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Building The MEAG Information Portal

Building The MEAG Information Portal. Ron King September 21, 2004 APPA Business and Financial Workshop Jacksonville, FL. MEAG. Wholesale Generation and Transmission 3 rd largest supplier in Georgia Co-own 1566 Megawatts of Generation Co-own Integrated Transmission System

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Building The MEAG Information Portal

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  1. Building The MEAG Information Portal Ron King September 21, 2004 APPA Business and Financial Workshop Jacksonville, FL

  2. MEAG • Wholesale Generation and Transmission • 3rd largest supplier in Georgia • Co-own 1566 Megawatts of Generation • Co-own Integrated Transmission System • Own 503 Megawatt Combined Cycle • 149 employees • 49 Participants

  3. MEAG’s Participants

  4. Problems We Faced • Volumes of Information • Labor-intensive process • Invalid or Incomplete Information • Conflicting Timelines • Slow Delivery • Security

  5. Goals for the Portal • Centralize the location of information • Ensure correct information was delivered • Speed the delivery of information • Enable access inside and outside • Secure access based on need to know • Reduce the volume of unnecessary mailings

  6. The Portal in our Architecture • Client – Server Applications • Web Applications • Document Repository • Portal Applications

  7. The Portal Components • Internet Information Server (IIS) • Secured Socket Layer (SSL) • Microsoft SQL Server • Application Server

  8. What the Portal Brings Together • Documents • Multiple Formats • Search Capability • Security • Domain and non-Domain Users • Folder Level Security • Applications • Push Updates • Directory and Security Services

  9. Document Repository Benefits • Protected • Compressed and Encrypted • Supports Many Document Formats • Search Capability • Readers for Formats • Archive and Revision Tracking

  10. Why Build? • Existing Infrastructure • Timeframe • Flexibility • Cost • Training Tool • Application Integration

  11. Evolution of the Portal • 2002 – Document Repository for Billing • 2003 – Added Service Request App • 2003 – Added Budget Information • 2004 – Added Marketing Billing • 2004 – Added Phone Directory App • 2004 – Included DSS • 2004 – Merged content into one site

  12. Plans for the Portal • Board Activity Information • Collaboration • Subscriptions for Content • Time Entry Application • Migrate Network Information

  13. Acceptance of the Portal • Employees Reluctant • Participant acceptance slow

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