[526] in Enterprise Print Delivery Team
Enterprise Printing Delivery, Meeting Notes 9/9 and 9/13/2000
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mary Ellen Bushnell)
Mon Sep 11 15:22:54 2000
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9/9. Attending: Dave, Cec, Rocklyn, Lynne, MEB
TOPIC: Preparation for OCMG meeting on Tuesday, 9/14
OUTLINE:
1. Project overview (Dave)
-scope
-drivers
-architectural model
Using slides from previous presentation, edited.
2. Technical information (Rocklyn)
-infrastructure fit
-security
3. Rollout sequence (Lynne)
-Move IS and CAO ancillary reports to HP8100 from APS to IPM (October)
-Provide large volume postcript service from SAP. FY2001, Q2. It's usage
depends on FSS/CAO readiness with respect to the SAP upgrade.
-Central print service available from desktops or other servers. End of
FYQ2.
4. Potential follow-on wrok (Dave)
-Evaluate offering IPM service to administrative distributed printers as
alternative to APS.
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9/13. Attending: everyone
1. Documentation (MEB)
-MEB; bring Service/Support plan to next Monday's meeting for group review.
-Phase rollout. Review and edit w/Lynne. Dates depend on developing a
timeline.
-Business model. Edit a draft when ready.
2. Dave's chat w/Syracuse. We have issues in common: flash forms, 3160
printers, need for accounting, ways to track usage. Dave w/stay in touch
w/them.
3. Jeff Harrington w/write the kerberized Mac client (port monitor) for end
users. There is already a port monitor for Windows.
4. Secure printing. We still need a formal statement from Susan Minai Azary.
ACTION ITEM: Dave, keep at it.
5. Cecilia w/drop back to 10% effort on the project w/focus on generating
the business model. May not attend all meetings. Needs to know about any $$
issues, e.g., software support options and costs.
6. Software support plans are unclear. Need to find out options and costs
from Phil Muolo. Need same info from Elixir re: flash forms on IPM.
ACTION ITEM: Lynne. Make these calls.
7. Tachnical overview. Rocklyn practiced his segment for tomorrow's
presentation to OCMG. Highlights: port monitor is the alternative to KLPR.
It is a printer driver on the user's desktop that contacts IPM via IPM's
web server. User's will use the port monitor in order to submit print jobs,
and use a web browser to view the print queues.
8. What is the timeline for Admissions postscript requirements?
ACTION ITEM: Dave, call Marina Hauptman.
