Tender Specifications - ECHA - Europa

In principle, the data being used by the existing afore mentioned systems, are currently largely
organised based on the needs of the specific systems storing the information locally and not
always providing ways to access it outside of their scope. However, the data hosted by the
systems are interrelated in many ways and it should be possible to query and retrieve these data
based on the internal relationships they possess within the REACH regulation. This process
supposes the integration of data into a single “Enterprise Data Model” proposing a structure
reflecting the main components used by the REACH regulation as well as their interaction.
To address this need, the Agency (in parallel to the ongoing work for supporting and/or enhancing
the systems described in the previous paragraphs) has started the ECHA Data Integration project,
whose objectives include:
• The definition and implementation of a new Enterprise Data Model (to address the issue
described above)
• The definition and implementation of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) to provide an
environment where data and functionalities are shared between systems.
This work will imply the revision of the afore mentioned systems in order to align their respective
data models to the consolidated enterprise data model, including possible restructuring of their own
data models and enhancing them to what is envisioned to be “the next generation” of these
systems.
For each lot. the services to be provided by the Contractor will also cover the enhancements to
move the systems (included in each lot) to this next generation.
4.2.3 Overview of current infrastructure situation
An indicative list of currently used products and infrastructure in the Agency is described
hereafter 23 . This list is not exhaustive and may evolve over time.
• Desktop-PC’s and Laptops: Microsoft Windows XP with Office 2003
• some Apple/Mac systems
• LAN: Cisco network equipment
• Perimeter defence: corporate-class firewall & reverse-proxy, IDS and
VPN-systems
• Servers (Intel x86) with Microsoft Windows 2003 & 2008
• Servers (Intel x86): VMware ESX versions 3.5+4.0 running Windows 2003 & 2008
• Servers (Intel x86): VMware ESX running Linux (RedHat-EL, Ubuntu), Solaris 10
• Servers (SPARC): Solaris 10 on Sun Microsystems hardware
• SAN: Fibre Channel-based EMC CX4 SAN disk array systems
• SAN: Brocade 4100 and 5300 SAN switches
The present software infrastructure at the Agency includes:
• Messaging & Calendar: Microsoft Exchange 2007
• Microsoft Active Directory, with FIM in preparation
• Domain Controllers with DNS
• DHCP
• Ticket-system: BMC Remedy
• Databases: Oracle 10g & 11g
• Databases: Microsoft SQL-server 2005, 2008, 2008r2
• Data warehouse: Oracle Warehouse Builder 11g
• Front-office: MS Office 2003, MS Outlook 2003, MS Internet Explorer, Firefox
• Document, content management and workflows based on MOSS 2007
23 Whenever a specific product name or trademark is mentioned and a sufficiently precise and fully intelligible description
is not possible, such mention should be understood as referring to that product or its equivalent
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