UNM Hospitals, Information Technologies and the Health Sciences Center will merge GroupWise e-mail systems Friday.
The merger will improve communication between UNMH and HSC and faculty and staff on main campus, said Sally Bowler-Hill, program operations director for Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center.
“The integration will considerably improve the ease of use for GroupWise users who are trying to make appointments,” she said. “You can set up appointments with people who are GroupWise users, so that will radically improve that experience.”
The merger will require downtime between 5 a.m-5 p.m. on Friday and will affect the School of Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Nursing, UNMH, and faculty and staff on north and main campus.
As part of the merger, main campus HSC employees will have proxy access, as well as share folders, calendars and address books and be able to instant message other GroupWise users, said Luis Marquez, UNMH employee and College of Pharmacy student.
According to UNM Today, the e-mail merger was recommended by a messaging and calendaring task force to provide a low-cost and available change that produces an efficient system for GroupWise users.
Marquez said the current system is already helpful, and with GroupWise expanding its features and functions, it will be more productive.
