STATEMENT OF DIRECTION

STEELMAN SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS
STATEMENT OF DIRECTION FOR CORE TECHNOLOGIES

OPERATING SYSTEMS

In todays world when IT departments support multiple operating system two are dominate Windows Server and Linux RedHat Kernal Server. While you will find older versions of Unix technology such as AIX and HP these are reserved for older software solutions.

STEELMAN uses Oracle Technology as its core development, database and application server. While Oracle supports many technologies some are more preferred then others by both companies. STEELMAN will support two operating systems for its SEMS solution for the protection of its customers. Windows Servers 2003/2008 and Red Hat / CentOS Linux 5.

Why does the OS matter? Proven running in real world environments.  Every time you change the operation system you must re-test the entire system for performance and functional errors. Staying on limited number of operating systems ensure that client systems are stable and robust.

ORACLE TECHNOLOGIES

DATABASE

Oracle database is the world’s number 1 database for midsize business, or large corporate enterprise:

• Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition provides industry-leading performance, scalability, security, and reliability on a choice of clustered or single-servers with a wide range of options to meet user needs.
• Oracle Database 11g Standard Edition is an affordable, full-featured database for servers with up to four sockets. It allows you to save money by buying only what you need today, and then scale out with Oracle Real Application Clusters as demand grows.

All editions are built using the same common code base, which means your database applications can easily scale from small, single-processor servers to clusters of multi-processor servers without changing a line of code. Compare features below.

ORACLE FORMS & REPORTS

STEELMAN uses Oracle Forms, a component of the Oracle Developer Suite, is Oracle’s long-established technology to design and build enterprise applications quickly and efficiently. With a large and active customer base supporting mission-critical, Forms-based applications—including Oracle’s own E-Business Suite—Oracle will support and improve upon Forms technology for many years to come.

Oracle Forms is a member of the Oracle Fusion Middleware family of products, which bring greater agility, better decision-making, and reduced cost and risk to diverse IT environments today.

• High availability—Provides the most flexible, resilient and fault-tolerant application server platform for the Grid, making it possible to deploy SOA and Enterprise Java systems with maximum availability and guarantee of service
• End-to-end reliability—Fast connection fail-over and tight integration into database security capabilities make Oracle Application Server the only one being truly optimized for the Oracle database
• Leading performance and scalability—Oracle is committed to deliver unmatched application server performance and scalability, enabling customers and partners to build and deploy the most demanding applications

ORACLE FORMS DEVELOPER

STEELMAN uses Oracle Forms Developer to build its Graphical User Interface (GUI). Oracle Forms Developer is in a class by itself, raising the development bar for applications deployed to such industries as Banking and Finance, Stocks and Bonds, Aerospace, Communications, Manufacturing, Retail, Health, Legal, Government, and Education. With Oracle Forms Developer, business application developers quickly build, in a declarative RAD environment, comprehensive Java client applications that are optimized for the Internet without writing any Java code, and that meet (and exceed) the requirements of professional user communities. These applications are rich, Web-deployed applications available on demand for rapid processing of large amounts of data and rapid completion of complex calculations, analysis, and transactions.

ORACLE APPLICATION EXPRESS (APEX)

STEELMAN has started using the current release of APEX 4 for its reporting and business intelligence. Under development is our new B2B so end user customers can login to the system and create orders, check stock, make request for quote and reprint documents. There will also be a management dashboard added on top of the reports in the system. Currently STEELMAN is looking to APEX as it continues to evolve as the possible migration path from Oracle Forms to a fully enable light weight web client.

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