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From The Director
It is a new year at Penn State. Time to throw out the old - and bring in the new! I'm not sure where this saying came from or from what source it is quoted; the spirit behind it, however, is fundamental to a number of key AIS initiatives in 2007. We have been in operation for decades, administering, managing, and making available the records of the University. Our mission remains constant, although technology has driven us to a variety of ways to complete it. As we go into 2007, we will once again be faced with a new way to deliver our services - in an open and standards-driven environment. Read on in this issue for an update on our System Development Modernization effort and Workflow project, as well as our emerging Open Standards Development environment.
- Ron
Feature Story
In this edition, we feature Workflow/System Development Modernization and Open Standards Development.
Workflow/System Development Modernization
This year will be an exciting time in both the System Development Modernization effort and the Workflow project. In 2006, the Enterprise Infrastructure group made great progress, creating a new Linux infrastructure from scratch on our zSeries mainframes. Application execution in the Linux environment will be done using the IBM Websphere Application Server. In fact, a TEST version of this environment has been ready since the summer. Now, how does Workflow fit in to this picture?
Open Standards Development
Why "Open Standards" at AIS? The Open Standards Development team was formed in the spring of 2005 as a dedicated resource to the Penn State Workflow Project. Its formation was the direct result of the Strategic Directions (recommendation #2) of the 2004 AIS Strategic plan...
Personnel Notes
Upgrades:
Craig Burke (Donor Stewardship Development group) was recently upgraded from a Programmer/Analyst Level 1 to a Programmer/Analyst Level 2.
Brian Beiswenger (Student Systems Office, ANGEL) was recently upgraded from IT Manager 1 to IT Manager 2.
Departures:
Melanie Schuster (Student Systems Office) relocated to California with her family.
Robin McCormick (Information Services)
New Employees:
Niraja Ramesh (Programmer/Analyst, Open Standards Development group) started in AIS on 12/11/06.
Robert Miller (Network Systems Analyst, Network Infrastructure group) started in AIS on 1/3/07.
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