Enterprise Information Technology Services Press Release
The University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

WRITER: Bert DeSimone, 706/542-5110, bert@uga.edu
CONTACT: Chris Fleming, 706/542-0189, cfleming@uga.edu

IBM mainframe upgrade scheduled for July 6, 12-hour downtime

ATHENS, Ga.— After consultation with many campus units who utilize the IBM mainframe for student and administrative services, EITS has selected July 6 to perform an operating system upgrade.

"The upgrade of the mainframe operating system is crucial to the continued excellent performance of the University's business operations and student information systems," said Jeff Teasley, director of EITS Systems Provisioning and Maintenance. "The new operating system will keep us in a supported environment while adding levels of increased functionality, which will aid in the provision of our processing needs and requirements for the mainframe."

Start:   12 a.m. (midnight), Sunday, July 6
Finish:  12 p.m. (noon), Sunday, July 6

Human resource, financial, and student applications, including OASIS, which reside on the IBM mainframe will not be accessible during this downtime.

An upgrade FAQ is available here:

eits.uga.edu/mvs/upgrades/zos-0207.php

Please contact Chris Fleming if you have questions or comments concerning the information contained in this press release.

About the Office of the CIO and EITS
The Office of the Chief Information Officer and Enterprise Information Technology Services (EITS) are committed to the mission of UGA as a land-and-sea-grant institution where academics come first and the research extensive university community encourages research efforts at the undergraduate and graduate levels. To that end, under the direction of the University´s Chief Information Officer, EITS endeavors to provide a robust, reliable, and secure information technology infrastructure, maintain essential production services, and offer world-class support.