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planned to be 4 - 6 months of coding and testing. Additional time to get the system (GUI) more user - friend ly has not yet been discussed. However, if the GUI cannot be improved, future implementation is in jeopardy. o Although the implementation has been put on hold, the work to make the syst em more user - friendly and stable will continue and each facilit y ' s team has been vital in driving the improvements to the system. o PHX • PHX is still i n the process of turning off it s pr inters, however, due to the set backs of the system, a fix to the FDIO s hortfall is being tabled. To date, PHX is the most stable of the facilities and we are hesitant to make any changes to their system. • They will have AEFS installed in their TSS system the week of 6/20, in prep aration for training new CPC - IT s on AEFS. o CLE • CLE is still using AEFS and we continue to work on an emergency build that has proven, in the lab, to fix the latency iss ues suffered primarily in EWR. The build has also been shown to fix the two main reasons for the position freezes, although more may exi st that have not been fixed. • Testing of the emergency build is scheduled for the week of 6/1 9 - 6/24 on the midnight shifts. Pending successful testing, the facility will then make the decision of whether or not to begin working with the build on a continui ng basis. o EWR • As stated above, on May 26, EWR turned off AEFS and reverted to paper until the system can make needed software improvements, not only to the coding , but to the GUI as well. o SFO • SFO will move into their new tower later this year with paper str ips. However, AEFS hardware installation in the new tower, minus the monitors, will continue as planned in preparation for the next build. Their TSS system was set up the week of 6/16. • Early testing of the 5.3.0.3 build by SFO has shown to be lacking in a few areas and we will continue to work to i mprove the system to meet their , and other facilities ' , needs. o LAS • LAS is in a similar position to SFO and will be going to their new tower late r this year with paper strips. Their hardware will be run to the n ew tower as previously schedule d and their TSS system will be set up the week of 6/13. o CLT • Due to the previous schedule of training set to begin in mid - January, CLT ' s timel ine has not yet been affected. Work will