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Hi Gary,
go to http://demo.arl.arizona.edu/ and look over the demo.  this calendar
will do everything you have listed.  the only restriction I've seen is that
it works on Win 2000 and XP, but not NT.  I'm using it for one confocal
facility and will soon incorporate it into another system.  The calendar is
used in a myriad of core facilities at the Med School.
Good luck,
Carl


Carl Boswell
Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Univ. of Arizona
520-626-8469
520-621-3709 FAX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Laevsky" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 2:06 PM
Subject: Administrative help


> Search the CONFOCAL archive at
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> Hello all,
>
> Looking for a little logistical help/ideas here.  I'm new to this
> facility and we're trying to implement a system that will be all
> encompassing for the following issues.  We presently have some 18
> devices (including 3 confocals) , 3 rooms, and 24 computers listed on
> the signup page.  I know there are many facilities that are much
> larger so there must be an answer (I hope).  The system in place
> works marginally, a simple online signup sheet, but as we expand we
> have more needs to be addressed.
>
> 1.  Printout format and ease - We print these out and place them next
> to the device on Monday morning.  If you want to sign up for that
> week after Monday, you need to do it manually.  Ideas...?
> 2.  Accounting process - We would like to be able to "group" users
> into specific accounts.
> 3.  Capacity for a standby list - maybe a type of notification if
> someone cancels.
> 4.  Ease of interface - We hope to use this scheduling system in
> conjunction with our Telescience efforts, so we need some means of
> talking to the system, without having to rely on a client tool from
> the distributor.  Something we could place on our server would be
> ideal.
>
> What we're looking for is a program that can do it all.  Does anyone
> know if it exists?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Best,
>
> Gary
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> Gary Laevsky, Ph.D.
> Light Microscopy Suite Manager
> Center for Research in Biological Structure
> National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research
> 1000 Basic Science Building
> University of California, San Diego
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> La Jolla, California 92093-0608
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