| Old System | New System | Did not support advocates' activities | Supports case management activities | Based on multiple MS-Access databases | Based on a unified Oracle database | Weak network infrastructure | Standard TCP/IP network | Reporting labor-intensive; lots of manual adjustments | Reports more automatic; less manual fixing | Most access by MIS professional only | Truly multi-user with distributed access | Full system security | Wide range of SQL products available for query and reporting |
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