Upgrading computer systems: one authority's experience

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The Columbus, Ohio, Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) abandoned their original computing environment in favor of the 'open,' UNIX-based client/server computing environment. This decision was reached after management discovered that its aging computers were increasingly becoming costly to maintain and less dependable to use. For the project, Novadyne Computer Systems Inc. and Creative Computer Solutions Inc. were hired to manage the transition to the new hardware and software. Their main task was to upgrade the McDonnell Douglas 9250 of CMHA with SUN Microsystems' RISC-based multiprocessor system that employs the SOLARIS operating system. The CMHA staff was prepared for the transformation by providing a software that teaches how UNIX functions on employees' computers and by conducting UNIX training classes. This transition resulted in higher productivity and streamlined processes for the agency.

Management, Computers, Digital computers, Housing, Technology application, Columbus, Ohio, Housing authorities

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Recruiting craftsmen: Utica, New York

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The Utica Youthbuild and Historic Preservation: Youth Building Crafts Program was established by the Utica Community Action Inc. in 1995 to provide educational, leadership and employment opportunities for low-income high-school drop-outs. The program is funded by the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Public and Indian Housing, Crime Prevention and Security Division, and is supported by the city of Utica, NY, the Municipal Housing Authority and the Oneida County Office of Employment and Training. As with its sister program in Portland, ME, the Utica Youthbuild program trains its participants in such basic skills as reading, writing and mathematics. The program's first 12 participants have already found employment and moved on to stable homes.

Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development, Housing & Development NEC-Local, Case studies, Social policy, Training, Real estate development, Vocational guidance, Artisans, Urban youth, Manual training, Utica, New York

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