ISB MEETING MINUTES - 7 JULY 1988

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 18, 2013
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• Publication Date: July 8, 1988
• Content Type: MEMO

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8 July 1988
MEMORANDUM FOR: Information Systems Board
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ISB Meeting Minutes - 7 July 1988
1. Deputy Chief of Operations and
Engineering Group within the National Photographic Interpretation
Center, described the DS&T's approach to identify a follow-on for
the Wang Alliance. The Director of Information Technolo
discussed migration alternatives for Wang Alliances
2. At last November's offsite meeting, the impending
obsolescence of the Agency's Wang Alliances was viewed with grave
concern. Subsequent actions by Wang Laboratories appear to have
extended the longevity of the Wang Alliance well into the next
decade. OIT recommends to its customers that:
If the Alliance fully meets current needs, don't change.
If the Alliance meets functional needs, but performance is
a problem or PC support is required, upgrade to a Turbo
Alliance.
If the Alliance meets all needs, but some mainframe
connections are needed, connect the Alliance to a VS, and
the VS to a mainframe.
If the customer needs to improve performance and
capabilities, or support substantial mainframe
connections, convert to a VS.
The DS&T and DO both anticipate migrating to an follow-on system
beginning around igg Thi DO effort is part of the Information
Management Staff's program. The DS&T would prefer to
have OIT take h- lead in procuring an Agency-wide successor to
the Alliance
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SUBJECT: ISB Meeting Minutes - 7 July 1988
2. Deputy Director of Communications,
proposed that management responsibilities for information systems
in the foreign field be reviewed. He suggested the creation of
an interdisciplinary "program office." The Chief of Information
Management Staff described ongoing and planned automation
programs in the field. He also reviewed the policies guiding the
deployment of automated systems to the field. The Director of
Security briefly described a - .derway to take a broad
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Attachments
Wang Alliance Follow-on Strategy (DS&T)
Wang Migration Strategies (OIT)
Foreign Field Information Systems OC)
Information Systems in the Field (IMS)
Policy Statement - ADP in the Foreign Field (0C)
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