Spectrum Information Center
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Version: 1.1.1
Last Updated: 10/31/03
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About:

The Spectrum System is Georgia State University's new state-of-the-art financial applications system.

"Georgia State has finalized the deployment strategy for the new Spectrum software to support our Financial applications in July 1999. In the traditional client/server environment, parts of the application software would actually reside and execute on the user's desktop workstation. This method would demand that the user have a high-end workstation. Additionally, this traditional method would also require an extraordinary amount of support to maintain the configuration information that would be required on each desktop. Thus, it was necessary to find a product to provide a computing environment that requires less user interaction and support. The Citrix MetaFrame product is a solution that will greatly reduce these concerns. The Citrix environment allows multiple concurrent users to logon and run the application via the server. Because of this, many clients and platforms can be supported (i.e. 486, Pentium-based, Windows 3.x, Windows 95/98/NT, Macintosh or Unix)."

Deployment Strategy for Spectrum Software. Georgia State University Focus-IT. 2(2): 1999 January.

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Getting Started:

Spectrum System Checklist
A checklist of required steps to the Spectrum System.

Accessing the Spectrum System using:
Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000 | Windows 3.x | Macintosh
Instructions for installing the necessary Citrix ICA Client, and subsequent use of the Spectrum System. (Please read completely before attempting installation.)

Changing your Spectrum password
Step-by-step instructions for revising a Spectrum password.

Operational Hours
A schedule of dates, days and times the system is available (including scheduled "downtime").

Printers
Since Spectrum runs in a Citrix/Windows NT environment, the printers that are used must have Microsoft-certified printer drivers installed on the Citrix servers.  Printers are categorized as either Unsupported Printers (due to unavailability of drivers), or Supported Printers (with certified drivers). Please contact the Help Center, (404) 413-HELP (4357) or help@gsu.edu to determine whether your printer is supported by the Spectrum System..

Downloadable Files:

spctrm60.exe
Installing this Citrix ICA Client is a necessary step prior to executing the Spectrum System from the Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 or 3.x workstation. You may either download and save this file now (in the C:temp directory), or follow the detailed instructions in the documentation.

Specdev.exe
(password required)

Specqa.exe
(password required)

Help:

If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the Help Center at (404) 413-HELP (4357) or help@gsu.edu.