[CAUT] Scheduling software

[Fred Sturm]

Hi Dave,
	Don't know anything about Ad Astra. But, FWIW, we use Novell  
Groupwise, and people seem happy with it for the most part. It also  
includes an email client, and various ways of doing virtual meetings  
and work by committee on documents (editing and the like, with the  
document on the server, and individuals able to access and input).  
IOW, an integrated suite of functions. It allows you to set up  
meetings with a number of people - it will check all their personal  
calendars and come up with times everyone is available. This assumes,  
of course, that everyone is diligent in keeping an updated calendar.  
So a pretty well designed system.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico
fssturm at unm.edu



On Jun 6, 2008, at 11:10 AM, Porritt, David wrote:

> Colleagues:
>
> Our university is on the verge of purchasing university wide  
> scheduling software.  This would organize class schedules, rooms and  
> equipment for classes, events, banquets, seminars etc.  I’m going to  
> attend a meeting on this next Thursday morning.  The software they  
> are contemplating is called Ad Astra.
>
> Do any of you work where Ad Astra is used?  If so I’d love to hear  
> your comments on how easy it is to use, its good points, its  
> shortcomings and it’s frustrations.  This, of course, is a huge  
> purchase and everyone wants to get it right!
>
> Thanks for any help you can give.
>
> dave
>
> _________________________
> David M. Porritt, RPT
> Meadows School of the Arts
> Southern Methodist University
> Dallas, TX 75275
> dporritt at smu.edu
>

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