Written question asked by Rhodri Morgan (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 7 February 1997. It was answered by Lord Hague of Richmond (Conservative) on Friday, 7 February 1997 on behalf of the Welsh Office.

Welsh Office

Question: If he will list (a) the main software systems in use in his Department on the date of commencement of the OSIRIS network and (b) the purposes for which the systems were installed; and to whom the intellectual property rights belong. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list (a) the main software systems in use in his Department on the date of commencement of the Osiris network and (b) the purposes for which the systems were installed; and to whom the intellectual property rights belong. [14340] Mr Hague: The following table gives details of the main software systems in use in the Welsh Office at the start of the Osiris contract. Intellectual property rights rest with the Welsh Office for bespoke systems and with the suppliers for commercial packages. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Type of purpose Product Commercial/Bespoke Office automation DisplayWrite Commercial Lotus 123 Commercial Smart Commercial Financial package JBA Commercial Statistical package SPSS Commercial Highways information Access \ | Grant administration Dataflex | Financial information Ingress | Bespoke Visual C | Visual basic | Smart / _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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