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                                      software.

               Network & Systems      As the I.T. Administrator I work hand-in-hand with Advanced Network Systems
               Administration/MSA     through our Alliance Managed Services contract. ANS specializes in providing
               with Advanced          technology services  to support and maintain our IT network.  They  expertly
               Network Systems        ensure  our network technology runs  reliably  and effectively. Their total
                                      support programs for servers ensure  maximum uptime from our systems  &
                                      daily backups (including redundant offsite backups at the Operations Center).
                                      Our Alliance MSA also includes all the  monitoring, remediation and
                                      maintenance benefits.  Their experienced technicians will perform all
                                      monitoring, remediation,  maintenance, and administrative tasks remotely  at
                                      first, with additional resources as needed. In addition they assist with strategic
                                      network planning, upgrades, switching installation/management & required
                                      licensing.

               Cell Phone             This program provides  mobile telephone service to Town employees. It
               Management             involves provisioning the phones, negotiating the contract, reviewing vendors,
                                      programming the phones, education  of  end users, inventory  of phones and
                                      peripherals, purchasing of peripherals and new phones, vendor management,
                                      and troubleshooting/repair of damaged phones.

               Phone System           We  manage the  entire  PBX (Private  Business eXchange) for the  Town
               Management             government,  including  hardware, programming, maintenance, connections,
                                      contracts,  voicemail, transmission and configuration and deployment of
                                      handsets. This involves managing contracts with phone system vendors, phone
                                      companies, and the Commonwealth. We program the core hardware and the
                                      phones themselves and manage the "switchboard", provision and maintain
                                      voicemail, develop all of the call routing patterns, deploy new features,
                                      manage extensions and all rules associated with them, work  with line
                                      contractors to maintain the physical phone network, keep inventory, purchase
                                      new equipment as needed and upgrade the system when required. We also
                                      review and audit the phone bills from our primary and secondary carriers and
                                      maintain the POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) lines (i.e., copper) and their
                                      associated devices.

               Radio Programming &    Program,  configure, and  manage inventory  of radios for departments other
               Management             than the PD (who do their own). Coordinate with department heads and end
                                      users to program and deploy radios and radio updates.

               Core Office Software   Every  employee  with a  PC has a core suite of software for everyday
               Management             productivity. This includes the MS Office suite as well as web browsers, plug-
                                      ins for video and audio, PDF software, printer configuration, etc. The purpose
                                      of this program is to deploy, update, and support this core suite of applications






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