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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1991

UNDER THE ELECTORAL PROVISIONS

(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1991, LIST THE IN A SUPPLEMENTARY

LIST

WILL

BE

THE REGISTRATION OFFICER WILL INCLUDE

SO COMPILED OMISSIONS IN QUESTION. THE SUPPLEMENTARY PUBLISHED TOMORROW AND WILL FORM PART OF THE CURRENT FINAL REGISTER.

AD HOC WOULD BE REVIEW

HE ADDED THAT THE ADDITION OF THE OMITTED NAMES WAS AN ARRANGEMENT AND THAT THE SYSTEM OF REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS REVIEWED AFTER THE SEPTEMBER ELECTIONS AS PART OF THE OVERALL OF OUR ELECTORAL SYSTEM.

COMPUTER SYSTEM OF COMPANY REGISTRY TO BE UPGRADED

SYSTEM

OF

THE GOVERNMENT IS TO UPGRADE THE EXISTING COMPUTER THE COMPANIES REGISTRY OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

THE NON-RECURRENT OF COMPUTER

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAD RECENTLY APPROVED

FOR THE ACQUISITION $21 MILLION COMMITMENT OF OVER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE.

THE NEW SYSTEM, KNOWN AS COMPANIES REGISTRATION SYSTEM AND TENDERS ΤΟ BE IMPLEMENTED BY MAY NEXT YEAR WAS PLANNED TURNKEY SYSTEM WOULD BE INVITED IN MID-AUGUST.

(CRS),

FOR A

THE CRS WOULD BE A HIGH-END MID-RANGE COMPUTER SYSTEM WHICH WAS COMPATIBLE WITH THE GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE.

IN

IT

VIEW OF THE PROJECTED WORKLOAD INCREASE BRYOND 1991-92,

RESPECT OF COMPANIES WAS NECESSARY FOR THE REGISTRY TO UPGRADE THE SYSTEM 90 AS TO MAINTAIN A

OF SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC IN STANDARD HIGH REGISTRATION AND SEARCHES OF COMPANY RECORDS.

THE LAST BASED ON THE ACTUAL GROWTH RATE OF TRANSACTIONS FOR

THE NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS IT YEARS, SEVEN

WAS ANTICIPATED THAT CARRIED OUT ON THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WOULD EXCEED FIVE MILLION PER ANNUM BY 1995/96 FROM A CURRENT WORKLOAD OF JUST OVER TWO MILLION.

CAPACITY THE NEW SYSTEM WOULD, APART FROM PROVIDING SUFFICIENT

AB TO COPE WITH THE ANTICIPATED WORKLOAD OF THE REGISTRY, ALSO PROVIDE A FOUNDATION FOR FURTHER ENHANCEMENT ITEMS UNDER CONSIDERATION SUCH SELLING COMPANY DATA TO THE PUBLIC AND ALLOWING SOLICITORS' FIRMS OTHER PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS DIRECT ACCESS TO COMPANIES RECORDS,

AND

THE ULTIMATE AIM WAS TO PROVIDE A MORE EFFICIENT SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC BY ELECTRONIC MEANS.

APART FROM THE SUPPLY OF COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SYSTEM SOFTWARE, REDEVELOPING THE FOR THE SUCCESSFUL TENDERER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE BXISTING APPLICATION SYSTEM TO RUN ON THE NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM.

/THE TENDERER