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Re: Absentee / Polling Header Cards

Ian, this arguement makes no sense to me.   Alameda is paying $300,000 for GEMS.  You are concerned about control over a product.  That I understand.  But, it needs to provide the ability for Spectrum to print the header cards without "conversions" or two databases.  Its got to be integrated, even if only spectrum knows how to access it. 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 9:55 AM
Subject: RE: Absentee / Polling Header Cards

If the artwork resides in GEMS, then anyone with GEMS can print the control cards.  If GEMS only outputs a data list in an electronic file format that Spectrum can use with the master artwork file, then Global maintains control.
 
Ian
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rcr@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-rcr@dieboldes.com]On Behalf Of Frank Kaplan
Sent: February 28, 2001 9:35 AM
To: rcr@dieboldes.com
Subject: RE: Absentee / Polling Header Cards

It is our intention to keep control and revenue within Global.  Spectrum is the place where this capability should reside.
 
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rcr@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-rcr@dieboldes.com]On Behalf Of Ian S. Piper
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 8:10 AM
To: rcr@dieboldes.com
Subject: RE: Absentee / Polling Header Cards

I have already submitted some of the control card files to David Dean of Spectrum to determine if they have the capabilities to generate these cards as they are printed today.  I don't have a feel for what Spectrum can and can't do, but David is working on it.
 
Currently, we have copyright on the control card.  If we put this ability into GEMS, we will lose that control.
 
If we generate a program specifically for Spectrum (or perhaps Spectrum already has this capability) then we can maintain this control.
 
I'm a proprietary kind of guy.  If you can only come to Global for the product and we can print it the way the customer and our machine needs to see it, then the customer is happy and Global has an additional revenue stream.  If a "Global" decision is made the other way, then release the license to print them and don't copyright them.  I just wanted to bring to light that control cards, like AccuVotes or GEMS, have value.
 
Ian
 
(P.S. Another of one of my pipedreams.  I haven't had one in a while.)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rcr@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-rcr@dieboldes.com]On Behalf Of Steve Knecht
Sent: February 27, 2001 5:53 PM
To: rcr@dieboldes.com
Subject: Absentee / Polling Header Cards

Needed for Testing in August 2001 for Alameda:
 
    (Disussed with Tab last week and Jeff Dean several weeks ago).
 
Need ability in GEMS to generate Header Card artwork, such that precinct number or name can be printed onto the Header Card by Spectrum digital printing process. 
 
Background:  Large account (Alameda - 1117 precincts) wants to do automated inserting using ballot styles, not precinct IDs.  This way they "pull" the ballots the night before from only approx. 125 stacks of ballots rather than 1117 stacks.  Using the automated sorting capability on the incoming side, the ballots will be presorted by precinct, and processed several times via central count during the 7 days prior to the election. 
 
The customer wants to take the presorted precinct ballots, place a header card for that precinct in front of the cards (either provisional or absentee) and process the op scan ballots.  They will print up 4 or 5 Header cards for each precinct for a large election, but they do not want to have to look at a report that tells them to insert Header #299 for Precinct 205800.  They want the PRECINCT No. or Name printed by Spectrum on the Header card and to order Headers for each election.
 
 
Steve Knecht
Global Election Systems
415-893-9941 office   415-893-9951 fax
415-225-6591 cell