TOWER EIM solution implemented for Comm Games

Stan Beer
Thursday, 27 October 2005 10:00

IT Industry - Deals

Enterprise information management solutions provider, TOWER Software,  has implemented a suite of software to manage information within the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation.

TOWER Software was selected in June 2004 and will be used by most staff to assist in the smooth running of the massive event. It also provides workflow services to manage sponsors' activities.

The Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games will be the largest event ever staged in Victoria, with more than 4,500 athletes from 71 nations competing in 16 sports and 24 disciplines from 15-26 March 2006.

Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation CEO, John Harnden, said, "We have have a wide range of records management
requirements at Melbourne 2006. TOWER Software's expertise and assitance with the management of these requirements has made for a smooth operating environment not only for staff at the Games, but also for a diverse group of stakeholders."

The nature of an event like Melbourne 2006 means a large range of documents are constantly in use -- many are simple Microsoft Office files but others are books, images, films or even multimedia presentations. All must be catalogued, made available to stakeholders and eventually archived.

A few weeks' testing and configuration preceded a rollout that commenced in October 2004 and saw Melbourne 2006 migrate all records on network drives into the TOWER system over a weekend.