That Netra J is itself going through an upgrade, with more memory and the latest Sun Solaris 2.6 operating system, including Sun's Intranet Server and Sun's JavaStation server. Thus, it will form the heart of the Biomedical Library's new Intranet, which will connect all our existing workstations, plus the 4 new Sun JavaStations we just received. As old workstations die, they will be replaced with the much cheaper JavaStations, creating a vastly cheaper and easier to maintain Network Computer environment, while providing even faster and better graphics and sound capability through Java technology. Also, usaovid is being upgraded with many new security features to fend off commercial spammers who have been bouncing spam off our server, causing serious system slowdowns. It will also be upgraded with the new Solaris 2.6 operating system and both Intranet and JavaStation server software, to enable us to have redundant servers for the Intranet.
Users can download documents onto floppies to avoid printing charges.
Last but not least, a new OVID statistics page which provides complete statistics for OVID usage is available, created by David Chen, our programmer. David also applied his programming skills to a project for University Library, enabling them to run their FirstSearch and SearchBank databases online. The latest innovations in the Biomedical Library and in Media Production Services will be showcased. Vendors will come and display some techno-gadgets and demonstrate software. Faculty, staff and students from the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health are welcome to make suggestions.