Purchase for Novell GroupWise and NetWare to Microsoft Technology Migration ISSUE Board of Trustee approval is required for all requisitions for $150,000 or above. BACKGROUND UVU is embarking on a migration away from Novell GroupWise and NetWare to Microsoft technology of Exchange, Outlook, and file storage. This project requires servers and other hardware for the infrastructure for this technology. In addition, there are software purchases and solutions needed for the migration as well as consulting services. UVU will release an RFP for the needs of migration to pick vendors that can provide the various solutions. The budget for these parts of the project is $400,000, which include hardware purchases, software purchases and consulting services need for the migration. Although these may be done in separate purchases from separate vendors, each piece is anticipated to exceed the $150,000 limit. RECOMMENDATION UVU administration recommends that the Board of Trustees approve the purchases needed for the migration from Novell GroupWise and network storage to Microsoft technology, with the major purchase costs totaling $400,000.