How about "TransSend" for a name for tne new program? ---------------------------------------------------- Molly Daniel Grants Specialist Planning Department Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center 1000 Health Center Drive Mattoon, IL 61938 tel. 217.258.2195 fax 217.258.4135 email: xxxxxx@sblhs.org http://www.sarahbush.org > -----Original Message----- > From: Research Administration List > [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org]On Behalf > Of Robert Beattie > Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 10:02 AM > To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org > Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] PureEdge Viewer for Macs question > > > Barbara, Thanks for the positive comment about UM. > > I missed the original question as I was just at the FDP meeting, > listening to all the new things the new Vendor (General > Dynamics) for > Grants.gov (Integrator they are called) is going to do. It was all > about what I would call the engine, while we grants people are > concerned about the interior aspects, to use a car analogy. Where > are the cup holders and how does the radio work. Not much on that > last part presented. But I gave them our list of what Research > Administrators want. The new manager of G.g is very anxious > to get a > good product, so there is hope. The General Dynamics folks too seem > interested -- they came to the meeting which shows a good start. > > Regarding the Mac situation for the present. While I was in a > meeting last Sunday, I showed a person sitting next to me, > who had an > nice Intel Mac laptop, how to download the new IBM Viewer Program. > She did so and then I gave her a complete application I happen to > have with me. She opened it, looked around and hit the submit > button. The login screen appeared, I signed in with my username and > password and the "Do you want to submit" screen came up. So > it worked! > > The error message that Simone refers to may well be a result of her > trying to install without administrator access. The install must be > at the admin level. The program must stay where it is > installed. It > can be put on the Dock (a cool Mac thing that shows frequently used > programs on a sidebar), but must stay in the folder where it is > installed. > > I believe the Mac problem is solved. As Simone notes, the release > notes are not up to date. I have gotten applications that were > created on a non-Mac and could open with Mac with no problem. I now > hope that I will be able to use my iPhone to download, fill in and > submit applications :) > > If anyone does download the new IBM Viewer for Mac, please let me > know how it goes. I will compile comments and send to Grants.gov. > If people have problems or questions feel free to contact me directly. > > As a "by the way" comment, what will we call the new General > Dynamics > program? No more PureEdge Forms. Who likes "Adobe Forms?" That is > too generic as Adobe already has meaning in other contexts. > Maybe we > need a term that trans-sends the actual product. If there is System > to System as S2S, maybe the ex-PureEdge approach is Person to > System: P2S. The Grants.gov manager said she was open to > suggestions. > > I recommend that people try the new Mac stuff. Much effort has gone > in to getting this for us - Grants.gov, NIH, IBM, FDP and others. > > keep in touch. > > Bob > ------------------------------ > Robert Beattie > UMich Grants.gov Liaison > Managing Project Representative for Electronic > Research Administration > Division of Research Development and Administration > University of Michigan > xxxxxx@umich.edu (734) 936-1283 > Learn more about Grants.gov @ UMICH > http://www.research.umich.edu/era/grants_gov/ > > > > On Jan 9, 2007, at 3:09 PM, Barbara Bralver wrote: > > My understanding is that until the Adobe version is adopted on April > 1, 2007, this isn't really going to work with MACs. The > folks at the > University of Michagan probably are the most knowledgable about the > MAC/Grants.gov conundrum. Good luck. bAt 02:47 PM 1/9/2007, > you wrote: > > Hi all, > > I heard through the grapevine that Grants.gov had issued an newer > > version of the PureEdge viewer (IBM Workplace Forms) for the Mac. > > I'd also heard that this new and improved version was compatible > > with the Intel Macs and, indeed, the G.gov site now > includes a link > > for downloading the Intel-based version ( http://www.grants.gov/ > > resources/download_software.jsp#pureedgeviewer ). (though, the > > release notes still state that IBM Workplace Forms isn't supported > > on the Intel processors--go figure!). > > > > I was wondering if anyone had run into any problems getting the > > software to install on their Intel-based Mac. I can get to > the very > > last step (actually clicking <Install>), but am met with this ever- > > so-helpful message: There was an error installing the software. > > Please try installing again. > > > > Any hints? > > Thanks, > > Simone > > > > Simone Alpen > > Office for Sponsored Programs > > Harvard University > > 1350 Massachusetts Avenue > > Cambridge, MA 02138 > > tel. 617-4962517 > > fax 617-496-2524 > > www.era.harvard.edu > > > > > ============================================================== > ======== > > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are > > available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on > > "Listserv Lists") > > > ====================================================================== > Barbara Bralver > Director, Office of Grants and Contracts > Lehman College CUNY > and Research Foundation Campus Liaison > 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West > Bronx, New York 10468 > > 718-960-8107 (Telephone) > 718-960-8227 (Facsimile) > 914-329-0652 (Cell Phone for emergencies only) > > ============================================================== > ======== I > nstructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv > Lists") > ====================================================================== > > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > ====================================================================== > ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================
