Who is MIFA? l l l MIFA administers Pension and Provident Funds 3 rd Largest Industrial fund Assets of R 16 billion 52 Staff members 4 I. T. Staff
Who is MIFA? l l l 209000 Members 17000 Employers 8100 Monthly pensioners R 1. 5 billion contribution income 37000 claims paid annually R 1. 3 billion value of claims
MAPPER(BIS) Systems l Use PC BIS for development – – – l l Compatible with server version ICE runs Change Control System Website BIS 9. 1 E 8 Production 10. 1 E 5 64 bit
MAPPER(BIS) l l l l All systems written in BIS 600 plus BIS scripts Website using ICE (hosted) Benefit Statements Online Claim status Application Forms/Rules Cell phone access
MAPPER(BIS) l l l DDE to create Word docs out of BIS Read EXCEL data into BIS Email with attachments sms to notify members and I. T. Staff Automated Collateral system (Winzip to Zip and Unzip, password protect files) l l Update and extract Informix database Imaging system (COLD)
MAPPER(BIS) 64 Bit l l l BIS 10. 1 E 5 64 bit DELL Power Edge 2900 2 quad core 3 Ghz processors 16 Gig memory 8 x 300 Gig 15000 rpm drives
MAPPER(BIS) 64 Bit l l l Email sending (CDONTS/CDO. message) Printer drivers Ensure all other applications are 64 bit compatible
MAPPER(BIS) 32/64 Performance l l l l Continual I/O 1. 2 Gig 70% Database cached 16 Gig PURGE 37 - 45 min to backup 19 Gig PURGE 6 min to backup 19 Gig Enquiries 5 – 45 sec Enquiries 2 sec On average 7 times faster
COOLICE Demo PDA & Cell Phone l l New Homepage using Hyperlinks No program changes needed
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