In addition to this legal paperwork, after we deliver the disk images to Dell, Dell has another certification process they'll run on our disk image. Negotiating delivery options. An order of 400 PCs means that there will be at least 800 large boxes and a sizeable number of smaller ones. Our goal is to begin receiving PCs around Thanksgiving. Over the next few days, Marilyn Reisenbichler and I will be contacting you by telephone to talk with you about your department's order.
Some departments have staff in different buildings across campus.
One of the specifics we've negotiated with Dell is that the computers can be delivered to one room in a building, or to specific offices or individual rooms in a building. At this time Information Services does not have staff available to assist with this. There are some monies available through the Provost's office to provide some outsourcing assistance, though. We need to know how much you feel you can do, and how much and what kinds of outsourced help we need to be considering. I'm sure you have a lot of additional questions.