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A Publication Featuring The Information Services Technology of Maine State Government
| Volume V, Issue 11 | November 2002 |
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by Ellen Lee
On October 2, Ellen Lee and Dick Hinkley, BIS Director, presented to Cabinet members an overview of network plans and growth. Usage and growth, as summarized in the table, has soared during this administration with dependence on the network by the State’s business functions becoming the norm. "Devices per Site" has seen a major decrease over the years as recognition that even the smallest of state locations (ie District Courts, MDOT Maintenance Sites) require access to client/server and web-based applications deployed on the wide area network. Because of this growth and because of ever increasing demands for e-government and related services, plans for improved network performance, capacity, reliability, and manageability are well underway.
State WAN |
FY97 |
FY03 |
% Increase |
Sites |
30 |
500 |
1567% |
Devices |
5,000 |
17,000 |
240% |
Devices per Site |
166.7 |
34 |
-80% |
Remote Access |
1,000 |
2,800 |
180% |
E-Mail Boxes |
5,200 |
13,000 |
150% |
Internet Mail (in millions) |
4.8 |
20 |
317% |
Questions? Contact Ellen Lee, Director of the Bureau of Information
Services’ Network Services Division by e-mailing ellen.lee@state.me.us.
