Hypothetical Metropolitan Authority (HMA) has responsibilities to provide various services such as census records, education, traffic, health, etc, to all people who live in NY City. To provide services with high efficiency and quality, HMA has introduced various technologies to support day-to-day operations, management's decision-making, monitoring and control, etc. As examples, management information systems have been developed to support administrative works, Traffic Control has been also implemented to monitor and control road traffic.

Because HMA is a large organization having various responsibilities, it has numerous departments and district offices taking care jobs in different functions and areas. Each department/district office is allowed to organize, direct, and control its strategic plan and operational functions independently. Consequently, the degree of applying information technology for each responsibility unit is different. In addition, the more serious problem is that standards of technology used in the application systems are different.

Your paper will present a summary of a HMAs information system integration plan. Systems integration is a process whereby a cohesive system is created from components that were not specifically designed to work together. Components of an integrated system are often systems in their own right. Your paper will discuss systems integration in terms related to concepts and caveats that are equally applicable to other industries. You will discuss the integration of separate specialized systems and infrastructure technology into a management system. Several stand-alone systems must be integrated into a single facility management system in order to enable automatic responses to events. Networking techniques and equipment must be also specified. In addition, the network security and network management will be also implemented to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability of HMA's information.