As
per my conversation with Jeff Hintz, I would prefer to see the version
3.13.5.1 installed on the new units just because the majority of the
AVTS units in California is 3.13.5.1 (was told by Jeff Hintz.) and it
worked in the last few elections.
Unless there is absolute need to upgrade, stay with something
that have been tried in the field – the 3.13.5.1 release.
The
City of Arcadia is planning to use the new Spyrus readers in the
upcoming April 17 election. I don’t know if that would
require a change in the AVTS release or not. Furthermore, I believe that there
will be using the Alameda’s units as backup. It just makes life simpler if
all of the California units have the same release.
-----Original
Message-----
From:
owner-support@gesn.com [mailto:owner-support@gesn.com]On Behalf Of Jeff Hintz
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001
2:54 PM
To:
support@gesn.com
Subject: RE: Alameda (Oakland
election April 17)
I am not sure
who is the project manager for Alameda, but I do know that Sofia is the
project manager for LA. Sofia please give your input. I am
in agreement with Ian, we should keep all Ballot Station Sofware the
same across all the units. When I was out in Oakland, the units
that I did work on had version 3.13.5.1, I am assuming that all are that
way, I am not sure what LA has. Do we want to keep those
units with this version, as well as, send out the new units with this
version; or do we want to send out the new units with the latest version
and then upgrade the units in the field???
-----Original
Message-----
From:
owner-support@gesn.com [mailto:owner-support@gesn.com]On Behalf Of Ian S.
Piper
Sent: Tuesday,
February 06, 2001 1:26 PM
To: support@gesn.com
Subject: RE: Alameda (Oakland
election April 17)
The equipment
hadn't shipped yet. The new Blue and White units are still in
production. No Ballot Station software has been loaded onto the
Master Hard Drive. (It changes too fast to keep up with it).
If you want 3.13.5.1 loaded, please have the project manager(s) confirm
this via email.
My suggestion
is that you try to maintain the same version of Ballot Station Software
across all the units.
Ian
-----Original
Message-----
From:
owner-support@gesn.com [mailto:owner-support@gesn.com]On Behalf Of Jeff Hintz
Sent: February 06, 2001 10:50
AM
To: Support Team
(E-mail)
Subject: RE:
Alameda (Oakland election April 17)
Has this
equipment been shipped yet??? The reason I ask, I was wondering if
we should put on the same AVTS version that we currently have in Oakland
& LA, which is 3.13.5.1. Since we will be using a combination
of the new units along with the units that they already have, and also
using units from Oakland as backup for LA.
Suggestions???
-----Original
Message-----
From:
Steve Knecht [mailto:skglobal@earthlink.net]
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 6:03
PM
To: Ian
Piper
Cc: Frank
Kaplan
Subject: Alameda
(Oakland election April 17)
Ian,
I just faxed the work order for
the Oakland election for Alameda.
50 AVTS units (I guess the blue
and white - no modems necessary)
30 Spyrus cards (I will need 10
shipped ASAP for the PIEDMONT election)
250 Smart cards (that work with
the Spyrus - I'll need 50 of the Smartcards by Feb.12 for
Piedmont)
these will need the Alameda Logo - Perhaps you can add some Identifier
on the logo to distinguish
these cards from the other 250
cards.
I attached a spread sheet to show
the amount we are billing for the Oakland election $196,700 with 50% to
be billed on delivery and 50% billed on certification of the April 17
election. By then we'll know about the next 900 units for the UDEL
in November. Please keep me informed about smart cards and spyrus
issues as Jeff Hintz will be heading to Alameda on Jan. 23 for Logic and
Accuracy testing and will, I'm sure, be asked about how they are
creating cards in the precincts.
Thanks
Steve Knecht
Global Election
Systems
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