Update on Discussions with Software Supplier
To consider the report of the Strata IT Director - verbal.
Decision:
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Agreed
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the financial settlement as advised. |
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Reason for Decision:
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As advised by officers. |
Minutes:
The Strata IT Director updated Members on the discussions with Software Suppliers.
The Infrastructure Projects Manager updated Members on progress with a compensation package with a software supplier following the identification of a number of faults with the product. He advised that, unusually for a software supplier of this size, they had made a written gesture of goodwill and had offered to extend the five year contract by 12 months and to offer professional support to assist with the upgrade.
The financial details of this offer were detailed.
Members discussed the offer and the way forward advised by the Strata Board Members present. They agreed that the financial offered should be accepted.
Strata Joint Scrutiny Committee considered the report at its meeting on 15 June 2017 and its comments were reported.
RESOLVED that the financial settlement, as advised, be agreed.
Update on Discussions with Software Supplier
To consider the report of the Strata IT Director - verbal.
Minutes:
Strata officers updated the meeting on progress with a compensation package with a software supplier following the identification of a number of faults with the product.
Whilst stating verbally that the system had contained a number of genuine bugs and working with Strata to deliver fixes and then benefitting from upgrades to the system, the company had not legally acknowledged guilt. Unusually for a software supplier of the size of VMWare, they had made a written gesture of goodwill and had offered to extend the five year contract by 12 months and to offer professional support to assist with the upgrade.
The financial details of this offer were detailed, Members noting that this was less than half of the estimated cost to the three Councils. The company had been made aware by the Board that both this Committee and the Strata Joint Executive committee would need to consider their offer.
Members discussed the offer and the way forward proposed by the Strata Board.
Members would be kept updated on progress.