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Auditor Michael Montplalsir, CPA 701-241-5601 Treasurer Charlotte Sandvik 701-241-5611 Director of Equal/zafion Frank Klein 701,241,5616 Box 2806 211 Ninth Street South Fa~, Noah [;'akoVa 58103 October 24, 2002 Board of County Commissioners 211 9th St. N Fargo ND 58102 Re: Informatkin Services Update Dear Commissioners: On April 1, 2002, the County Commission adopted an interim plan for the Information Services Department that included naming me as the acting department head. At the time, we were planning to wait until aRer the North Dakota Association of Counties (NDACo) complcted its technology assessment of the county before considering biting a new director for the deparlment. The purpose oftbis letter is to bring you up to date on the progress of the department and the implementation of the technology plan. Technology Plan The Technology Plan was approved by the County Cornmission on July 1, 2002. Since thcn, the Technology Committee has been directing the implementation of the p an by Informatmn Scrvices and the NDACo. During the past few months, the personal computers and network server have been installed at the new jail. One server was replaced at the courthouse, and server problems that were causing lockups with computers have been corrected. In July, the county also purchased soiiware licenses to upgrade the current computers to thc XP operating system. In October, replacement compotcrs were ordered for those personal computers being replaced this year along with the replacement AS400. Information Services and the NDACo will begin this weekend with upgrading the computers that are not being replaced. These machines will have additional memory installed, if necessary, and the XP operating system will be installed. The machines will have Microsofl Office and, in sonre cases, Word Perfect installed. November will be the month that the new personal computers will bc installed in county offices. This will again be a joint project between Information Services and the NDACo. This process of upgrading servers, operating system, and personal computer replacements has been, and will be, an important training tool for our Network Specialists. Working side by side wif~ the staff from NDACo allows them to learn new processes and techniques for addressing problems with thc county networks and personal computers. In December, the Information Services staff and High Plains Technology will be replacing our current AS400 with thc new AS400. If possible, ;ve will be making the switch the first weekend of December, with the second weekend of D¢cembcr as the FAX 701-241-5728