Application Architecture - Methodology: Discovery Interviews in-person and by phone with expected users, administrators and IT enable us to better design and plan for the development of the application. This step provides the necessary information to create an accurate specification. Specification The engineering specification describes how the application will be technically designed to operate including what data structure will be accessed and created. This step is essential to gaining understanding and approval by the involved parties. Development Once a specification is agreed upon, the programming of each component is performed and integrated. The development is conducted on a staging platform to contain risk from altering production data. This step results in a functional application. Test & Debug Upon completion of development, the application enters the beta stage in which it is tested and modified to operate without errors. This step ensures that the application can be safely moved to the production platform and reliably used. Documentation Each project will include three types of documentation: - User - Administrator - System The user documentation describes how to use the application and is provided via a web page. The administrator documentation is designed for those who need to maintain the security and non-technical support of the application. System documentation is for technical support and extends the specification with particular information so that the application can be easily enhanced. Business Planning - Organizational needs assessment - Market research - Competitive analysis - Revenue forecasting - System requirements - RFP definition and process - Operations planning - Expansion broadband strategies Support Services - Maintenance Plans - Server Monitoring - Load Testing - Quality Assurance - Backup and recovery procedures - Post-release analysis Production - Proposals - Customer interviews - Design brief - Storyboard reviews - Functional specification - Production scheduling - Milestone reviews - Component testing and review - Beta release - Content integration - Support tool production - Documentation - Final release - Support services Creative Applications Macromedia™ Dreamweaver, UltraDev, Flash, Adobe™ ImageReady, Photoshop, Acrobat, Strata™ Studio 3D, MetaCreations™ Bryce, Poser, Canoma, IBM™ WebSphere Studio Developer Programing Languages Visual Age for Java, HTML, VRML, CGI, Java, DHTML, ActiveX, Applets, CFML, Frames, XML UML Component Diagrams, ASP / JSP / EJB / Servlets Certifications: IBM Certified AS/400 Specialists IBM Certified RS/6000 Specialists IBM MQ Series Specialists IBM WebSphere Specialists IBM Net.Commerce Specialists IBM Net.Data Specialists IBM Visual Age for Java Specialists IBM Certified E-business for AS/400 V4R2 IBM Certified Solutions Expert - Net.Commerce Version 3 IBM Certified E-business for AS/400 Tech App Development V4R2 IBM Certified E-business for AS/400 Tech Infrastructure V4R2 IBM Certified Specialist - AS/400 Technical Solutions V4R3 Resonate Certified VPNet Certified Packeteer Certified MCSE Certified MCP+Internet Certified MCT Certified Networking Essentials Certified Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Certified Windows NT Server 4.0, 3.51 Certified Internetworking with MS TCP/IP Protocol Suite Certified Windows NT Server 4.0 in the Enterprise Certified Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 (IIS 4.0) Certified Cisco CCN Macromedia DreamWeaver/UltraDev/FLASH Certified Adobe Developer Certified - Photoshop, Imageready, Illustrator Framework Architecture - Methodology: Strategic Planning Deliverable - Comprehensive written plan defining the technology requirements in accordance with the business requirements. The plan is a guide for all technology hardware and software requirements, project management, capacity planning, e-Commerce solutions and future growth projections. Project Management Deliverable - Team of management professionals who oversee and are engaged in every stage of the Strategic Plan implementation and ensure employees and subcontractors have required skill sets. Capacity Planning and Performance Tuning Deliverable - Written analysis of both current and potential infrastructure and framework requirements. Periodic written evaluations with proactive recommendation reports. Traditional Technical Services Deliverable - Experienced professionals with proven track records who employ skill sets encompassing but not limited to the following platforms: AS/400, Windows NT, RS/6000 and Client/Server. Framework Architecture Hardware & OS Platforms NT (DNS, DHCP, IIS, WINS) AS/400 (OS/400) RS/6000 (AIX) WebSphere App. Servers Standard Advanced Enterprise Net.Commerce Suite (NT & AIX) App. Web Servers Lotus Domino/Notes BEA Web Logic ChiliSoft I-Planet MS IIS Database/Servers IBM DB2 Oracle MS SQL & Access Lotus Notes Networking (Router, Hubs, Switches) Cisco Bay Networks MQSeries MQ Manager & Clients MQ System Integrator MQ Workflow Bandwidth Management Packeteer VPN VPNet Cisco Firewall-1 Firewalls IBM SecureWay (AS/400 & RS/6000) Cisco PIX CheckPoint Firewall 1 (NT &RS/6000) High Availability Solutions Vision Solutions (AS/400) HACMP (RS.6000) Marathon (NT) M/S Clustering (NT) Load Balancing Solutions Resonate (NT & RS/6000) WebSphere Power Pack (NT & RS/6000) F5 Networks Storage Management Tivoli ADSM