The replacement cycle for faculty is being standardized with that for other employees at four years. Faculty had been replaced every three years, including the summers of 2002 and 2005. A four year cycle is manageable for most needs and maximizes our hardware investments.
As we move to a staggered replacement cycle, Summer 2008 we replaced hardware for 3/4 of those involved in the rollout and all involved received updated versions of the software. Summer 2009, 1/4 of those involved will receive new hardware and software.