[OPLINTECH] Office of Information Technology Customer Update - September 3, 2004
Corroto, Vince
vince.corroto@ohio.gov
Mon, 6 Sep 2004 12:08:52 -0400
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Office of Information Technology Customer Update =96 September 3, 2004
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Scheduled Maintenance:
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Tuesday, September 14, 2004; 3:00am =96 6:00am
OIT security engineers will be installing Security Policy affecting DNS =
Servers on Check Point Firewall. Customers affected are Commerce, Board =
of Regents, Rehabilitation Services Commission, Mental Health, =
Governor's Office and Office of Information Technology. No outage is =
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Completed Maintenance:
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None.
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Domain Name System Procedure:
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Effective July 23, 2004, all DNS requests that are received in the =
Network Operations Center, after 3:00pm, Monday through Friday will be =
processed the next business day. Any requests received after 3:00pm on =
Friday, will be processed the following business day (Monday) to take =
effect on Tuesday.
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.Gov Domain Names:
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The General Services Administration (GSA), of the federal government, =
notified OIT that they will start charging for ".Gov" domain names. The =
new fee will affect any agency that has a specific ".Gov" domain name =
assigned to them (i.e. MyOhio.Gov). The fee does not affect an agency's =
use of the "Ohio.Gov" domain name. The new fee will be $125 per year. =
New ".Gov" domain name registrations will be charged beginning July 6, =
2004. Existing ".Gov" domain names will be charged in staggered =
intervals from July 15, 2004 through September, 2004. An OIT =
representative will be contacting the agencies that have assigned ".Gov" =
domain names within the next couple of weeks. OIT will pay the yearly =
fee and invoice the agency for this cost.
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Non-TCP/IP Protocols:
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Included in the Office of Information Technology=92s Long Range Plan is =
provide a TCP/IP only ohio.gov backbone. Our goal is to remove all =
Non-TCP/IP protocols (DECnet, SNA, IPX, Appletalk, etc.). OIT network =
engineers will be contacting agencies, boards and commissions, in the =
near future, that are still using Non-TCP/IP protocols, to work with =
them on determining an alternate solution.
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__________________________________________________=20
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OIT's Goal:
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OIT will leverage Ohio's investment in information technology by =
implementing exemplary statewide governance in collaboration with its =
customers.
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Service Delivery Division's Goal:
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Provide customers with a secure, reliable, available, and stable =
Information Technology environment, incorporating existing and future =
architectures.
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Customer Suggestions:
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Please send your suggestions for improving our network services to:
E-mail: suggestions@net.state.oh.us=20
Fax: 614-644-3349
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Network Operations Center (NOC):
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Voice: 644-0701 (Columbus Calling Area) or 800-644-0701 (Outside of =
the Columbus Calling Area)=20
E-mail: noc@net.state.oh.us=20
World Wide Web: www.das.ohio.gov/ITSD/NetworkServices
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__________________________________________________
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Vince Corroto
Network Operations Manager
OIT/SDD/Unified Network Services
Voice: 614-466-7133
E-mail: HYPERLINK =
"mailto:vince.corroto@oit.ohio.gov"vince.corroto@oit.ohio.gov
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Service, Support, Solutions for Ohio Government
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An Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider of ADA Services
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___________________________________________________=20
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D4 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Office of Information Technology =
Customer
Update – September 3, 2004<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Scheduled =
Maintenance:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></=
p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Tuesday, September 14, 2004; 3:00am – =
6:00am<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
5.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>OIT security engineers will =
be
installing Security Policy affecting DNS Servers on Check Point =
Firewall.
Customers affected are Commerce, Board of Regents, Rehabilitation =
Services
Commission, Mental Health, Governor's Office and Office of Information
Technology. No outage is expected. </span></font><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p=
>
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style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></=
p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Completed =
Maintenance:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>None.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Domain Name System =
Procedure:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Effective July 23, 2004, all DNS requests that are =
received
in the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Network</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st=3D"on">Operations</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
after 3:00pm, Monday through Friday will be processed the next business
day. Any requests received after 3:00pm on Friday, will be =
processed the
following business day (Monday) to take effect on =
Tuesday.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>.Gov Domain =
Names:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The General Services Administration (GSA), of the =
federal
government, notified OIT that they will start charging for =
".Gov"
domain names. The new fee will affect any agency that has a =
specific
".Gov" domain name assigned to them (i.e. MyOhio.Gov). =
The fee
does not affect an agency's use of the "Ohio.Gov" domain name. =
The
new fee will be $125 per year. New ".Gov" domain name
registrations will be charged beginning July 6, 2004. Existing
".Gov" domain names will be charged in staggered intervals =
from July
15, 2004 through September, 2004. An OIT representative will be
contacting the agencies that have assigned ".Gov" domain names =
within
the next couple of weeks. OIT will pay the yearly fee and invoice the =
agency
for this cost.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Non-TCP/IP =
Protocols:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Included in the Office of Information =
Technology’s
Long Range Plan is provide a TCP/IP only ohio.gov backbone. Our =
goal is
to remove all Non-TCP/IP protocols (DECnet, SNA, IPX, Appletalk, =
etc.).
OIT network engineers will be contacting agencies, boards and =
commissions, in
the near future, that are still using Non-TCP/IP protocols, to work with =
them on
determining an alternate solution.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>__________________________________________________ =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>OIT's Goal:</span></font></b><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p=
>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>OIT will leverage <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place>'s
investment in information technology by implementing exemplary statewide
governance in collaboration with its =
customers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Service Delivery Division's =
Goal:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Provide customers with a secure, reliable, available, =
and
stable Information Technology environment, incorporating existing and =
future
architectures.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Customer =
Suggestions:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Please send your suggestions for improving our =
network
services to:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>E-mail:
suggestions@net.state.oh.us <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Fax:
&=
nbsp;
614-644-3349<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on"><b><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'>Network</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName><b><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> =
<st1:PlaceName
w:st=3D"on">Operations</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></span></font></b></st1:place><b><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'> (NOC):<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></=
p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Voice: 644-0701 (<st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Columbus</st1:City>
Calling Area) or 800-644-0701 (Outside of the <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City
w:st=3D"on">Columbus</st1:City></st1:place> Calling Area) =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>E-mail: noc@net.state.oh.us =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>World Wide Web: <a
href=3D"www.das.ohio.gov/ITSD/NetworkServices"
title=3D"www.das.ohio.gov/ITSD/NetworkServices">www.das.ohio.gov/ITSD/Net=
workServices</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>__________________________________________________<o:p=
></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Vince Corroto<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Network Operations =
Manager<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>OIT/SDD/Unified Network =
Services<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Voice: =
614-466-7133<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>E-mail: <a
href=3D"mailto:vince.corroto@oit.ohio.gov"
title=3D"mailto:vince.corroto@oit.ohio.gov">vince.corroto@oit.ohio.gov</a=
><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Service, Support, Solutions for <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:State
w:st=3D"on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place> =
Government<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>An Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider of =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">ADA</st1:City></st1:place> =
Services<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>___________________________________________________</s=
pan></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p=
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