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Services updates

• Local folders solution pending
  The Monash Messaging tools for local folders and rooms and resources are currently being tested and scheduled for release. Staff already converted to Monash Messaging will be notified by their local IT support as soon as these tools become available for general release in 2009.
  

• Temporary cessation of Monash Messaging rollout to resolve server stability concerns 
  Given the impact that server instability has had for some staff, a decision has been made to quarantine the load on current systems by temporarily postponing further rollouts of the Lotus Notes service across Monash. Rollout of Lotus Notes services will resume once server stability has been achieved. Monash is working closely with senior IBM experts to find an appropriate solution  as soon as possible.
  
  
• Rollout of Monash Messaging has reached 17.8 percent of the University
  Areas of Monash that have migrated to Lotus Notes include:
  • CALT
  • DVC Research
  • Faculty of Business and Economics
  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Law
  • Human Resources
  • ITS
  • Library
  • Monash Residential Services
  • OPVC Campus Coordination & Academic Directors
  • OVP Finance and FIRM
  • Student & Community Services
    
    
• Rollout of Monash Fax is underway
  Following completion of a successful pilot at the Berwick campus, the rollout of Monash Fax is being managed through extensive consultation with our stakeholders. Areas of Monash that have received Monash Fax include:
  • Audit & Risk Management
  • Faculty of Medicine
  • Faculty of Science
  • ITS Corporate Services
  • Office of Planning & Quality
    
    
• Monash Online Meeting (Lotus Sametime) and Monash Team Space (Lotus Quickr) scheduled for delivery in 2009
  Currently, these new collaboration tools are being piloted with select groups and training resources are being developed.
  
  
• New training options now available  
  Lotus Notes Learning has been created to assist staff in their transition to Monash Messaging. All learning options can now be accessed directly from within the Lotus Notes client by clicking on the 'Lotus Notes Learning' link in the Open/Bookmark link. In it you will find:
  
  • Online training for the workstation and web clients
  • Online training supporting 'Move to Notes' (a transitional program for current staff)
  • Links to workshops and other resources
    

News stories

• New VoIP phones roll out, Monash Memo, 27 August 2008
• A notable milestone, Monash Memo, 11 June 2008