John Lawlor

Trinity College Dublin has en extensive wireless network with over 600 wireless access points (WAP).  This network, which is managed by Information Systems Services, enables the college to offer a variety of services including a self-service network admission control system (NAC) for the student community, a secure 802.1x based staff network, a commercial quality guest wireless service, integration with the international Eduroam service, integration with a commercial ISP guest service, and support for various college research initiatives.

To further enhance the management of the system and delivery of service to our staff and students, we now wish to migrate to a wireless switch/controller based solution using light weight wireless access points (LWAP). This solution will enable us to deliver an advanced mobility infrastructure that will include:

• High performance Voice over WLAN (VoWLAN)
• Advanced security and encryption capabilities
• Dynamic RF management
• Multiple broadcast, virtual wireless networks
• Ease of deployment
• Cost effective management
• Simplified guest networking options.

We’ve published a tender recently on the Irish Government’s etenders website. The closing date for submission of tenders is 24 June 2009. Take a look if you are interested in this opportunity or in other opportunities from Trinity College.

Note that this blog post is NOT an official tender notice or invitation to tender; please go to the etenders website for the tender notice and documentation. The etenders website is designed to help buyers and sellers to find and publish tender notices on government and public sector procurement across Ireland.

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Have you implemented Microsoft BPOS or are you considering implementing it?

I am carrying out an assessment of Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) and its suitability for use in large organisations.  If you have implemented BPOS or if you are a user of BPOS, I would really like to hear about your experiences of implementing and using it.

What problems did you encounter, from a technical perspective? How did you migrate from previous platforms, e.g. Webmail, Outlook 2003, SharePoint 2003, etc. What use have you made of OCS and Live Meeting? What about non-Microsoft browsers, such as Firefox, Safari, etc. Do you use other platforms, such as Apple and mobile devices? What approach did you take to roll-out, particularly in larger organisations? How many users did you have to cater for? How have you found the service  from the perspectives of security, availability, reliability, resilience, etc? And how have you found it from the perspectives of usability and accessibility?

What went well in your project? What benefits did your organisation gain from the implementation? What was the user and techcial training requirement? How have users adapted to the service and what has their experience been?

I’d really appreciate if readers would share their experiences with me and leave a comment here. I will collate all comments for a later blog post.

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johnlawlor.tel

.tel is a new top level domain (TLD), launched between December 2008 and March 2009. Operated by Telnic, a UK-based company, the TLD enables users (organisations and individuals) to publish contact information about themselves in a fairly simple, structured manner. While it is possible to access a .tel domain over the web, the suggested power of the system is that it can be accessed quickly and easily using mobile devices like phones, Blackberries and iPhones; it does not require a web site. Read more …

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