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7/31 Enterprise Print Delivery Project Status Report
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David F Lambert)
Tue Aug 1 13:50:55 2000
Message-Id: <10008011750.AA28614@MIT.EDU>
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 00 13:50:26 EDT
From: David F Lambert <LAMBERT@MITVMA.MIT.Edu>
To: delivery@MIT.EDU, Roger A Roach <RAR@MIT.EDU>
Cc: Enterprise Printing Delivery Project Team <printdel@MIT.EDU>
Project Name: Enterprise Printing Delivery Project
Team Members: Kip Bruggeman, Mary Ellen Bushnell, Rocklyn Clarke,
Lynne Durland, Dave Lambert & Cecilia Talamantes
Report Date: 07/31/2000
Project Notebook: http://web.mit.edu/is/delivery/enterprint/
Accomplishments for the past period:
- held follow-up conference call with IBM reps re kerberizing IPM;
determined that IPM web browser will support SSL and handle operator
tasks
- spoke with potential IS resources for kerberizing IPM Mac client
- established that software contract for IPM will not be needed
- installed a new IBM 3160 printer in W91 to replace the 3827;
successfully tested desktop browser Postscript output on this printer
- completed final edit of the current service business model document
- researched use of DCE to provide the required Kerberos support
- resolved operator & administrator access by deciding on the
Windows client interface
- ordered Windows desktop for operator use
Goals for the coming period:
- "figure out" DCE on AIX at MIT for IPM
- compile requirements for Web interface for:
- end users
- support staff
- operators
- order hardware and software (carry over)
- research answers to questions raised by FSS and R3-Admin (carry over)
- develop detailed service and support plan first drafts
- complete the detailed phased rollout plan
- create initial draft of the Business Model for the new service
- work with ITIT to "ratify" the proposed security position paper
(carry over)
- update project's WBS (carry over)
Issues:
Vacations hurt our progress during this reporting period. We have
missed our 8/1 target for the Phase 1 rollout. This slippage will not
affect the customers. However, we will really need to make significant
progress this month to insure the availability of the new service
in September for CAO's use. We'd previously announced the availability
of large volume Postscript printing by 9/1. It will be very difficult
to make the 9/1 date.
Key learnings:
none
Team dynamics:
none
Additional comments:
none
