1. Problem statement Our problem is to implement a new inventory management system for the West Virginia State Police and to develop a conversion process for their previous DOS-based inventory system.

2. Key requirements The application shall integrate an Imageteam 4600/4800 hand-held barcode scanner. Development of the application shall be free of cost. The application shall be compatible with the existing operating systems and hardware in all WVSP facilities. The application shall use passwords to protect the database. The application shall only be available via the WVSP Intranet. The database shall run on Windows XP, Windows 2000, and future operating systems Windows Vista and Windows Longhorn. The end user interface data shall be accessible from all web-browsers running on Windows and MAC operating systems. The future development team shall provide user manuals for all permission levels of the application. The future development team shall provide a programmer’s manual to assist with maintenance of the WVSP-ITS. The future development team shall provide training for operating the application. The administrator shall have full capabilities to alter database tables and fields along with user interface screens. Sixty-four WVSP detachments and eight WVSP headquarters shall have access to WVSP-ITS via a VPN connection. The database shall be implemented with Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

3. Key technologies Microsoft SQL Server 2005 ASP.Net The Internet

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8. Plan of action -> Attend more meetings <- -> Gather some words <- -> Crank some code <- -> Deploy some killer apps <-