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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=4 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Office of
Information Technology Customer Update </span></font></b><b><font size=4
face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>–</span></font></b><b><font
size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'> August 20, 2004<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Scheduled
Maintenance:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>None.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Completed
Maintenance:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Vern</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Riffe</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Saturday, August 14, 2004<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Electric switch testing was
performed at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Vern</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Riffe</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Domain Name System
Procedure:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Effective July 23, 2004, all DNS
requests that are received in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Network</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Operations</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="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>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>.Gov Domain Names:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='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=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Non-TCP/IP
Protocols:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='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=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>__________________________________________________
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>OIT's Goal:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>OIT will leverage <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Ohio</st1:place></st1:State>'s investment in information technology
by implementing exemplary statewide governance in collaboration with its
customers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Service Delivery
Division's Goal:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='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=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Customer
Suggestions:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='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=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>E-mail: suggestions@net.state.oh.us
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Fax: 614-644-3349<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
Arial;font-weight:bold'>Network</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Operations</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></span></font></b></st1:place><b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>
(NOC):<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Voice: 644-0701 (<st1:City w:st="on">Columbus</st1:City>
Calling Area) or 800-644-0701 (Outside of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Columbus</st1:City></st1:place> Calling Area) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>E-mail: noc@net.state.oh.us <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>World Wide Web: <a
href="www.das.ohio.gov/ITSD/NetworkServices">www.das.ohio.gov/ITSD/NetworkServices</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>__________________________________________________</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Vince Corroto</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Network Operations Manager</span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>OIT/SDD/Unified Network Services</span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Voice: 614-466-7133</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>E-mail: <a
href="mailto:vince.corroto@oit.ohio.gov">vince.corroto@oit.ohio.gov</a></span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Service, Support, Solutions for <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Ohio</st1:place></st1:State> Government</span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>An Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider of <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">ADA</st1:place></st1:City> Services</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>___________________________________________________</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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