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Email & Calendar Project

Email & Calendar Project. Feb 28, 2008 – ISC Update – Gerrit Bos. CCS Computing and Communications Services. Progress to Date. RFP selected Zimbra Collaboration Suite Scalar Decisions Inc. as integrator Updates via project website:

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Email & Calendar Project

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  1. Email & Calendar Project Feb 28, 2008– ISC Update –Gerrit Bos CCS Computing and Communications Services

  2. Progress to Date • RFP selected Zimbra Collaboration Suite • Scalar Decisions Inc. as integrator • Updates via project website: • http://www.uoguelph.ca/ccs/about/projects/email_cal/index.shtml • Or CCS Home page -> About CCS -> Email and Calendar • Standing item at ITSIG • Student involvement via ITSAC • Communication via @Guelph, Ontarion • Hardware Installation completed • Zimbra Initial Install completed • Pilot has started

  3. Overall Project Strategy • Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) 5.0 • Initial Quota: Fac/Staff 1GB, Student 500M • No change to • Email addresses • Production Service names outside of Pilot • Non-central departmental mail • Zimbra supports: IE 6 & 7, Firefox 1.5 & 2 • Pilot during W08 semester • February 26th– End March – Under way! • Migrations Apr 20th -May 15th (tentative)

  4. JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN Mail Opt-In Pilot (Mail & Cal) Email and CalendaringPreliminary TimeLine H/W Install Student Mail Migr Staff Mail Migr S/W Install OCal Migr Student Calendar Service On time! Open Houses and Training Communications Plan CCS - Computing and Communications Services Gerrit Bos, Jan 22, 2008

  5. Email Migration Strategy • WebMail to ZCS Web client • Messages, Folders, Addressbooks migrated • Vacation & Forwarding migrated (tentative) • NOT Signature, Webmail preferences • Desktop Client to ZCS Web client • Outlook (Express), Thunderbird • Messages and Folders migrated • Documentation for Address books, groups • Desktop client to Desktop Client • Transparent as part of Migration • Help Centre and Training

  6. Calendar Service • ZCS Calendar Service no charge for all faculty/staff/students • Oracle Calendar Users • Pilot followed by migration • All meetings future and previous year • Open to all following migration • Clinics for New, Transition, Mobility • New Service for students

  7. Pilot Planning • User Pilot • Targeted 200 users across campus • Broad campus participation • Exec Offices, Workgroup(s), ITSAC • ITSIG, Mobile, MAC, Accessibility • Still open, but closing this week • Expectation of Active participation • Survey & Feedback through Footprints

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