Letters and Posts
ANCCE's Argument with MELPI
Concerning the Computer Program
One of the problems which came out of the transfer of the Spanish StudBook
(LG) from the Cria Caballar to ANCCE dealt with the computer program which
ran the studbook.
Rumor has it that someone inside ANCCE had a relative who owns this computer
company ... and they wanted to take the contract away from MELPI which was
running the Studbook software for the Cria. All the while, MELPI was saying
everything was ready for ANCCE just to take it over. Where does the truth
lie?
This was a press release posted by ANCCE in March of 2007. Read the letter
from
MELPI to ANNCE (pdf
in Spanish).
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03/12/2007 Press Release ANCCE
Due to the lack of truth contained in the letter posted by
MELPI...
Due to the lack of truth contained in the letter posted by MELPI S.L. on its
web site (certamenesecuestres.com) and any possible confusion that may
arise, ANCEE, the “Asociación Nacional de Criadores de Caballos de Pura Raza
Española” (the National Purebred Spanish Horse Breeders´ Association of
Spain), has been forced to respond with the following statement:
ANCCE, as the organization in charge of handling the PRE stud book
(known by its name in Spanish as “Libro Genealógico del Caballo de Pura Raza
Española” or LG-PRE ANCCE), guarantees the reliability of the information
that is registered in said Stud Book.
It is
untrue that MELPI S.L. has delivered a computer application
for handling the “LG-PRE ANCCE” (stud book); what has been received
to date is clearly insufficient to guarantee the correct treatment of the
information and the full development of procedures.
ANCCE has been forced to ask a third party to perform an
external
audit of the IT work developed by MELPI, S.L.. This auditor has
concluded that said program, contracted with MELPI, S.L., is clearly
unreliable. In light of this situation,
ANCCE has agreed to contract
the services of SADIEL, S.A., a well-known firm in the IT sector,
to develop a new computer product for the correct handling of the LG PRE
ANCCE (stud book). The work performed to date by SADIEL, S.A. is currently
in the data validation phase and, within a few days, will be up and running.
In accordance with the aforementioned,
ANCCE has transferred the
documentation, background information and facts to its legal department so
that it may investigate the current situation with MELPI, S.L. with
a view to claiming any damages that could derive from the services rendered
by said firm and, in particular, to affirm if the communiqué by MELPI, S.L.
may constitute a criminal offence which may be prosecuted before the
competent Courts of Justice.
Finally, ANCCE, as would be obvious, and especially the “LG-PRE ANCCE” (stud
book), after having dedicated time and effort to this matter, guarantees the
truth and operability of the current procedures, at both this current point
in time and in the future.
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