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Report of the Director of Information Technology To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Mashpee 2009 was another busy year for the Information Technology Department. We have accomplished much in the past 6 years that I have had the privilege of working for the Town of Mashpee, and many of the new features, enhancements and products we have provided to our town employees and residents would not have been possible without proper funding and a quality team. May I also express my gratitude and thanks to the Mashpee Cable and Advanced Technology Advisory Board for their generous support in funding the hardware, software, wireless network infrastructure, and G.I.S. initiatives that we have implemented over the past 6 years to stabilize, enhance, expand, and secure our network; and may I thank Bruce Stello and Tom Mayo for their enthusiasm and can do attitude. I The wireless network that runs our computing environment is pictured below. This image is a Map of Mashpee with Icons that represent network antennas, their locations, and our coverage. This is actually 2 complete wireless networks. The Primary Network was installed December 2006 and the Backup (Original) Network was installed June 2004. Both networks are running simultaneously. This configuration provides us with a complete redundant wireless backbone which better utilizes bandwidth between sites and enables 100% redundancy. This year we expanded the usage of the network by extending the capabilities to run our financial software at 2 new locations; the K.C. Coombs School and the Mashpee High School. We also started work on analyzing the cost benefits and technical issues of using this data network to run voice communications between all 10 Town and School locations. Department Mission To provide 24 geographically dispersed departments in Mashpee with consistent, cost effective, and secure connectivity to all current and future information systems. To create an Information Systems infrastructure that provides increased accessibility to information for all citizens of the Town of Mashpee. This includes telephony, local and wide area data networks, e-mail and internet access, network operating systems, desktop operating systems, anti-virus protection, firewall protection, anti- spam and anti-spyware initiatives, backup and disaster recovery services, software licensing and maintenance, networked printers and other related technology. 138