(Continued) (Continued) EXCLUSIONS 4989.2 (Cont. 1) (Revised 2/2015) Mobile Phone Acquisition of a mobile phone device, which result in an increase in a – state entities allocation of mobile phones, must be approved by the Department of Technology prior to purchase (see ). Infrastructure or Platform Migration Acquisitions associated with or mandated by a – change in an Agency/state entity’s standard technical architecture for servers, desktops and/or mobile computing platforms are excluded from the policy. Migrating to a newer version within the existing standard’s product family is not considered an infrastructure or platform migration. Wide Area Networks (WAN) The acquisition, maintenance, or support of desktop and – mobile computing commodities specifically to install or operate a WAN are excluded from the policy. These activities for WANs are considered IT projects, or components of IT projects, for the purposes of this policy. However, upgrading the capacity of a previously approved WAN project may fall within the definition of a previously approved project. (See SAM Section : Approved Effort/Project”.) “Previously While the acquisition of desktop and mobile computing commodities specifically for or required by the above-mentioned activities is specifically prohibited under this policy, existing desktop and mobile computing commodities purchased under this policy may be used for some of these purposes. For example, existing desktop computers purchased under this policy may be used in the development of a reportable IT project. Whenever an entity is uncertain as to whether a proposed use of desktop and mobile computing commodities falls within the scope of this policy, it should seek a determination from the California Department of Technology.
(Continued) (Continued) EXCLUSIONS 4989.2 (Cont. 1) (Revised 2/2015) Mobile Phone – Acquisition of a mobile phone device, which result in an increase in a state entities allocation of mobile phones, must be approved by the Department of Technology prior to purchase (see ). Infrastructure or Platform Migration – Acquisitions associated with or mandated by a change in an Agency/state entity’s standard technical architecture for servers, desktops and/or mobile computing platforms are excluded from the policy. Migrating to a newer version within the existing standard’s product family is not considered an infrastructure or platform migration. Wide Area Networks (WAN) – The acquisition, maintenance, or support of desktop and mobile computing commodities specifically to install or operate a WAN are excluded from the policy. These activities for WANs are considered IT projects, or components of IT projects, for the purposes of this policy. However, upgrading the capacity of a previously approved WAN project may fall within the definition of a previously approved project. (See SAM Section : “Previously Approved Effort/Project”.) While the acquisition of desktop and mobile computing commodities specifically for or required by the above-mentioned activities is specifically prohibited under this policy, existing desktop and mobile computing commodities purchased under this policy may be used for some of these purposes. For example, existing desktop computers purchased under this policy may be used in the development of a reportable IT project. Whenever an entity is uncertain as to whether a proposed use of desktop and mobile computing commodities falls within the scope of this policy, it should seek a determination from the California Department of Technology.