Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into a purchase agreement with Compuware Corporation for the purchase of annual software maintenance and support agreement for Network Vantage Software. Compuware Corporation provides services that help; networking staff to identify and troubleshoot problems that exist between applications and the network, track network usage, alerts unauthorized application traffic, provides documentation of who is running what applications and when, identify what key servers are being accessed, how much data is being transmitted and utilized, manage growth of network usage by providing historical reports that identify trends in network usage, resolves performance problems, measures the impact of non-critical activity on business critical applications and provides around-the-clock performance monitoring. As the utilization of the networks becomes ever- increasing within the daily routine and operational functions, it is a priority for the Department of Technology to protect, monitor, control traffic and secure resources associated with the network systems. Also, Compuware Corporation, Network Vantage Software, provides services which help the City to manage content risk by monitoring, reporting, providing enhancements and updates, while at the same time ensuring the confidentiality of customer information.
The Department of Technology exercised due diligence by evaluating competitive software applications and support services. The services provided under this purchase agreement will begin on July 1, 2003 and end on June 30, 2004.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Previously this year, the Department of Technology expended $6,270.00 for the purchase of Application Vantage Software from Compuware. Currently, the funds of $17,729.00 requested for this purchase agreement is available within the Information Services Fund.
EMERGENCY:
Emergency legislation is requested to allow the Director of the Department of Technology to purchase software maintenance and support, in order to protect and secure network systems utilized during routine and daily operations.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE NUMBER: 38-2007430 Expiration Date: 3/14/2004
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into a purchase agreement with Compuware Corporation for the purchase of annual software maintenance and support agreement for Network Vantage Software for the Department of Technology, Information Services; to authorize the expenditure of $17,729.00 from the Information Services Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($17,729.00)
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WHEREAS, This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into a purchase agreement with Compuware Corporation for the purchase of annual software maintenance and support agreement for Network Vantage Software, and
WHEREAS, Compuware Corporation provides services that help; networking staff to identify and troubleshoot problems that exist between applications and the network, track network usage, alerts unauthorized application traffic, provides documentation of who is running what applications and when, identify what key servers are being accessed, how much data is being transmitted and utilized, manage growth of network usage by providing historical reports that identify trends in network usage, resolves performance problems, measures the impact of non-critical activity on business critical applications and provides around-the-clock performance monitoring, and
WHEREAS, Also, Compuware Corporation, Network Vantage Software, provides services which help the City to manage content risk by monitoring, reporting, providing enhancements and updates, while at the same time ensuring the confidentiality of customer information, and
WHEREAS, As the utilization of the networks becomes ever- increasing within the daily routine and operational functions, it is a priority for the Department of Technology to protect, monitor, control traffic and secure resources associated with the network systems, and
WHEREAS, Previously, there was an expenditure of $6,270.00 for the Application Vantage Software and now there is a need to purchase maintenance support effective July 1, 2003 ending on June 30, 2004, and
WHEREAS, An emergency exits in the usual daily operation of the Department of Technology, to enter into a purchase agreement with Compuware Corporation, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1: That the Director of the Department of Technology is hereby authorized to enter into a purchase agreement with Compuware Corporation for the purchase of annual software maintenance and support agreement for Network Vantage Software. Compuware Corporation provides services that help; networking staff to identify and troubleshoot problems that exist between applications and the network
SECTION 2: That the expenditure of $17,729.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby authorized to be expended from:
|Div.: 47-02| Fund: 514| OCA Code: 471514| Obj. Level 1: 03| Obj Level 3: 3369| Amount: $17,729.00|
SECTION 3: That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.