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Solutions
for Information Management
We
partner with you to determine how technology can impact
your business. Our solutions have helped clients
from small businesses to a Fortune 500 company; from a school district, to municipal
governments, to a large
utility company.
Here are some examples:
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E-Commerce
Implementation
A chain of golf
shops wanted a redesign of their web site.
www.golfbargains.com
became their new internet storefront.
What it does for them 
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New
site gives greater searchability and easier
navigation.
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Database
keeps all product and customer information.
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Interfaces
to shipping, inventory & accounting software.
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We
set them up with the infrastructure for
self-hosting.
An international
women’s clothing/accessory wholesale business wanted
to sell their merchandise on the Web. We developed an e-commerce web site from the
ground up. Project included
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Configuration
of internet web server.
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Application
customization.
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Established
secure communications and verification through a
certificate server.
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Linkage/Interface
to a credit card authorization site.
Contract/PO
Management System
Los
Angeles Unified School District, the U.S.'s 2nd largest,
was facing new legislative contract requirements.
A new system was needed to meet these demands.
What
is does for them
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Easy
and current contract summaries.
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Handle
data requests for district offices and school board.
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Migrated
and converted data
to a relational data model.
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Made
it a multi-user system.
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Streamlined
data entry process.
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Enforced
business rules during the data entry process with
record validation.
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Sophisticated,
yet easy to use querying and reporting tool,
significantly reduces query and report time.
Platform
Conversions
This company was facing
the huge task of migrating 300 DOS/Unix workstations and 25
Unix servers to Windows NT. How we did it
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Migrated
300 DOS/Unix workstations and 25 Unix servers to Windows
NT.
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Managed
and rewrote multiple applications for the CAD
environment.
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Developed
domain infrastructure consisting of a Primary Domain
Controller (PDC) and six Backup Domain Controllers
dispersed over Southern California.
Project
Management Systems
A critical tool for
some clients, we have developed several customized
Project Management Systems.
Each provided an intuitive application interface
for successfully managing the various departmental or
company projects.
Some examples
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Systems
have ranged from simple, single-user databases up to
2 and 3-tiered, client-server management tools.
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Task
Management Systems
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Contract/Invoice
Management
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Contract
Management
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Project
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
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Purchasing/Inventory
Tracking
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PERT/Gantt
Chart Interfaces
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Web-Enabled
Applications
Southern
California Gas Co. needed a mechanism for managing and
selling available natural gas capacity at various
receipt points in Southern California.
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provided
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Web
site accepts bids on capacity over the public
Internet.
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The
application includes a tool that analyzes bids and
awards contracts based on PUC regulatory
requirements.
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Capacity
adjustments made in real-time based on awarded
contracts.
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Implemented
a web server for external traffic & an
application server for internal use.
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Other
features include automatic email notification and
system interfaces with other Gas Co. systems.
An internet startup
company needed an internet application to drive their
business. What we designed
An architectural firm
needed an interoffice time recording system for handling
a multitude of projects.
What we developed
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Provided
an intranet time accounting system.
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The
design modeled the client’s previous file
server/spreadsheet mechanism to collect employee
time by project.
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A
centralized database provided the foundation for
real-time data analysis while eliminating many hours
of administration and maintenance.
Computer
Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
Our
client needed a
customized application to interface with an off-the-shelf CMMS
(MAXIMO®).
Details
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Managed
complete conversion of data from legacy system.
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Included
custom application developed using Oracle Developer®,
fully integrated with the MAXIMO®
interface and security.
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Implementation
included development of various reporting tools for
data management.
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Cognos
Impromptu®
and PowerPlay®
were used to establish both detailed reports as well
as summary level Business Intelligence analysis.
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Developed
extended application logic using application library
files
(dll’s
written in C++)
as well as Oracle stored procedures and database
triggers (written in PLSQL).
System
Engineering
From small offices to
mid-sized companies we’ve developed and successfully
implemented network and domain design for many clients.
Details
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Domain
infrastructure setup across multiple physical
locations.
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VPN/Firewall
and secure remote access to your network.
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Onsite
hosting of mail and web servers.
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Internet
connection sharing for everyone on your LAN.
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File
and printer sharing.
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Backup
and disaster recovery planning.
Expert
Systems
Often off-the-shelf
systems are unavailable for certain specific technical
needs. We
have designed several customized expert systems See
here
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We’ve
designed several rule-based database tools to assist
in different engineering disciplines.
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Modeled
using strict engineering methodologies and industry
best-practices.
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Provided
our clients with a foundation for both accurate and
standardized results.
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Allows
a smooth knowledge transfer between employees.
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