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Orange County Information Technologies Strategic Plan 18 <br /> office, creating time lags in the information's accuracy. <br /> Some field workers use mobile data technology that <br /> interfaces with County servers through cell phone circuits, <br /> but these solutions are costly, slow and impractical for <br /> many critical County applications. <br /> Information Technologies needs to investigate the <br /> deployment of Wireless Access Points in the County. <br /> These points would allow mobile workers to reconnect <br /> with the County servers to upload and download data <br /> throughout their work day without having to come back <br /> into the office. These Wireless Access Points would be in <br /> specific geographic locations, requiring mobile workers to <br /> come into a designated parking areas for this <br /> synchronization. <br /> Desktop Replacement Project <br /> This program has been very well received by the Orange <br /> County staff, and it has enabled OCIT to standardize on <br /> desktop computing environments. <br /> The oldest machines in service are approximately 5.5 <br /> year old Pentium IV machines. They are capable of <br /> running most County applications, however their vintage <br /> prevents them from running the latest security programs, <br /> thus exposing the entire Orange County network to <br /> malicious attacks. In some cases, they can run security <br /> programs, but at the expense of slowing the computer <br /> down for other work. Additionally, the older machines are <br /> beyond their life expectancy. As such, we will see a <br /> marked increase in equipment failures, some of which <br /> can be addressed only through the purchase of used <br /> spare parts available on auction sites on the internet. <br /> It is important that Orange County adhere to the 4 year <br /> PC Replacement cycle that has been suspended for two <br /> out of the past five years. <br /> Page 17 of 25 2/9/2009 <br />