Scheduled Meeting Maker Upgrade March 7 - 9

Northwestern University’s Meeting Maker (MM) calendar application is scheduled to be upgraded to version 8.7 during the weekend of March 7, 2008.

The MM server will be unavailable from 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 7 through Sunday, March 9 while the upgrade takes place.

Meeting Maker version 8.7 features several upgraded calendaring benefits:

• Automatically adjusts meeting schedules within the new daylight savings time window.
  
• Users are no longer required to re-accept meetings when minor changes, such as a guest list or an agenda change, are made.
• Fully supported on Microsoft Vista.

Preparing for the Upgrade

• Meeting Maker users are encouraged to print a copy of their upcoming MM schedule before the scheduled upgrade.
• Palm users should synchronize their hand-held schedules before the upgrade occurs.

How the upgrade will affect Specific Users:

• Windows users will be prompted to upgrade the first time they launch Meeting Maker on or after Monday, March 10.
  

• Vista users will need to select the "Run as Administrator" option when launching to MM to perform the upgrade.
  

• Mac users will need to download and run the MM 8.7 installer that will be available from NUIT after the upgrade. Mac 10.5 (Leopard) users may experience some compatibility issues because it is not currently supported by PeopleCube, the MM vendor.

Handheld Mobile Devices

• Meeting Maker Connector for Outlook (MMCO) earlier versions are not compatible with MM 8.7. Current MMCO users have received instructions for downloading the upgraded version of MMCO.

• Intellisync Utility is not supported with MM 8.7. Current Intellisync users have received instructions regarding their calendaring options.

• Options for synchronizing MM 8.7 with mobile device calendars:

• Use Palm Conduits to synchronize with a calendar on Palm device
• Use MMCO, Microsoft Outlook and ActiveSync to synchronize with a calendar on a Windows device

• Information about Meeting Maker 8.7 will be found on the NUIT software site after the upgrade.

Please direct questions about Meeting Maker licensing to questions@software.northwestern.edu

NUIT Support Center

Central helpdesk for faculty, staff, and students.
847-491-HELP (4357)
consultant@northwestern.edu