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JA-SIG Newsletter - February 2008
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1 Welcome
1.1 Editor's Message
Welcome to the February 2008 issue of the JA-SIG Newsletter.
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Enjoy!
Mark Rogers (University of Manitoba), Editor, JA-SIG Newsletter
1.2 Web Site Improvements
JA-SIG is about to begin an effort to improve its websites. This initiative will be coordinated by webmaster John Fereira and will be tracked on the jasig-webpresence email list and wiki space. We plan to take incremental steps, beginning with some reorganization and editing to make basic information more current and accessible, especially to newcomers. A more comprehensive redesign will then follow.
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If you've got some ideas you would like to share, we're hoping to hear from you soon!
Thanks,
Jonathan Markow
2 Project Updates
2.1 Central Authentication Service (CAS)
2.1.1 CAS Server
We're pleased to announce the CAS Server 3.2 release. It includes a number of enhancements, bug fixes, and new features. This includes updated dependencies (Spring 2.5.1, Log4j, Acegi Security, Spring LDAP, Spring Web Flow) as well as bug fixes in the SPNEGO module and Services Management tool. It also includes enhancements to enable/disable single sign out at the server level.
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Please note that as this is a major release you should take a look at the major new features (the updated Spring Configuration mechanism and the Inspektr auditing tool) and see how/if it changes your deployment.
2.1.2 CAS Client for Java
We've put out a very minor release of the CAS Client for Java 3.1.1. It fixes an issue with the test cases and makes the map in Assertion mutable. If you're not having any problems with 3.1 then there isn't a rush to upgrade.
Thanks,
Scott Battaglia (Rutgers University), Lead Developer, JA-SIG Central Authentication Service
2.2 uPortal
2.2.1 Progressing Toward uPortal 3.0
We are progressing nicely toward a General Availability release for uPortal 3.0, with a "Quick Start" release having already been made available to developers. Expect to see a formal uPortal 3.0 announcement in the March Newsletter. In the meantime, check out our progress on the JA-SIG wiki at http://www.ja-sig.org/wiki/display/UPC/3.0
2.2.2 Portlets
There has been quite a bit of activity in relation to portlet development on the lists and so a new list has been created for that purpose.
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You can also find more information on the activity surrounding portlets at http://www.ja-sig.org/wiki/display/PLT/Home
2.2.3 Update Your "Deployed uPortal"
"The community maintains a list of Deployed uPortals on the wiki:
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Contributors:
Andrew Petro (Unicon, Inc.), uPortal Release Engineer
Eric Dalquist (University of Wisconsin - Madison), uPortal Release Engineer
3 Community News and Events
3.1 SunGard Summit 2008: Performance Matters (April 13-16, 2008)
Place: Anaheim, California
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Source: Sungard Summit 2008 Web Site - http://www.sungardsummit.com/summit2008/
3.2 Registration is Open: "Higher Education Solutions: The Community Source Way!"
Higher Education Solutions: The Community Source Way!
April 27 -30, 2008
The Crowne Plaza Hotel
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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Aaron Godert, Cornell University, JA-SIG Board and Conference Co-Chair
Jonathan Markow, JA-SIG Executive Director, Conference Co-Chair
Susan Bramhall, Yale University, uPortal Liaison
Daniel Davis, Chief Architect, Fedora Commons
John Fereira, Cornell University, Web Master
Jim Helwig, University of Wisconsin, Madison, JA-SIG Board
Valerie Hollister, DSpace Liaison
Susan Inouye, University of Hawaii, Member
Michele Kimpton, DSpace Executive Director
Michael Korcuska, Sakai Executive Director
Phil McKown, Indiana University, Kuali Liason
Matt Smith, University of Connecticut, CAS Liaison
Ann West, Internet2 Liaison
Paul Zablosky, University of British Columbia, Fluid Liaison
Jennifer Cummings, CONCENTRA Management Services
Debbie Smith, CONCENTRA Management Services
3.3 Spring uPortal Developers Meeting (April 30-May 2)
In an on-going effort to reduce the travel and time burden on developers wishing to participate in the uPortal and JA-SIG community, we will be holding the spring uPortal developers meeting the Wednesday through Friday following the JA-SIG conference. Arrangements are being made for meeting space either at or near the conference hotel and developers interested in uPortal, Fluid, CAS, or any other related project are encouraged to attend.
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Eric Dalquist (University of Wisconsin - Madison), uPortal Release Engineer
3.4 Kuali Days IV
"Kuali Days VI is coming Tuesday and Wednesday, May 13th and 14th, in Chicago. Schedules, session topics, and details are just about final and will be released (on the conference web site) as soon as available. Reservations for the conference and accommodations will be available on the web site in the near future."
Watch for more details on the Kuali site at: http://www.kuali.org/events/kualidays-VI.shtml
3.5 9th Sakai Conference - Paris, France (July 1-3, 2008)
"Join us in Paris, France for the 9th Sakai Conference
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For further information, see the conference web site at: https://sakai.educonference.com/paris/index.php
3.6 EDUCAUSE 2008 (October 28-31, 2008)
"Mark your calendar for the premier information technology event in higher educationâ EDUCAUSE 2008, October 28-31 in Orlando, Florida. The program 'Interaction, Ideas, Inspiration' will include preconference seminars; track and poster sessions; small group meetings; and corporate exhibits, presentations, and workshops. ... "
Source: EDUCAUSE 2008 Web Site - http://www.educause.edu/e08
4 JA-SIG in the Blogosphere
4.1 Andrew Petro's Blog
This month ~awp9 blogs about his recording a brief DLM introduction YouTube video and an overview of the JA-SIG bookmarks JSR-168 portlet. Read it all at http://www.unicon.net/blog/3
5 Q&A with Alain Mayeur, member of the JA-SIG board of directors, and IT Director at the University of Valenciennes
This is the second in a series of interviews with individuals who are active participants in the JA-SIG community. Alain Mayeur, a member of the JA-SIG board of directors, is IT Director at the University of Valenciennes. Alain is a leader and one of the founders of the ESUP-Portail consortium, a group of approximately eighty French institutions collaborating on community source efforts based around uPortal.
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