Deals Done | 19 Jun 2006 :
Over the line!
Version
1 Software, the Irish IT consultancy and services company, has completed a
contract with the Irish Rugby Football Union IRFU to develop a new player
registration system. The IRFU is responsible for the management, development
and promotion of rugby union throughout Ireland.
As
the game has evolved into a modern professional sport, so too the game’s organising
body has kept pace with modern technology. IRFU domestic game manager Kevin
Potts said: “One of the many targets set out in our strategic plan is to have
100,000 registered players by 2007, and the IRFU identified a requirement for a
modern online centralised player registration and management system.”
The
new system, called PlayerReg, will be used by club, branch and by IRFU users
for the input of new player details, the maintenance of existing player
details, official requests for player transfers, as well as the creation and
maintenance of club details. The system can store photographs of players and
facilitate the automated production of membership cards and playing histories.
It enables the capture of data and registration of players, and will be
primarily used by volunteers in the 260 clubs around the country, supported by
staff in the four provincial branch offices.
Apart
from player registration, the system will provide accurate and current player
information, enabling the Union and branches to identify areas requiring more
resources and development.
“Version
1 supplied us with a reliable, scalable solution that has the flexibility to
grow with our aspirations for development,” said Union IT manager Daniel Marin.
“PlayerReg provides us with the infrastructure to ensure our records are
accurate and up-to-date. This is our key priority, but already we can see other
features that can be built into future phases that will help club volunteers by
reducing repetitive administration tasks and paperwork.”