External Borders Fund
Annual Programme 2011
Communication interface SIB, which was installed in 2007 on ITSP network. It enables slovenian national system to central SIS II system. Maintenance of software is set up of following elements:
- standard problem processing using electronic tools to report a mistake
- user help desk ? phone connection to tech staff of Steria
- problem solving: phone intervention (instructions), intervention through remote access, interventions on location
- upgrade of SIB: contractual partner provided new version each time the technical specifications changed together with installment of new version on central SIS II system.
Maintenance was provided during working hours, from monday to friday from 9-17 CET.
Communication interface was in use all the time during extensive testing of national and central SIS II system (complience test in 2011, qualification test of central system, testing of switch to reserve central system, other tests in 2012) and migration procedures in 2013.
During project period smooth operation of communication intreface SIB was ensured (maintenance, update) and by doing that also smooth operation of SIS II system was ensured during the development, testing and migration to new system.
All activities were performed on time in in line with plan from annual programme. Problem solving was performed regularly and within deadlines. Contractual partner provided corrections and new versions of SIB on time. Aims of the project were achieved.
Costs of the project amount to 214.161,97 EUR. EU co-funded the project from External Borders Fund in the amount of 160.621,47 EUR, which is 75%.