Identifications: urges other software – ABC Color

The computer system IDs dating back five years ago and is currently not possible to introduce improvements because there is no access to the source code. “If you come to crash the system, we have no way to support us,” said the head of the agency.

/ Daniel Ortiz, ABC Color

Commissioner Gilberto Gauto, Identifications Department chief of the National Police, addressed the reasons for the maintenance of the computer system are performed. The work, which erupted Friday forced to stall print jobs of certificates and passports. Just in the last hours of this Tuesday achieve complete the task, as indicated in touch with Canal 100.

The head of the police department said that this work was necessary to reduce the risk of crashing the system . He explained that the agency does not have access to the source code of the software, because it was a donation threshold achieved through the program. The system dates back to 2009 and since then could not be any improvement due to the lack of access for technicians. For over a year ago repairs type “patch” to keep operating are made, he explained.

This time it was decided to start a more complex work, to free up space and recover storage capacity due that, otherwise there is a danger that the system falls. “If you come to crash the system, we have no way to support us because we have the source code; to avoid just such a situation is that hcemos these preventive work, “he said.

said that prompted the urgent purchase of a new system to replace the current identifications and thereby reduce the risks. “Hopefully we can get to year end,” he declared. He noted that the current maintenance “we will be able to work not quiet, but a little better”, but insisted that the system needs to be replaced.

To illustrate the shortcomings, said that although a law determines that the blood type must be entered in the identity card, such a step is impossible, because there is no possibility to include that field in the software. “We have this field and we have no ability to print it,” he declared.