Announcement


Oracle Calendar Shutdown Notice
Affects systems: other,


Oracle Calendar is being decommissioned. Exchange and Outlook have been implemented over the past few years as a robust calendar and email client.

Please note that the original date set for this, November 1, 2009, has been extended to December 1st to accommodate people''s needs for other solutions.

Due to the high costs of supporting and maintaining the Oracle calendar system (given the limited number of users) in comparison to the robust and comprehensive features offered by Microsoft Exchange and Outlook system that CUMC has invested in as the enterprise solution for email and calendaring, CUMC IT will be decommissioning Oracle calendar.

CUMC IT has been contacting individuals and groups that have been using Oracle Calendar to assist with making sure that appointments and other account information is transferred over as needed. For email and scheduling purposes, now is the right time to request for and migrate to a CUMC Exchange account:

  • If you request for a CUMC Exchange account, your Oracle calendar data will be completely migrated to your Exchange account. You will not lose the saved appointments or meetings created in your Oracle calendar account.
  • To request a CUMC Exchange account please use the online submission form accessible from the “How to get an Exchange Account?” link in the left navigation pane on the CUMC IT Outlook Help Gateway. Once you receive a CUMC Exchange account, you may start actively using your CUMC Exchange account for email and calendar.
  • Note to Morningside Exchange Users:
    Since the Morningside campus manages a separate Exchange server, it will not be possible to access the calendars or otherwise manage accounts for CUMC Exchange members when using a Morningside Exchange account. If you require this kind of access, please request a CUMC Exchange account.
  • If you currently use Oracle Calendar and do not want a CUMC Exchange account or would like to use a different calendar application, you will be completely responsible for migrating the data to your calendar application.
We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause. The Exchange and Outlook system is the latest, most comprehensive, and totally integrated enterprise wide solution offered by Microsoft. It provides a very easy and intuitive user interface and total integration between email and calendar. From Outlook you can also access a host of features such as tasks, appointments, meetings, attachments, integration with Microsoft Office, and the CUMC global address book.

For any questions please email CUMC IT Server Support at server-support@cumc.columbia.edu. Please be sure to include your UNI, full name, Oracle calendar user name, department name, and a preferred phone number when you write to us. A CUMC IT team member will get in touch with you within a couple of business days.