1. Information Technology Update University of Alabama at Birmingham Sheila M. Sanders September 15, 2005

2. Page 1 Updates/Activities underway SCT Banner Student Information System (SIS) Current Activities Budget Proposed West IT site expansion project Equipment room expansion – Education Bldg. Telephone System upgrade and expansion – Rust/Education

3. Page 2 Student System Activities SCT Project management and functional consultants are on site Project team training completed in these areas Navigation General Person Recruiting/Admissions/Advancement – Mid-September Portal Project kick off – September 20, 2005 Equipment sizing under review Load testing in the project

4. Page 3 Student System Budget Expenditure CategoryBudgetPaid YTD Software$1,240,914$1,190,914 Hardware/Storage 866,000 91,034 SCT Support Training, Functional and technical 6,008,652 Other technical 845,000 Contingency 500,000 Total Project Budget:$9,460,566$1,281,948 *Project in early stages – 5% complete

5. Page 4 IT Equipment Environment- today UAB has two main IT Equipment Sites Central IT site - Rust Bldg. (1801 University Blvd.) Equipment housed at this site: Servers for our Administrative Systems Mainframe – current Student Information System Main telephone system Email servers Network equipment Internet routers Areas served Research buildings Medical Center East side of campus West IT site – Education Bldg. (901 13 th St. South) Provides network and telephone services Serves Academic buildings and Residence Halls

6. Page 5 IT Equipment Environment- proposed Expand West IT site space Current space cannot accommodate future growth in this area of the UAB Campus Distribute IT services more evenly between the Central and West IT sites for redundancy in case of disaster Upgrade the UAB Telephone System New software architecture to allow either the West or Central IT site to operate independently in the event of a disaster Equipment expansion to accommodate future growth of the UAB campus Nortel equipment cabinets will remain which protects the previous investment

7. Page 6 Next Steps Review by Physical Properties Committee Approval to proceed with the architect/engineer selection Develop specifications and requirements for a competitive bid process for the telephone system upgrade Approval of contract award projected in the April –June 2006 timeframe Target completion – 1 st Quarter 2007

8. Information Technology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Questions?