers from University Information Technology Services and the IU Pervasive Technology Institute with the David C. Ford award for exemplary service, dedication, and accomplishment in coordinating Indiana GIS. The award is named in honor of Indiana State Senator David C. Ford (1949-2008), a recognized leader and supporter of GIS technology and legislation within the state of Indiana.

Indiana University has put into service core components of the community source Kuali Financial System (KFS), replacing key elements of its existing financial system. Now all financial accounting transactions processed at IU pass through the KFS code. IU is a KFS investing partner.

Consider an industry in the public or private sphere and it most likely utilizes geographic information and mapping technology. To spread the word about the impact of GIS on countless scholarly and professional fields, Indiana University will celebrate GIS Day on Wednesday, November 19, 2008, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the lobby of the Herman B Wells Library. This is the tenth anniversary of GIS Day, a worldwide, annual event showcasing GIS technology and its applications.

Java Architectures (JA-SIG), a leading international consortium supporting open source software in higher education, recently announced the election of Indiana University's Barry Walsh to a second three-year term on its Board of Directors, along with his subsequent selection as Board Chair. In this position, Walsh will contribute his national leadership in community source and enterprise application integration, helping shape the future of shared technology for higher education.

Indiana University has been awarded $336,000 to help launch a new experimental network research infrastructure that one day will lead to the future of the Internet. Part of the Global Environment for Network Innovations (GENI) Project, IU is among 29 academic and industrial research teams to receive subcontract awards totaling $12 million from BBN Technologies, an advanced technology solutions firm. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, GENI prototyping supports the development of a national-scale suite of infrastructure for experimental research in groundbreaking network science and engineering.

University Information Technology Services (UITS) Database and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialist Anna Radue was recently elected to the board of directors of Indiana's premier GIS organization. Radue will serve a three-year term on the board of the Indiana Geographic Information Council (IGIC), a nonprofit organization of GIS users, professionals, and educators recognized as the coordinating body for all geographic information in Indiana. At Indiana University, Radue, who is also an IU alumna, provides GIS and remote sensing technical support to all IU campuses throughout the state.

The Sakai Foundation recently announced the election of Indiana University's Lance D. Speelmon to its board of directors. In this role, Speelmon will participate in foundation governance and in determining priorities for Sakai's development of open-source course management tools and its related higher education software for teaching, learning, research, and collaborative applications.

Indiana University's work with geographic information system (GIS) software was recognized recently with a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award at the 27th Annual ESRI International User Conference in San Diego, Calif. IU stood out from more than 300,000 organizations worldwide that use GIS software to make a difference in the world.