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Committee moves to explore off‑the‑shelf auction software after legacy system problems
Summary
Committee members reviewed recurring system outages from a legacy 2008 auction server, discussed three options — custom build, off‑the‑shelf licensing, or third‑party support — and asked staff to obtain a vendor quote and invite a vendor representative to a subcommittee meeting.
Committee members discussed the Portland Fish Exchange’s aging auction software and the practical options for replacement or licensing. The existing system dates from roughly 2008 and staff described recurring failures that interfere with auctions and sales data migration.
Robert (staff member) said he had temporarily mitigated log-in problems by rebooting the server and acknowledged that the current system is not supportable long term. “Once I did it, the problems diminished,” Robert said of the reboot, adding that the underlying software…
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