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Sarasota News Leader December 28, 2012 Page 27 MAY 7 Cyber-sleuth John Jorgensen of The Sylint Group gives the Sarasota city commissioners hopeful news: While the criminal investigations into the city���s Information Technology Department continue, he is hoping to put the computer systems back together. The email software ��� Microsoft Exchange ��� ���had not been updated for years,��� Jorgensen says. ���To blithely run the update package could bring the entire system down.��� Under Sylint���s supervision, city IT staffers are bringing the system up-to-date. ���The actual functioning of email was not well understood by the IT department,��� adds Jorgensen. ���Now we have people trained in the Exchange system, and should have the Exchange archive manager working within the next month.��� By a 4-1 vote, the City Commission shoots down a proposal to create a broad-ranging master plan for the North Tamiami Trail. The idea was proposed by Sarasota City Commissioner Terry Turner, who was the sole person to support it. Other commissioners were sympathetic, but some are put off by the anticipated six-figure price tag. Others say the effort is premature in light of two ongoing planning studies in the area. The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce endorsed the idea. ���This is a tremendous gateway to the community,��� said chamber Executive Director Steve Queior. ���We are on record supporting North Trail redevelopment as a top priority.��� A cyber scandal has pointed up deficiencies in city computer operating systems, a consultant tells the Sarasota City Commission on May 7. Photo by Norman Schimmel