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- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 16:15:19 CST
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- From: Terri Cameron <GH0225@SPRINGB.BITNET>
- Subject: Decentralization
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- We have just found out this week that our department will be decentralized,
- with programmers moved into some as yet undefined administrative areas
- around the institution and that Office Visions, DW370 and our other
- office automation systems will also be taken away from our users at some
- as yet undefined point, probably in the next couple of years.
-
- Although it's pretty apparent that our Dean's mind is made up, I have
- been assured that he is interested in any feedback about institutions
- who have already decentralized, particularly as to how they have handled
- issues such as campus-wide calendars, e-mail and bulletin boards. I
- think it would also be interesting to see how many institutions there
- really are out there who do not have a centralized computing area that
- includes programming support. We are only talking about 5 programmers
- for 1,200 users with some pretty diverse needs.
-
- So, I am scanning indexes of journals looking for articles and thought
- I'd ask people who might have gone through this already.
-
- I'd appreciate any comments you can send.
-
- Thank you.
-
- Terri Cameron PHONE: 217/782-2419
- Departmental Information Supervisor FAX: 217/785-5561
- Computing Services BITNET: GH0225@SPRINGB
- P.O. Box 19230 INTERNET:GH0225%SPRINGB@SIUCVMB.SIU.EDU
- Springfield, IL 62794-9230
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