CERRITOS
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
MINUTES
OF
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS COMMITTEE
FRIDAY
March 28, 2008
9:00-10:00 A.M. ROOM LC-57
MEMBERS
PRESENT: Dean Mellas, Bernice Watson, Lamont Freeman, Debra Moore, Bernie Negrete, Patrick O’Donnell, Harry
Riegert, Lee Krichmar, Lamar Mills.
MEMBERS
ABSENT:
The meeting of March 28, 2008 was brought to order at 9:05 a.m.
MINUTES OF
FEBRUARY 8, 2008
The Minutes of February 8, 2008 were reviewed by members in attendance. There was one correction: Dean Mellas noted that in the last paragraph Larmar's last name was incorrect. It should read "Mills" rather than "Miller". It was moved by Bernie Negrete, and seconded by Debra Moore to approve the minutes as corrected. There was no further discussion. The minutes were approved with two abstentions: Dean Mellas and Bernice Watson.
OUTSTANDING IT
STANDARDS ISSUES
Lee explained that our current notebook standard has been discontinued by HP, which was the model NC6320. Lamont and other Information Technology members did some research and presented the detailed specifications for a new recommended standard, which is the model 6710b. Information Technology is recommending to increase the recommended memory to 3GB since it is only a $30. price difference from 2GB. This will help insure an appropriate amount of memory across the next 4 years. Information Technology also recommended a 9x5 Pickup and Return service for 4 years (only 3 years comes standard) for this notebook. There is usually at least a 4 year life expectancy from a notebook computer. The price for the maintenance upgrade is $112. That would bring the total price of the standard notebook to $1409. Lee mentioned that the recommended notebook is similar to the current standard in the 15.4 inch screen size. Lee also reminded the committee that Information Technology is happy to work with the specific area on notebook computers because the needs do vary and we can better make sure that each area gets the appropriate computer to best meet their individual needs.
Bernie asked if the DVD burner included LightScribe and if that technology was used by many user. Lamont verified the 6710b does include LightScribe. Lee mentioned that in her opinion most users were not familiar with LightScribe and did not really use it or need it. Dean described a problem on his notebook, where occasionally he can't read some DVD's, but if he puts them into a desktop PC the DVD can be read. Dean mentioned he did not think this was a critical issue but something he has noticed. Bernie asked if we recommended an external DVD drive that might circumvent this problem. Lee likes Iomega external drives and Patrick mentioned he usually shops for the drive based on price and availability at the time. Bernice mentioned there were a lot of different variables. Also, the question as to the weight of the new notebook came up. The base unit weighs 5.7 lbs. Dean asked if Blu-ray was available as an option from HP. Lamont answered that yes, it was an option on the higher end performance models only from HP.
TECHNOLOGY
MASTER PLAN DISCUSSION ITEMS
Lee summarized the following changes that were made to the IT Master Plan since our last meeting: She added photos, Lucinda provided feedback on several areas, additional content was added to "Regulatory Reporting", and other areas were expanded, etc.
UPDATE FROM
COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON 3/5 WHERE IT MASTER PLAN DRAFT WAS SHARED
Lee reported that positive feedback was received from the coordinating committee. She shared that the entire draft plan was included in the board book that was dated March 19, 2008. This will allow a larger campus population to have access to the draft document.
NEXT MEETING
The next meeting will be
May 9th at 9 a.m. in LC 62.
The
meeting was adjourned 10:05 a.m.