SUBJ: COAST GUARD BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE (CGBI) 2.0
1. THIS MSG ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF NEW CGBI 2.0
FUNCTIONALITY.
2. ON 8 APRIL 2009, MAINTENANCE OF CGBI PRODUCTS ON CGCENTRAL WILL
CEASE. ALL CGBI USERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BEGIN FOLLOWING THE
HYPERLINKS TO CGBI 2.0 SERVERS PROVIDED ON CGCENTRAL OR GO DIRECTLY
TO THE FOLLOWING HYPERLINK: HTTP://CGBI.OSC.USCG.MIL/
3. AFFECTED PRODUCTS ON CGCENTRAL INCLUDE THE "MY READINESS"
PORTLET ON THE "MY WORKSPACE" TAB, THE "UNIT MEASURES" PORTLET ON
THE "UNITS" TAB, AND ALL PORTLETS ON THE "CG ANALYTICS" TAB OF
CGCENTRAL.
4. USERS OF CGBI 2.0 WILL EXPERIENCE A MARKED INCREASE IN
PERFORMANCE AS THEY MAY NOW BOOKMARK THE CGBI 2.0 SERVER DIRECTLY
IN INTERNET EXPLORER. LINKS TO CGBI 2.0 WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE
THROUGH THE NEW CG PORTAL AS THIS CAPABILITY COMES ON LINE.
5. CGBI 2.0 SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION WILL REMAIN ON CGCENTRAL ON
THE CG ANALYTICS TAB CHANNELS UNTIL CG PORTAL BECOMES OPERATIONAL
AT WHICH TIME CONTENT WILL BE TRANSITIONED TO CG PORTAL. HYPERLINKS
TO HELP FILES AND TOOLS ARE PROVIDED ON CGBI 2.0 FOR EASE OF USE
AND SHOULD BE TRANSPARENT TO END USERS.
6. TIMELINE. THE CGBI TEAM COMPLETED THE REDESIGN AND DEPLOYMENT OF
CGBI 2.0 IN LATE 2008 FOR COMPATABILITY WITH THE NEW CG PORTAL.
CGBI 2.0 IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENT OF CGCENTRAL, PROVIDING
DISASTER RECOVERY CAPABILITY, REDUCING LATENCY, AND IMPROVING
RESPONSE TIME. CGBI PORTLET FUNCTIONALITY ON CGCENTRAL WILL BE
PHASED OUT ON THE FOLLOWING DATES:
  A. MARCH 2009: THE PORTLETS LISTED IN PARA. 3. WILL INCLUDE
SCREENSHOT HYPERLINKS TO PARALLEL FUNCTIONALITY IN CGBI 2.0.
PORTLETS WILL SHOW A COUNTDOWN TIMER TO 8 APRIL BROWNOUT.
  B. 8 APRIL 2009: THE PORTLETS LISTED IN PARA. 3. WILL CONTAIN
ONLY A SCREENSHOT HYPERLINK TO CGBI 2.0.  LIVE CGBI DATA WILL NO
LONGER BE AVAILABLE IN CGCENTRAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE
CGBI EXECUTIVE SCORECARD WHICH WILL CONTAIN LIVE DATA AND WILL
REMAIN AVAILABLE ON THE "OUR CG" TAB.
7. POC: COMDT (CG-0931). CDR JOSEPH STAIER. EMAIL AT
JOSEPH.E.STAIER(AT)USCG.MIL OR MR. DAVID BANDEL. EMAIL AT
DAVID.A.BANDEL(AT)USCG.MIL.
8. VADM CLIFFORD PEARSON, CHIEF OF STAFF, SENDS
9. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.