OCLC Postpones Release
of OCLC Connexion Client

The Windows-based Connexion client interface is currently in field testing, and OCLC staff have discovered some performance issues related to response time that do not meet the criteria that OCLC cataloging members have come to expect. Improving the response time for both the client and browser interfaces is a top priority for OCLC staff. Because both OCLC and BCR want you to have a positive experience when you migrate to the client, OCLC has decided to delay the release of the client interface. At this time, OCLC expects the first release of the client (online cataloging functionality without NACO) to be in the September/October 2003 time frame.

Since OCLC's top priority with both the Connexion client and browser is providing adequate performance levels, staff will not be able to move all Passport functionality to Connexion in the schedule previously outlined. As a result, OCLC is extending the life of Passport for cataloging past the previously announced date of December 31, 2003. The new end-of-life date for Passport for cataloging will depend on the release dates for the first and second phases of the client. OCLC and BCR will provide at least a six-month notice of the new end-of- life date.

At this time, OCLC staff are focusing on Passport functionality and have not finalized the plans for migrating Catalog Micro Enhancer (CatME) functionality. No end-of-life date has been set for CatME. The third phase of the client will include offline local files, batch functionality and other CatME-like features. More information about phase three and the end-of-life for Cataloging Micro Enhancer will be announced at a later time.

If you have questions, please contact BCR's Regan Harper (rharper@bcr.org), Linda Gonzalez (lgonzale@bcr.org) or Ann Schwab (aschwab@bcr.org).

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