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Update on M & C P-9586 with Avizion Technologies Group
The mainframe remediation effort, which Avizion Technologies Group, Inc. was
engaged to address under M &C P-9586, is progressing toward completion.
October 1" is still the anticipated completion date at the originally approved cost
of $64,000. The effort will include a number of additional data conversion efforts
that will result in the elimination of the IBM D132 environment, the database
management product on the mainframe, resulting in annual savings to the City of
some $150,000.
Year-end processing and the change to the new financial reporting requirements
occur during October. In discussions about these issues the Finance
Department, IT Solutions and the CMO have collectively agreed that the prudent
course of action is to delay conversion to the new environment until mid-
November. The window to complete conversion to the new environment is open
until the end of December before support expires for the first of the major
products in the old mainframe configuration.
Efforts on determining the outsourcing disposition of this environment is moving
slower that was anticipated some months ago. To ensure that suppo rt will be
available during the period until an outsourcing determination is made, IT
Solutions is soliciting quotes from seven QISV vendors to provide mainframe
support services during this period. Council can anticipate seeing an M & C to
approve this support around the end of September.
Should you have any further questions, please contact Dave Miller at 8781 or
me.
Gary W. Jackson
City Manager
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ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH,TEXAS
INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 8428
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council September 10, 2002
Subject: Update on M & C P-9586 with Avizion Technologies Group
The mainframe remediation effort, which Avizion Technologies Group, Inc. was
engaged to address under M &C P-9586, is progressing toward completion.
October 1st is still the anticipated completion date at the originally approved cost
of $64,000. The effort will include a number of additional data conversion efforts
that will result in the elimination of the IBM DB2 environment, the database
management product on the mainframe, resulting in annual savings to the City of
some $150,000.
Year-end processing and the change to the new financial reporting requirements
occur during October. In discussions about these issues the Finance
Department, IT Solutions and the CIVIO have collectively agreed that the prudent
course of action is to delay conversion to the new environment until mid-
November. The window to complete conversion to the new environment is open
until the end of December before support expires for the first of the major
products in the old mainframe configuration.
Efforts on determining the outsourcing disposition of this environment is moving
slower that was anticipated some months ago. To ensure that support will be
available during the period until an outsourcing determination is made, IT
Solutions is soliciting quotes from seven QISV vendors to provide mainframe
support services during this period. Council can anticipate seeing an M & C to
approve this support around the end of September.
Should you have any further questions, please contact Dave Miller at 8781 or
me.
C
Gary W. Jackson
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH,TEXAS