SWAN Member Libraries & Information Technology Staff:
Just as a follow-up to our post from last year, SWAN IT staff have been running Windows 10 for over six months and have not encountered any significant issues with relation to SWAN’s WorkFlows or Enterprise versions. We’re also aware of several member libraries that had performed the upgrade to Windows 10 on many staff computers, and they have not encountered any notable incompatibilities. That being the case, any libraries looking to upgrade to Windows 10 now, prior to the expiration of Microsoft’s free upgrade offer on July 29th, should feel free to do so.
If you do encounter any incompatibility issues following the upgrade to Windows 10, please be sure to report them to our ticket system at help@swanlibraries.net for further investigation.
Thank you,
Steven Schlewitt
SWAN IT Manager
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5130
Fax: 630.734.5056
steven.schlewitt@railslibraries.info
http://support.swanlibraries.net
From: Steven Schlewitt
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 3:41 PM
To: swancom@list.swanlibraries.net; swantech@list.swanlibraries.net
Subject: SirsiDynix Compatibility with Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge
Importance: High
SWAN Member Libraries & Information Technology Staff:
Microsoft Windows 10 is here, and I know many IT administrators are excited to get it installed and running at your local libraries; however, we ask that you exercise caution when upgrading to the new platform, as it has not yet been fully tested and certified for compatibility with our version of SirsiDynix WorkFlows or the Enterprise OPAC. That being the case, abnormalities may arise, potentially in the areas of user permissions, Java functionality, and printing. SWAN staff will begin testing the new Windows platform alongside SirsiDynix as soon as possible and post any discovered issues to the “Known Issues” page on the support site, but please know that until the platform is certified, we will be unable to troubleshoot issues to the fullest extent.
The official statement regarding Windows 10 compatibility from SirsiDynix is as follows:
“With the release of Windows 10 from Microsoft this week, SirsiDynix is currently working to ensure that all product applications and services are compatible with the OS and its new browser, Microsoft Edge. Our first priority is to certify Windows 10 for Enterprise, Portfolio, eResource Central, BLUEcloud PAC, e-Library, HIP, EOS.web, and Social Library.
SirsiDynix recommends that sites not upgrade their staff workstations to Windows 10 until it has been certified.”
If you have any questions about WorkFlows compatibility or are running Windows 10 and have an experience to share, please email the SWAN IT team at it@swanlibraries.net.
Thank you,
Steven Schlewitt
SWAN IT Manager
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5130
Fax: 630.734.5056
steven.schlewitt@railslibraries.info
http://support.swanlibraries.net