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Office of: <br />JOEL R. HANSON, Administrator <br />515 Little Canada Road <br />Little Canada, MN 55117 <br />612- 484-2177 <br />FAX: 612 - 484.4538 <br />CITY OF LITTLE CANADA <br />RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Fahey and Members of the City Council <br />FROM: Kris VanSchoonhoven <br />DATE: July 20, 1990 <br />RE: Computer System Modifications <br />MAYOR <br />Michael Fahey <br />COUNCIL <br />Beverly Scalze <br />BIII Blesener <br />Rick Collova <br />Jim LaValle <br />As you know, we are running out of storage room on our file server. <br />City staff has erased all the files possible off of the server to <br />create more room. However, we still only have a limited amount of <br />storage space left. Since we would like to re- install our Rapidfile <br />system and also add Lotus onto our hard drive, we are in need of a <br />new server. One change resulting from the purchase of a new file <br />server will be its use as a dedicated server. It will no longer <br />function as a work station. This is being done to improve the <br />operating efficiency of the system. The present IBM AT server will <br />become a work station. <br />We are also in need of some additional personal computers, but have <br />decided to purchase those after the new office area is complete. <br />However, cabling will be provided for these additional computers in <br />the new office. <br />We have received two quotes on a new server. AmeriData has quoted a <br />total cost of $7,555.00 (includes the hardware, installation and <br />Novell training). Computerland has quoted a total cost of $7,985.35. <br />Upon checking their support costs, I found that AmeriData presently <br />charges us an annual phone support fee of $600 and a hardware <br />maintenance fee of $592.20 annually. Computerland charges $108 per <br />hour for phone support and their maintenance fee on the same <br />equipment that is currently covered by AmeriData would be $857. <br />Based on the pricing we have received from both companies, our past <br />experience with AmeriData, and our need for a new file server, we <br />recommend that the City Council approve the purchase of a new file <br />server from AmeriData. <br />kv <br />Enclosures <br />afFage 112 <br />