Subject: FAMIS system unavailable
Purpose: Information
Audience: All School Staff
The FAMIS system is undergoing a database upgrade on the weekend of 20th & 21st November. As result the FAMIS system will not be available on either Friday 19th November or Monday 22nd November.
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Subject: FAMIS system unavailable during Christmas period
Purpose: Information
Audience: All Schools Staff
Further downtime will occur over the Christmas period (provisionally 23/24th December - 5th January). Our current version of the e-Business Suite is unable to be further developed to meet the needs of users. Staff are requested to start planning work around the scheduled downtime.
For more information see the latest Making Progress newsletter <http://camweb/resources/ebiz/Making%20Progress.pdf>
Source(s): Jennifer Wood, e-Government Communications Manager-08/11/2004
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Subject: Portal Access problems
Purpose: Information
Audience: All School staff
Portal Access Problems
Over the last few days it has become apparent that a number of Cambridgeshire schools have had problems reaching the portal, either finding it very slow or unable to access it at all. It is believed this problem has arisen as a result of a recent upgrade to the E2Bn network firewall. This upgrade has now been removed, and it is therefore hoped that the problem has been resolved.
We apologise for any access problems you may have experienced in the last few days. We assure you that although the problem was outside of our control, we are ensuring that E2Bn resolve it as quickly as possible.
This will only have affected the forty or so remaining schools from the broadband pilot; schools migrated to CCN broadband should not have had experienced any such difficulties. It is also worth noting that access to the portal outside of the network (for instance, from home) will also have been unaffected.
If you are still experiencing difficulties access the portal from your school, please contact the ICT Service Helpline on 01480 376650 or email: ict.helpline@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
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Subject: SIMS Autumn Upgrade
Purpose: Information
Audience: Headteacher and ICT Coordinators
We have now received the LEA copy of the Sims Autumn Upgrade and once this has been tested, notes prepared and received the schools copy of the CD it should be going out to schools by the end of November.
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