GPG will begin gathering information in September for our migration to 
Windows 2000 and Outlook/Exchange.

Windows 2000 (or W2K) is Microsoft's newest operating system and has been 
selected as Enron's standard desktop operating system.  Along with this 
change, we are moving from Lotus Notes to Outlook/Exchange as our standard 
messaging (email) application.  

This project is a huge undertaking, and we need everyone,s assistance to 
ensure success.  The GPG-IT team will partner with each group to ensure every 
aspect is covered.   Each group (IT and the User group) will assign a Point 
of Contact (POC) to  work with the IT group.  The POC's responsibilities 
include application information gathering, identifying security requirements, 
documenting all issues and concerns, and communicating project status.

We are approaching the Windows 2000/Exchange Project in a phased approach.

Phase I, starting now and running through November, consists of &Information 
Gathering8 about hardware, applications, issues, as well as application 
testing in our Windows 2000 lab and user sign-off.  The Phase I findings will 
determine the Phase II start date.

Phase II, will be the actual &Implementation8 of desktop hardware, Windows 
2000 and Outlook software, and user training.  We will also be migrating 
"user" data on the network to a Windows 2000 file server and migrating 
applications to a Windows 2000 application server. 

Some of the benefits of migrating to W2K
Increased desktop reliability and response time.  Windows 2000 is much more 
stable and robust than Windows 95/98/NT.
Increased system performance because minimum hardware requirements for W2K 
are 350 MHz and above with 256 MEG memory.  
Increased desktop manageability and enhanced functionality.  
Single sign-on for all users/servers.  No more problems with trying to keep 
all your LAN and email passwords the same!

Some of the impacts to migrating to W2K
Some of the old Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access) documents will 
need to be updated.  If you have any old documents that you think will not 
move forward to W2K, please communicate this to your IT POC. 
We are aware that some hardware and applications may have problems running in 
Windows 2000.  We will work together to find a suitable solution for 
everyone.  

Another communication with much more detail regarding W2K and Outlook will be 
coming soon.  

If you have any questions, comments or issues, as always, please feel free to 
contact your GPG support group directly.

Thanks.  

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