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I <br />November 6th, 1978 <br />Page Three <br />I feel the following are courses of action that should be considered: <br />Equipment: <br />Up -grade our equipment to keep data processing in-house by leasing IBM's new <br />System/38. This equipemtn should be delivered sometime in 1979. The System/38 <br />will give us an on-line capability for several heavy user departments. It will <br />give use 12 times our present storage capacity and its a system that can be <br />expanded by adding additional units not be replacing the entire system. (See <br />Enclosed Advertisement) <br />Software: <br />We have two vehicles available in the area of software: in-house development; <br />.purchasing existing packages. In this area we will have to define our needs and <br />assign priorities to which systems will be implemented. <br />In either case, three developments at a minimum should -be involved <br />during design and implementation. (a) The user department to insure that it <br />meets the user's objectives. (b) The Finance Department to insure accountability, <br />integrity and that the system can be audited. This also insures the user that <br />the information is reliable. (c) The Data Processing Department to determine <br />cost and impact. In the case of outside software, Data Processing would require <br />references of sites that the software has been installed and documentation. <br />Manpower: <br />My recommendation is that we hire one programmer to assist with <br />In-house development or modification of purchased software. We should consider <br />In the. near future, one additional key puncher for keying documents to create <br />customer master files and addresses for the utility department. This same <br />I <br />NOV 15197$. <br />