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(ii) Website
To coincide with the merger and new brand a new
Racing Australia website
was developed and launched. Enhanced Form content,
statistics and navigational features were incorporated
into the new website.
The Australian Stud Book and the Australian Racing
Board websites were incorporated into the one
racingaustralia.horse website.
The separate Thoroughbred Trainers Service Centre
website
and Racing Jobs
were also retained as separate
brands and sites.
(iii) REINS
Upon purchasing the assets of the Australian Stud
Book an extensive review and scoping exercise was
undertaken to determine if the REINS Computer System
used by the Australian Stud Book could be integrated
into the Single National System or if a new module of
the Single National System needed to be developed to
provide existing and enhanced integrated breeding and
racing functionality.
The review when completed confirmed what had
originally been understood when Racing Australia
conducted due diligence into the Australian Stud Book
prior to the purchase and the subsequent migration of
the REINS system from its location at the Australian Turf
Club to Racing Australia infrastructure.
In May 2015 the Racing Australia Board having
considered the review and scope resolved to support
investment in writing a new module of the Single
National System to replicate and enhance REINS.
The project will commence in mid 2016 following the
completion of what is now the first phase of the Single
National System.
(iv) RWWA (Single National System)
Racing and Wagering Western Australia while a
shareholder of Racing Australia from its inception in
2003 has never used the Single National System to
manage its business processes preferring to use its
local system K-LAN.
It was identified that additional
development would be required to accommodate the
business processes of RWWA such as withdrawal of
horses rather than acceptance of horses which was
scoped and costed.
The Board of RWWA resolved to engage Racing
Australia to complete the required development. This
will commence in early 2016 with completion in early
2017 which will result in all Principal Racing Authorities
of Australia using the Single National System for state
and national business functions.
