[ncc-announce] LIR Portal Upgrade

Dear Colleagues,

The RIPE NCC is currently upgrading the LIR Portal to a newer software
version, increasing the flexibility, quality and reliability, and
including a single sign-on system.

To help ensure a smooth deployment, the upgrade is rolled out in
stages. The first stage of deployment, upgrading the Billing section of
the site, was carried out on 14 April 2010. The Training section and the 
Resource Lists were upgraded as well.

The second stage, which includes all resource request forms and wizards,
will be deployed today, 31 August. Downtime of the portal should be less 
than one minute.

The deployment of the new portal software including the sign-in system
does not yet include the entire LIR Portal. Users may find that they are
asked to sign in more than once as they move between different sections
of the site. This will continue until the single sign-on system has been
fully deployed throughout the LIR Portal.

The remaining old LIR Portal sections will be replaced in the final
upgrade, scheduled to take place in the fourth quarter of 2010. After
this final deployment, all functionality of the LIR Portal will be
available under the single sign-on system.

The migration to newer software might result in some small changes, but
the overall look and feel should not be affected in a very noticeable way.

If you have any questions or comments regarding this upgrade, please 
email <sw-bugs at ripe.net>.

Best regards,

Trudy Prins
Manager Business Applications
RIPE NCC