Desktop Web Conferencing
Desktop Web Conferencing

Cisco's WebEx conferencing product allows you to collaborate with colleagues across your organization, or halfway across the planet. You can meet online and share files, information, and expertise. WebEx solutions are meant to increase productivity while keeping you connected.
UAB has negotiated a master agreement with WebEx that allows UAB faculty and staff to subscribe to certain enterprise subscriptions. See the information below for details.
Ready to order?
- Contact the WebEx representative, Michael Grandinetti (615 324 4842) mgrandin@cisco.com,
- DO NOT order via the WebEx website.
- WebEx will provide you with a quote/order form via an email link.
- Click on the link to open the online agreement.
- Review the order form for accuracy and print the actual agreement for your records. CLICK OFF ON THE ELECTRONIC APPROVAL.
- Attach the printed copy as backup for any submissions to UAB Procurement for payment.
- No agreement needs to be routed for signature.
- Please reference Doc#44199-2 when submitting purchase order.
WebEx is a comprehensive suite of real-time web collaboration services that enable organizations to increase reach, accelerate business processes and reduce costs. Learn more.
The WebEx Active Host Subscriptions are sold in the Active Host Subscription model by Cisco Systems, Inc. and other authorized resellers. Learn more the service and the description as it relates to education.
UAB Telecom announces changes to submission of work orders effective October 18th, 2013.
To better serve our customers and to have the ability to effectively track Telecom work orders, we will no longer be accepting work orders through the email address UABCOMM@uab.edu .
Effective, October 18th, 2013, all Telecom work orders must be submitted through our Telecom work order form located at https://commservices.comm.uab.edu/ServiceRequest/login.aspx
Telecommunications Services
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IT Billing
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Computer Hardware Ordering
VMWare Academic Software
The VMware Academic Program, provided as a service to the UAB STEM Community through UAB IT, accelerates instruction and research in the rapidly expanding area of virtualized infrastructure by providing faculty and students involved with science, technology, engineering, and math courses (STEM) with access to the virtualization technologies most widely used in commercial production environments.
- STEM Faculty can use VMware software under specific usage guidelines in a variety of areas of academic research and classroom instruction.
- STEM Students can use this software free of charge for one year with yearly renewals as part of qualified coursework or research projects.
With UAB's annual subscription qualified members of the academic community in a STEM course can utilize the VMware Academic Program in the following areas: Instruction – STEM Faculty within member institutions gain access to VMware software licenses free of cost for the purpose of classroom instruction. STEM Students taking qualified courses can also install program software on their personal computers. Research – STEM Faculty within member institutions gain access to VMware software licenses free of cost as a part of their research projects. Program software can be installed in research labs (open a ticket with AskIT (uab.edu/askit) to inquire about lab installations) as well on the personal computers of faculty and students involved in research projects. Use of VMware software for instruction and research is governed by specific program guidelines and the conditions described within the VMware Academic Program EULA (End-User License Agreement) and all faculty/students installing VMWare products should be familiar with the licensing and comply. The use of software for infrastructure purposes is governed by the VMware Commercial EULA and not included under this Academic Program.
VMWare maintains strict compliance guidelines for the Academic Program and the following links are provided to ensure that specific licensing details are always the most up to date version and available to the UAB Community. Each user of this program is responsible for ensuring they understand and are in compliance with the licensing requirements at all times. Examples of Acceptable Use Use of free VMware software for instruction and research is governed by the specific program guidelines and the conditions described within the Academic EULA and the use of software for infrastructure purposes is governed by the VMware EULA for each of the products. IMPORTANT: These guidelines are provided for your convenience only. Please refer to the VMware Academic Program EULA for specific license rights.
Examples of Unacceptable Use
Definitions of Instructional, Research and Infrastructure Use
For STEM students and faculty/staff
For STEM faculty/staff only
Software is available by download only to faculty/staff/students via the website below. Logon using your BlazerID and Password. UAB will validate your participation in the program and pass the appropriate information to the web store. All UAB users can logon to the site, but only those faculty/staff/students validated as STEM will be allowed to actually order products. VMAP - VMWare Academic Program logon Order NOW
Accessing Archived Messages on the Old Voice Mail System
The new voice mail platform was successfully implemented on November 15th, 2012. Archived messages were only available until December 15th, 2012.