State Public Sector IT Master Plan
 
Volume 2: Technical Report
 
 
Tables and Figures  
 
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION  
CHAPTER 2. EVOLUTION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   I.T. Infrastructure Advances 
Adopted Sabah ITMP Technology Model 
Expected Cultural Change 
Challenge Moving Forward 
 
CHAPTER 3. SABAH ITMP MODELS   Current Environment  
Sabah.net Infrastructure Model  
Sample Technologies as Application Infrastructure 
Proposed Sabah.net User to Service Model 
The Sabah I.T. Architecture Model 
 
CHAPTER 4. INFRASTRUCTURAL SERVICES   Local Area Network Services 
Primary Deployment of High-Speed Technologies 
Cabling 
Metropolitan Area Network Services 
WAN Services 
Virtual Private Dial-Up Network (VPDN) 
Internet Connectivity 
Modem Technology 
Network Management 
Facsimile Services 
Satellite Services 
Wireless Services 
Mobile Communication 
 
CHAPTER 5. COMPUTING AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES  Computing Services 
Operating Systems 
Computing Platforms 
Multiprocessing and Multithreading  
Java Technology 
Database Services 
Support for Any Data 
Internet/Intranet Technology 
 
CHAPTER 6. SERVICE ACCESS  Internet Technology 
Sabah.net — The Networked State 
Managing Sabah.net 
 
CHAPTER 7. SECURITY  Categories of Security Concerns 
Security Breach Possibilities 
Security Policy 
Internet Firewalls 
Main Mechanisms to Meet Sabah.net Security Policy 
Summary 
 
CHAPTER 8. Proposed systems AND applications   Rationale 
Supporting Database and Development Platform 
 
CHAPTER 9. FUTURE DIRECTIONS  Advanced Facsimile Technology 
Cable Modem Services 
SMDS 
ATM 
ADSL Services 
Support for Heterogeneous Environments 
Object Relational Database 
Objects 
Object Request Broker 
 
CHAPTER 10. I.T. MANAGEMENT  Overall Organisation of I.T. Services to State Government 
A Management Architecture for the I.T. Function in The Public Sector 
 
CHAPTER 11. Performance Measurement  Using Balanced Scorecard Approach in the I.T. Arena 
Proposed Performance Measures 
 
CHAPTER 12. Technology Acquisition  Linking Technology Acquisitions to State Goals and Objectives 
Establishing the Internal Rules for Technology Acquisition 
Standardising Interactions with Technology Vendors 
I.T. Costs and Outsourcing