Wednesday, September 6, 2017

COMMISSIONING OF THE NEW IPPCC SERVER






Since the inception of the Registry back in the early 2000s, the Registry didn’t have a server nor a Local Area Network (LAN). In 2009 the Registry purchased it first server and setup its LAN in the old office premises at Kumul Haus along Waigani. The Registry moved to its present location here at Varahe Street in 2014 and also moved its equipment. By than the server had being in operation for over 5 years and needed replacing. The office fitout and the initial setup cost was fairly high and left little funds for other works including the purchase of a new. The server finally crashed in early 2016 and the office was handicapped since. This was compounded by the Registry’s budget cut that same year.
The Registry through the Registrar sought various sponsors to assist in the registry’s plight until the Department of National Planning through the Secretary, Ms Hakaua Harry intervened and took up the cost of purchasing it for the office. The server was purchased at a cost of K120 803.75 through Datec. It functions as a data center to support the Registry’s computer applications such as email, file print, website, Alesco payroll system as well as the government accounting system called IFMS.
Features:

  • ·     Staff can access emails via mobile devices anywhere 24/7
  • ·     Share files without the need for flash drives
  • ·     Files are backed up regularly via automated schedules
  • ·     Control of files and usage of internet
  • ·     Capacity to digitalising and archiving of hard copies
  • ·    Updated antivirus and security system
  • ·   Virtualisation technology to run more than one server
  • ·    Increased storage capacity 
  •   The server is backed up by a 2KVA UPS in case of delayed blackout.

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The Registrar, Dr Alphonse Gelu would like to thank Secretary Hakaua Harry from the Department of National Planning for this timely assistance and look forward to enhancing its work through this valuable asset.

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