“Electronic System for Public Acquisition” has won a 2005 AFCEA International Golden Link Award, at International Defence or Civilian Government category. The Committee, consisting of senior representatives from both government and industry, rated the project high in terms of providing a highly innovative solution to a specific Government requirement.
This special award program is designed to recognize excellence and innovation in the application of technology in government operations. This year the awards recognize government / industry partnerships in support of the TechNet International 2005 theme: “Network Centric Operations: Balancing Speed and Agility with Security.”
The Public Acquisition Electronic System (SEAP), developped for the Inspectorate General for Communications and Information Technology (IGCTI) by UTI Systems, in cooperation with TotalSoft, HP Romania and Microsoft Romania, represents an Information Technology infrastructure which enables Romanian public institutions to procure goods and services by electronic means.
With 20,000 users simultaneously connected via Internet, security was a major concern. A highly secure infrastructure was designed and built by UTI Systems, from communictions lines, business continuity, authentification, authorization, Role Based Access Control based on PKI, to access control systems and TEMPEST areas. The portal is able to support the development of new functionalities and modules.
The solution assures IT control requirements needed to adequately protect information: availability, authorization, authenticity, confidentiality, integrity, nonrepudiation and privacy. For such a demanding program it was not enough to integrate COTS products, but a great deal of research, analyses and product customization were also needed while keeping the interoperability and standards use. When the new e-Procurement system went live it had an impressive information security infrastructure and tools for operators and clients use:
The Award was presented during TechNet International 2005, in the Opening Keynote address, on Tuesday, May 17, by RADM Thomas E. Zelibor, USN, Director of Global Operations, U.S. Strategic Command, to the representatives of the Inspectorate General for Communications and Information Technology and UTI Systems.
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