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KCG- <br />KERRY CONSULTING GROUP <br />DATE: January 7, 1993 <br />TO: Executive Technology Review Committee <br />City of Colton <br />ChV,," <br />FROM: Dennis Vlasi <br />RE: office Automation Standards <br />At our last ETRC meeting on December 8th, it was decided to make the Microsoft suite of office <br />e City of Colton, contingent on confirmation that the cost of <br />tornation products the standard. for th <br />au WordPerfect users would not substantially affect the cost <br />conversion and re-training of the current 9 since I had <br />differential between the WordPerfect and Microsoft packages. it was also determined that <br />quotes for these products (Jaguar/Microage, Computerland of Upland, and Progressive <br />obtained three comply with City procurement <br />plicate the process again in order to <br />Solutions) we'would not need �to du, e prices were competitive, we should be able to award the software <br />regulations. Since the Jaguar/Microag ation software to them, since they would be in the <br />the first copies of the PD office autom <br />purchase for ell LAN which they are also installing. <br />best position, to install it on the Nov <br />with WordPerfect products than with Microsoft products, but they <br />Jaguar/Microage is more experienced the <br />do have trained technicians for both. The only area in which they need additional assistance is with <br />orkgroups (WM, and Microsoft has agreed to provide a full <br />new Microsoft product, Window for W aguar and Colton staff in its appropriate use at no <br />day of technical assistance to install and train both J I s (who are from City Hall, <br />additional cost to the City. The special training for the 9 WordPerfect user <br />Riverside County training facility. All of the other <br />not PD) would cost $68 each from Jaguar at the at $68 per student/day at Riverside <br />ther WordPerfect or Microsoft would also- be available 'Police <br />training, whe both products. I have computed the total costs for the <br />County and would be identical, for <br />ed worksheets, and, exclusive of the special WordPerfect to <br />Department configuration on the attach e time and/or substitute costs), Microsoft <br />ning which would cost about $650 (plus releas <br />WORD retrai about $200 less than the WordPerfect solutions for that particular PD Configuration <br />products would cost <br />($12,298 vs. $12,475). <br />is still open, but,I believe it will be solved shortly. <br />The issue of WordPerfect document conversion ion 2-0c) which includes updated <br />Microsoft is sending me the latest copy of WORD for Windows (vers <br />conversion utilities. They have supposedly corrected the few problems with the previous WordPerfect <br />1 test it on the copy of, the Colton Technology Master Plan in WordPerfect <br />file conversions, and I wil very simple: Just open the <br />format which I sent you several months ago. The process of conversion is <br />WordPerfect document from, WORD and the conversion takes place - automatically. <br />If the Committe I e feels that the benefits of operational consistency and single vendor support is worth <br />the nominal investment in retraining the WordPerfect users, I feel that the feature comparison of the two <br />e cost differential. This difference will be <br />sets of products are close enough to make Microsoft worth th iciency and product compatibility and <br />more than made up with future economies in operational eff <br />support. <br />976 West Foothill Boule I vard, suite 392 Claremont, California 91711 714 - 621 - 6469 <br />