Review of operations  (continued) The group has also conducted a detailed investigation into casino management  systems  currently  available  globally,  with  a  view  to assessing  the  potential  fit  within  the  group’s  operations.  Two systems  have  been  identified  that  potentially  offer  a  suitable application,   which   should   be   adaptable   for   the   group’s requirements.  These  systems  will  be  further  investigated  in  the year ahead. Hospitality operating systems The current hospitality operating systems at the various properties, as well as the central reservation functionality, are now end of life products,  with  support  due  to  cease  in  a  few  years’  time.  These systems  are  therefore  scheduled  to  be  substantially  overhauled during  the  next  two  years,  with  new  fully  integrated  software, certain  additional  business  functionality,  consolidated  databases (versus  current  disparate  versions),  as  well  as  the  opportunity  to KEY OPERATING SYSTEMS Casino management system Sun  International  has  developed  its  own  proprietary  casino management system over a number of years, which has some of the best functionality available. It has, however, been written in a programme language which is now becoming outdated and is also based on an earlier generation of architecture design and practice. It is therefore appropriate that Sun International now considers a suitable replacement for this system within the next few years. Good  progress  has  been  made  with  the  requirements  definition documentation  for  such  a  new  system.  In  addition,  the  current system  has  been  fully  mapped,  which  will  now  facilitate  the mapping of the future business processes to be adopted. Information Technology