Project Areas
Access Project
Accounts Re-engineering
Secure Server
Digital Library
Distributed Backup (TSM)
Internet2
my.campus Project
Networking
PASS/Storage Space
Penn State Directory
Penn State Search Engine
System Administration
Web Servers
Wireless Technology

AIT Groups
Enabling Technologies Group
Networking and Advanced Systems
Software Solutions Group
Special Projects Group

Contact Information
Staff Listing

Accounts Re-engineering

The Accounts Re-engineering Project (Central Accounts Coordination Tracking of User Services or CACTUS) was necessitated by the Y2K non-compliance of the former CAC IBM mainframe. The CACTUS project, which began in 1999 and continues to be an integral part of digital identity management a Penn State, is a collaborative effort between the Accounts Office and AIT. The team of programmers and system administrators moved the accounts systems data and processes from PSUVM into a widely accessible, user-friendly format in a distributed systems environment, preserving and expanding its existing functionality. CACTUS allows the Accounts Services Office, Campus Information Technology Coordinators and ITS Lab consultants to query, track, and create user services. The system is supported by a relational database system and deploys open standards such as Java, JDBC, and Linux.