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

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

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

IBM Mainframe upgrade scheduled for February 25, 12-hour downtime

ATHENS, Ga.— After consultation with many campus units who utilize the IBM mainframe for student and administrative services, EITS has selected February 25 to perform an operating system upgrade.

"This upgrade is critical to the IBM mainframe, which supports the University's business operations and student information systems," said Mike Dennis, Associate CIO for Customer Service, Operations and Infrastructure. "The new operating system will also add functionality that is vital to our processing needs and requirements, while ensuring that we remain current with supported operating system and maintenance levels."

Start:   12 a.m., Sunday, February 25
Finish:  12 p.m. (noon), Sunday, February 25

An upgrade FAQ is available here:

http://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 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. For more information, please visit the EITS Web site: www.eits.uga.edu.