[OPLINTECH] Office of Information Technology Customer Update - August 27, 2004

Corroto, Vince vince.corroto@ohio.gov
Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:07:17 -0400


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Office of Information Technology Customer Update =96 August 27, 2004

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Scheduled Maintenance:

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None.

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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 =
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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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___________________________________________________


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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 &#8211; August 27, 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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>None.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</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'>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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</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'>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>&nbsp;</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.&nbsp; 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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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 =
&quot;.Gov&quot;
domain names.&nbsp; The new fee will affect any agency that has a =
specific
&quot;.Gov&quot; domain name assigned to them (i.e. MyOhio.Gov).&nbsp; =
The fee
does not affect an agency's use of the &quot;Ohio.Gov&quot; domain name. =
The
new fee will be $125 per year.&nbsp; New &quot;.Gov&quot; domain name
registrations will be charged beginning July 6, 2004.&nbsp; Existing
&quot;.Gov&quot; domain names will be charged in staggered intervals =
from July
15, 2004 through September, 2004.&nbsp; An OIT representative will be
contacting the agencies that have assigned &quot;.Gov&quot; 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>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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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>&nbsp;</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&#8217;s
Long Range Plan is provide a TCP/IP only ohio.gov backbone.&nbsp; Our =
goal is
to remove all Non-TCP/IP protocols (DECnet, SNA, IPX, Appletalk, =
etc.).&nbsp;
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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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:
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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:&nbsp; 644-0701 (<st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Columbus</st1:City>
Calling Area)&nbsp; or&nbsp; 800-644-0701 (Outside of the <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City
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<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:&nbsp; 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:&nbsp; <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>&nbsp;</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'>&nbsp;<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:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
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:&nbsp;&nbsp; <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'>&nbsp;<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'>&nbsp;<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'>&nbsp;<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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