The R365 million National Traffic Information System (Natis) contract has been awarded to a consortium led by new IT giant arivia.kom.
[VIDEO]The Tasima consortium, with arivia.kom subsidiary Face Technologies as the main contractor, includes several black empowerment partners, such as Thuthukani Information Technical Services and Webcom.
At the signing of the contract yesterday, Sipho Khumalo, Department of Transport senior GM of Regulations and Safety, said the project would form part of the department`s Road to Safety 2001-2005 strategy. He said the new contract would take the aims of the original Natis project to fruition.
The contract will involve the replacement of the current system with a new system utilising state-of-the-art technology. This system, which uses server-based architecture and provides a graphic user interface, enables virtually all of the processing to be performed on the server and houses all information on vehicle registrations, drivers` licences, traffic accidents and traffic contraventions, among other things, for the Department of Transport.
[VIDEO]Natis will consist of a centralised data centre, a national call centre, nine provincial call centres and a disaster recovery facility. The centralised data centre will be accessible via network technologies.
Workflow technologies will be utilised on a multi-layered Oracle DBMS database with the hardware platform provided by HP. The new centralised system will ensure better management of information, enabling users to access the "whole picture". It will also ensure that the same updates of user data are made available to all sites in real-time and will enhance security, performance, manageability and scalability while eradicating duplication of process and transactional activities.
[VIDEO]With skills transfer and empowerment as key elements of the contract, support will be provided by SMMEs, with two SMMEs appointed in each province - one responsible for networking and the other for hardware.
The five-year contract, which will consist of a 32-month period for development and roll-out and the remainder for maintenance, will provide direct employment for about 410 people. Training will also be provided to the estimated 300 users of the system, who are mainly the registering authorities and traffic officials.
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