Although it's near impossible to come up with a concise list of recommendations due to the variety of configurations that could be inherent on a machine, Darrell will discuss with Jerry Ringle the possibility of coming up with a list which could be used as a guideline. This will be reviewed in two weeks. Jim Garlick of ECT will be a guest at a future meeting to discuss the proposal with the committee. Other possible solutions are also being investigated. One is Simeon by Esys which uses an I-map protocol and doesn't require gateways.
Cost is affordable.
Debbie will circulate a copy of these two items. Microsoft is not doing site licenses anymore. There are no more bulk purchases. Chico is too small to get cost breaks. It was suggested that we might investigate trying to pull together pricing for all CSU's.