Assignment 3 MIS

Automated Election in the Philippines


All of us has the right in giving thoughts in every presentations that were presented in our country, 1 of this is the automated election for 2010's election. For me I think this process of election may be a confusing and I guess this type of election must be discussed well to everyone of us for further information and so that the election will be process well, no problems that may happen.

I have here some information regarding this type of election, all of us must be conscious and liable to know this type of election for the progress of our country.

Automated Election

In all the years that Automated Election Services has been doing business, no two elections have been alike. We don't expect that pattern to change. There are always unique circumstances and special problems which require extra attention. This is true of Native American tribes, cities, counties and even states. But that's okay. AES had built a strong business and formidable reputation around an ability to mold our expertise to the most oddly shaped requirement that a customer can have. We call it Total Process Management. We're the only company in North America that provides this service.

Equipments or components that are being used for Automated Election:

1. Counting machine - a machine that uses an optical scanning mark-sense reading
2. Data storage device - a device used to electronically store counting and device of any similar advanced technology to count ballots; canvassing results, such as, memory pack or diskette;
3. Computer set - a set of equipment containing regular components, i.e., monitor, central processing unit or CPU, keyboard and printer;
4. National Ballot - refers to the ballot to be used in the automated election system for the purpose of the May 1998 elections. This shall contain the names of the candidates for president, vice-president, senators and parties, organizations or coalitions participating under the party-list system;
5. Local Ballot - refers to the ballot on which the voter will manually write the names of the candidates of his/her choice for member of the House of Representatives, governor,vice-governor, members of the provincial board, mayor, vice-mayor, and members of the city municipal council.
6. Board of Election inspector - there shall be a Board of Election Inspectors in every precinct composed of three (3) regular members who shall conduct the voting, counting and recording of votes in the polling place.

Automated Election Services

Simply put, AES approaches each election as an individual project. We break down the election into its management components. Each component is analyzed and woven into the final project. The result of the Total Process Management approach is a successful election of the highest integrity. No matter what unique set of circumstances you have, we've seen their basic components and we can organize them into a systematic process that gets the job done.

AES(Automated Election Services) is able to provide each customer with the following products and services:

* Election Law/Ordinance
* Training & Education for:
Election Administration
Poll Officials
Technicians
Support Staff
* Voting Equipment
* AutoVote BallotPak Absentee Mailing & Tracking System
* Prepackaged Election Supplies
* Election Ballots:
Optical Scan
Pictorial
Color Coded
Security Features
Specialty Numbering
Bar Coding
Direct Access Imaging
* Election Results Tabulation
* Election Results Analysis
* Election Night Results Reporting
* Presort Mailing

Smartmatic

Smartmatic is a multinational corporation founded in 2000 that specializes in the design and deployment of complex purpose-specific technology solutions.

It is organized around three business areas: Electronic voting systems, integrated security systems, and biometric systems for people registration and authentication for government applications.

Electronic voting is a term encompassing several different types of voting, embracing both electronic means of casting a vote and electronic means of counting votes. Electronic voting technology can include punch cards, optical scan voting systems and specialized voting kiosks (including self-contained Direct-recording electronic (DRE) voting systems). It can also involve transmission of ballots and votes via telephones, private computer networks, or the Internet. Electronic voting technology can speed the counting of ballots and can provide improved accessibility for disabled voters. However, there has been contention, especially in the United States, that electronic voting, especially DRE voting, could facilitate electoral fraud.

Total Information Management

Total Information Management (TIM) Corporation is a wholly Filipino owned Information Technology (IT) company with nationwide operations offering varied products and services. It considers itself as "The Filipino IT Company" competing in a field dominated by multinationals.

Profile of TIM (Total Information Management):

Established in 1985 initially as the leading supplier for re-certified and refurbished IBM mainframes and peripheral equipment, TIM has grown into the Philippines' leading technology services company providing the full range of solutions for the IT needs of the country's largest enterprises. Our partnerships with technology suppliers such as HP, SUN, & EMC² and solutions suppliers such as Oracle, Microsoft, Infosys and CA to name a few, have allowed us to consistently develop highly successful and loyal relationships with our customer base. Our best references are our customers and the benefits that they have enjoyed from working with us.

Our proven track record has enabled us to bring the benefits of our highly skilled and experienced pool of technical resources to the global I.T. services industry, particularly in the more complex areas of Remote Data Center, and Network Management. We have invested in developing two of the largest fully equipped Data Centers in redundant configurations to ensure fault tolerant 24/7 support operations for our Outsourcing and Business Continuity Services.

References:

http://www.electionpeople.com/aes.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartmatic
http://www.timcorp.net/main/index.php?pg=about.tim
http://hubpages.com/hub/Automated-Election-Are-we-ready


Let's do I.T.!!!