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theFort.fortlewis.edu uPortal not Luminus http://theFort.fortlewis.edu

theFort.fortlewis.edu uPortal not Luminus http://theFort.fortlewis.edu. What is a Portal?. Portal - A doorway, entrance, or gate, especially one that is large and imposing. .

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  1. theFort.fortlewis.eduuPortal not Luminushttp://theFort.fortlewis.edu

  2. What is a Portal? Portal - A doorway, entrance, or gate, especially one that is large and imposing. • Enterprise Portal – A server used by institutions to build a gateway, providing access to and interaction with relevant information, applications and processes for select targeted audiences, delivered in a highly personalized manner. Information Supplied by Unicon

  3. Why does Fort Lewis College need a Portal? • IT Challenges: • Increasing number of sources of information • Increasing competition for users “eyes” – users not seeing important information • Students aren’t reading e-mail • Increasing number of services requiring authorization • Complexity of providing secure login to all systems • Need for targeted communications to students • Constituent Expectations: • Users expect systems to be easier to use, even in the face of increased complexity • Users expect services to be offered via the web • Users expect greater personalization Information Supplied by Unicon

  4. Problem – Current System of Information Delivery Admin. Staff Faculty Students Alumni Prospective Students Wikis & Blogs WebOpus Intranet / Internet Banner Library (III) ClioWeb Moodle Campus Information Email Public Information Information Supplied by Unicon

  5. Portal Solution – Improved Information Delivery Admin. Staff Faculty Students Alumni Prospective Students Wikis & Blogs WebOpus Intranet / Internet Banner Library (III) ClioWeb Moodle Campus Information Email Campus Skycard Bookstore Public Information Information Supplied by Unicon

  6. What is uPortal? • uPortal is a free, sharable portal under development by institutions of higher-education. • Project run by the JASIG organization (Java Architectures Special Interest Group) • Version 1 released in July 2000 • Version 3 released in July 2008 • Currently, over 25 institutions and several commercial entities contribute to the uPortal project Information Supplied by Unicon

  7. Luminis Application Duplication • Luminis functionality duplicated in existing systems • Moodle Course Management • Banner Self Service • Content Management • Uportal baseline functionality • Webmail • Luminis proprietary SSO Information Supplied by Unicon

  8. Who is Unicon? • Founded in 1993, Unicon has a strong history of delivering educational and community technology for corporations and institutions world-wide. • Core competencies: • Designing, implementing and supporting enterprise portal, learning and integration technology for higher education institutions • Specializing in Enterprise Information Portals (EIP), Advanced Learning, and Content Technology. • The leading commercial supporter of the uPortal open source initiative Information Supplied by Unicon

  9. What does Unicon Provide? • Assessment • Education Services • uPortal Fundamentals Training • uPortal Advanced Training • Implementation Project Management • Architecture and Design • Capacity Planning • Installation and Configuration • Central Authentication Service (CAS) • Mentoring • Development and Test Environment Setup • Integration • Custom Channel Development • Upgrade and Conversion • Technical Support Information Supplied by Unicon

  10. uPortal & CAS Advantages • Open Source means reduced cost of ownership • Developed by/for Higher Education • Growing community of users / Broad adoption • Standards Based • Development Platform vs. Proprietary Solution • Database and Authentication System independent • Platform / OS Independent • Backed by commercial entities to ensure stability and continued future support • UNICON provides all support services • Training, mentoring, customization, conversion, etc. • Minimal ongoing funding • Layer of abstraction from Banner

  11. Details! Details! Details! • Campus portals can be very complex. For their success many things must be considered: • Do I want an open, expandable system or simply a packaged system? • What is the primary role of the portal? • What systems do I want to integrate with and how? • Do I plan to push users to the portal and how? • Who will be the first user groups? • What information do I want the users to access? • How much customization by the user do I want to allow and maintain? • How do I push new channels to the users? • Are their certain channels I don’t want the user to remove? • On what OS do I want to implement? • What application server do I want to use? • What portal database server do I want to use? • How will I handle older browsers? • What will it cost to implement? • What will be the on going cost? Information Supplied by Unicon

  12. Success? • What will be a successful portal at Fort Lewis College? • Single Sign On • Email, WebOpus, Moodle, Portal, etc. • Targeted Communication • Student use • Faculty use • Staff use

  13. The RFP • Out for bid 2/1/2008 – 2/15/2008 • Sungard HE • Unicon • Campus EAI • Award to Unicon 2/18/2008 • State Contract process 2/18/2008 – 4/15/2008 • Unicon started work 4/15/2008 • In production 8/25/2008

  14. The RFP • uPortal 1. uPortal Specifications: The vendor must provide the following services: • Configuration and integration with CAS • Configuration and integration with an RDBMS (Fort Lewis College has an Oracle Site license and can also support MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server) • Development and installation of a custom software “Skin” using uPortal’s standard template • Installation and configuration of portlets/channels in support of the college’s communications needs • Documentation of above configurations and integrations

  15. The RFP • C. Enterprise Directory Service (Optional) • 1. Enterprise Directory Service Specifications: • The vendor must provide the following services or state reasons why Active Directory will adequately support uPortal, CAS, and future directory needs. • Installation and configuration with eduPerson Object Class Specification (200712) • Configuration and integration with uPortal • Configuration and integration with CAS • Documentation of above configurations and integrations

  16. The RFP • D. HARDWARE • 1. Components • Fort Lewis College will provide suitable hardware and systems software platform(s) for both production and development systems as agreed upon with vendor.

  17. The RFP • SYSTEM SUPPORT • IMPLEMENTATION AND INSTALLATION • 1. Delivery and Installation Schedule • The system must be delivered and installed on campus by the following dates: • 3/7/2008 Planning process with vendor complete. • 6/2/2008 Web Portal/SSO systems ready for testing/use by summer students. • 9/1/2008 Web Portal/SSO systems ready for general student use. • The Vendor must provide Fort Lewis College with system implementation and installation support and assistance. Please describe the services you will provide. Associated costs for these services must be specified in the Quotation section of the Vendor's response.

  18. The RFP • B. TRAINING PROGRAM • The vendor must provide on-site training for no less than 10 people for uPortal Administrators and Developers. Course topics should include: • uPortal Overview • Authentication and Authorization • Groups and Permissions Framework • Aggregated and Template Layouts • Administrative Channels • Permission Manager • Accessing User Attributes and Information • The vendor must also provide Portal System Administrator training. The training may be remote and should include topics such as: • Supporting Applications • Maintenance including backups • Troubleshooting

  19. The RFP • C. CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SUPPORT • Please describe your Customer Service and Support program, including a customer support site via the internet. Associated costs for the program services must be specified in the Quotation section of the Vendor's response. • D. SYSTEM USER GROUP • Please indicate if there is an established system user group, what part the user group plays in system development, and how often the user group meets.

  20. The RFP • B. CAS (Central Authentication Service) • 1. CAS Specifications: • The vendor must provide the following services: • Configuration and integration with LDAP • Configuration and integration with uPortal • Development and installation of a custom software brand using a standard CAS template • Documentation of above configurations and integrations.

  21. Costs • Prior to RFP: • Sungard:

  22. Costs • Prior to RFP: • Unicon:

  23. Costs • RFP Response: • Sungard: • Thank you for the opportunity to respond to Fort Lewis College’s Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Student Web Portal. We regret that we will not be providing a response to your RFP # 2886. • SunGard Higher Education is highly committed to customer satisfaction by delivering quality products, and providing expert professional services that help meet your critical needs, while providing value-added services for your students and administrative staff. Unfortunately, SunGard Higher Education cannot provide the high-quality detailed response to your proposal that would meet the high standards we set for ourselves. • Specifically, Fort Lewis College has mapped an ambitious schedule for the implementation of the Student Web Portal. Our staff has concerns about delivering a comprehensive solution in such a condensed timeframe.

  24. Costs • RFP Response:

  25. Success Criteria • What will be a successful portal at Fort Lewis College? • Single Sign On • Email, WebOpus, Moodle, Portal, etc. • Targeted Communication • Student, Faculty & Staff usage

  26. Success Criteria • May 2008 Uportal 3 GA • Implementation decision V2 or V3? • Went with Uportal 3 • SpringJava framework • Fewer Portlets & Channels • JSR 168 Portlet standard • Better Navigation • Cool Drag & Drop like iGoogle

  27. Success Criteria • Single Sign On – CAS • Banner Self Service - Webopus • University of Southern Utah • Go to any URL at the menu level in Banner Self Service • Converts Userid to PIDM • Outlook Web Access 2007 • CAS server acts as web proxy • Runs inside a proxy portlet or standalone • Moodle • Multiple instances = seamless navigation • PortaltheFort

  28. Success Criteria • Targeted Communication Groups • All Students • All Faculty • All Staff • First Time Freshman • Transfer • Earned Credit 1-30 • Earned Credit 30-60 • Earned Credits 60-80 • Earned Credits 80 • Graduating Semester

  29. Targeted Communication • Different layout based upon group • Layout and announcements change as your group status changes

  30. Student Faculty Staff Usage

  31. Questions?

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