TCMA Annual Report 2021 55 • Hardware and software investments were made for quickly switching to İzmir Disaster Recovery Center that offers service for contingencies by minimizing manual intervention in the case of potential incidents. Also, necessary steps were completed with our Internet service provider and the demanded network structure was achieved. • In addition to popular digital meeting platforms, the e-GEM (Electronic General Meeting System) software developed by the Central Securities Depository (MKK) was procured and installed. • Software programs either developed in-house or supplied from third party firms, which are used by the Association’s employees and external users, were updated and rendered compatible with the current sub-components of the software sector. Document Management System Improvements were achieved in performance and reporting through hardware and software upgrades made to the Document Management System that is used for the Association’s information, document and process management needs. 3,528 new documents were added to the Document Management System during 2021, which brought the total number of documents kept on the system to 98,361 as at 31 December 2021. Member Management System Active since November 2012, the Member Management System collected various data about brokerage firms and asset management companies, and produced periodic and annual reports. The software development phase of the reporting module for comprehensive database queries was finalized and the module began to be used by the employees. Software for Collecting and Reporting of Leveraged Trading Transactions Under the Capital Markets Board of Türkiye (CMB)’s Investment Services Communiqué, our Association collected the prices and the spread announced by brokerage firms for leveraged trading transactions, processed them using statistical methods and released them. Security Scan The software and hardware vulnerabilities of the data center were identified based on the report that resulted from the penetration/attack tests co-executed with the data security consultancy company we have engaged. Necessary steps were taken in line with the suggested solutions devised. Infrastructure Updates and Security Within the frame of Data Center infrastructure updates, servers, virtualization, replication and security software were upgraded while firewall and other hardware equipment were updated. Our Internet Connection Speed Boosted Our existing Internet connection speed was increased from 90 Mbps to 150 Mbps, thus enabling increased performance for employees working remotely. Training Management System (EYS) EYS infrastructure components were updated, upon which necessary developments were made to the software coding. Redmine Project Management and Issue Tracking System A user-friendly plugin has been developed for the Redmine Project Management and Issue Tracking System, which facilitated project request entry and monitoring by employees. The reporting module developed has made the monitoring of processes more straightforward.
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