Legislative Council Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2) 51 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions Computer Systems COMPUTER SYSTEMS The Hon. J.A. DARLEY Legislative Council COMPUTER SYSTEMS In reply to the Hon. J.A. DARLEY (8 April 2008). The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY Legislative Council Minister for Police, Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning COMPUTER SYSTEMS The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Police, Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning): The Minister for Justice has provided the following information: Development of an integrated justice system known as the Justice Information System commenced in the late 1980s using software supplied by Computer Associates, obtained from an American company known as Integrated Database Management Systems (IDMS). The system is considered to be a legacy system, however, the IDMS technology is regularly upgraded and enhanced by Computer Associates. Currently there are no plans to replace the software. The cost to replace the software has not yet been quantified and it is difficult to estimate a cost for replacement as a like-for-like comparison is no longer relevant given the development in technology options.