Mr. Chairman, that particular purchase was done on behalf of a number of departments. The largest component was for Health and Social Services for computer equipment to support some new systems that they are currently developing and installing. A very small portion was for the technology service centre which has been established by the chief information office of the government and it is intended to be for use of management of the government's desktop systems. Then, related to the Health and Social Services project, but also related to Public Works and Services computer data centre operations, there's a component that was used for enlarging the storage area network that the department has in place for storage of data on behalf of a number of departments. That whole project was approximately, when we initially priced it out, it was in the range of about $1.4 million. The majority of equipment that was purchased is available only directly from Hewlett Packard and is not available through northern suppliers. There is a small portion of the order which is available through northern companies, however it was deemed to be financially beneficial for the government to include that equipment as part of the overall order in order to obtain some additional volume discounts.
Mr. Rattray on Bill 3: Appropriation Act, 2003-2004
In the Legislative Assembly on March 10th, 2003. See this statement in context.
Bill 3: Appropriation Act, 2003-2004
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 9th, 2003
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