The Management Information Services Department provides guidance and assistance in the following areas:

• Five Novell Netware 6.5 Local Area Network Servers
• 2 DEC Alpha Unix Servers for City systems
• Various Windows 2003 Servers for the various departmental applications.
• Linux Server

These servers process the day to day business of all departments. All the above systems are connected in a WAN environment, allowing information to be shared over the wire.

The City Building, Police Station, Fire Department, Library and Public Works Building are connected via fiber optic cable for data communications. Outlying departments have cable modem capability for remote access to major system information.

Major systems are in place for Financial applications (including Payroll, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Budget Analyst, Police Public Safety and Emergency Dispatch and Records Management, Utility Billing and other specific applications. Other systems reside on the respective Networks including Voting Registration, General Assistance, Building Permits and Code Enforcement.

The Networks are complimented with Novell GroupWise Email, and the City controls Internet access via a DSL line direct connection, administered with the Novell Border Manager and Novell Netware Administration product line on the City Hall LAN.

Not including the School Department, the City has approximately 250 personal computers.

A new fiber optic/cable modem infrastructure was developed in coordination with the City of Auburn, utilizing the Adelphia Cable system throughout the 2 cities. This infrastructure provides additional connectivity with Lewiston Schools and the City of Auburn and Auburn Schools. In addition, all municipal buildings are connected via this backbone.