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High End Analysis & Design
AEGIS has long been recognized for our success in conducting thorough systems and applications
analyses, ensuring that architecture and functionality meet client demands. We recognize the importance of Business Case Development, Earned Value Analysis, Requirements Analysis, Alternatives Analysis, Data Modeling, and Systems Design, and how important these functions are in designing extensive and adaptable solutions which support your business mission.
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Select a client from the list below to view their AEGIS success story.
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eOriginal is the leading provider of a comprehensive business-to-business e-commerce solution that enables enterprises
to execute secure, online business transactions in which legally enforceable electronic documents completely
replace paper source records of a deal. It offers a complete, comprehensive, and integrated solution capable of creating
Electronic OriginalsTM that are legally accepted as negotiable.
AEGIS helped design and develop a key portion of this state-of-the-art J2EE distributed architecture to support the
eOriginal electronic document processing. AEGIS' extensive expertise in designing J2EE solutions resulted in a
solution that enabled the eOriginal business components to be easily ported between different application servers
on different platforms.
This project used the Rational toolset to manage the software engineering process. The system design was modeled
using the Unified Modeling Language and captured within Rational Rose. The Rational ClearCase tool was
used to control source code access and versioning and the Rational ClearQuest tool was used for defect tracking.
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Giant Food, Inc.
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Commercial
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Architecture, Systems Analysis, Development, Project Management, Mentoring
PowerBuilder, Informix, Java, I-4GL, GPS, Mobile Computing
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Enterprise Architecture
High End Analysis & Design
Custom Applications Development
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Giant Food is the top supermarket chain in the Mid-Atlantic states. It competes in a mature industry characterized
by fierce price pressures, high labor costs, and low profit margins. A key success factor in the grocery industry
is the control of costs through the efficient use of resources and that's why Giant employed AEGIS personnel
to design and develop the Transportation Management System (TMS).
TMS enables Giant to monitor every step of the distribution process from warehouse loading through delivery to
the stores. TMS incorporates mobile computing intelligence and wireless networks to provide dispatchers with
'total fleet visibility' in real-time. It enables dispatchers to make optimal routing decisions, it streamlines driver
work processes, and it minimizes store delivery delays. All of this leads to a decrease in the overall cost of delivering
goods to the stores.
AEGIS personnel served a variety of roles throughout the life-cycle of TMS. AEGIS personnel helped form the
initial system concept, gathered and documented the system requirements, designed and documented the technical
architecture, developed the system, and provided training and on-going support. TMS has enabled Giant to
streamline its distribution process and has brought industry recognition to Giant. TMS was showcased as the
cover story of a leading supermarket industry magazine, Supermarket Business.
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MCI Governments Markets provides leading-edge Internet services, from web hosting to web centers to
virtual private networks, plus a full range of advanced products and services to compliment an organization's
strategy for voice, data, international communications, managed services, and more.
AEGIS served a variety of roles on several key applications for MCI Government Markets. Over the course
of a five year span, AEGIS was instrumental in the deployment of three major applications: OETS (Order
Entry Tracking System), NMCI (Navy Marine Corps Intranet), and FAAMS (Federal Aviation Administration
Management System). Our technical team leads participated in setting the technical direction of Government
Markets. The AEGIS Test Center was deeply involved in the deployment of Order Entry and
Tracking System (OETS). Using load testing tools and methodologies, AEGIS was able to identify and
eliminate potential risks before the system's production deployment. AEGIS has been responsible for successful
development of MCI applications using, Java, Sybase EA Server, and Oracle.
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) is responsible
for ensuring public health and safety through licensing, inspection, and environmental reviews of activities
involving the use and handling of radioactive materials.
AEGIS has performed a broad range of high-end IT
analysis, design, and independent verification & validation (IV&V) services at the NRC. This includes:
- Requirements Analysis -- AEGIS was responsible for gathering and documenting the requirements for two major
systems at the NRC -- the Web-Based Licensing System and the National Source Tracking System. The requirements
were documented using industry standard, object-oriented analysis and design techniques. In particular, the
UML 'use-case' technique was used to elicit and document the functional requirements of the system.
- Architecture Analysis -- AEGIS prepared a study of 13 major disparate IT systems at the NMSS that together perform
the majority of its business functions. The study examined the current state of integration between multiple
systems; identified existing data redundancies and integration opportunities; provided a vision for a future integrated
enterprise application space; and provided alternatives and concrete steps for migrating to the future vision.
- Business Case Development -- AEGIS supported the development of formal business cases for both the Web-
Based Licensing system and the National Source Tracking System. Each business case included a Needs Analysis,
a Requirements Analysis, an Alternatives Analysis, a System Operations Concept document, and a Project Management
Plan. A formal business case is the key element of the NRC's Capital Planning & Investment Control
(CPIC) process -- a structured, integrated approach to managing IT investments that is required of federal agencies.
The CPIC business case, in turn, is used to support the NRC's OMB Exhibit 300 submissions.
- Functional Gap Analysis -- AEGIS analyzed the functional capabilities of the General License Tracking System to
assess how well it met the actual needs of the users and to present recommendations for closing the gap between
current functionality and needed functionality.
- Structural Analysis -- AEGIS examined and assessed the technical design, structure, and coding quality of the General
License Tracking System and presented recommendations to improve the stability and robustness of the system
to facilitate its on-going maintenance.
- Technical Guidance -- AEGIS developed technical guidelines / standards for the analysis, design, development,
and maintenance phases of NRC software projects.
- Technical Audits -- AEGIS performed formal technical audits and IV&V reviews of software release candidates as
part of the NMSS quality assurance process. This included ensuring that the changes were implemented correctly
on a functional and technical level and that the applicable coding standards were followed.
The NRC continues to rely on AEGIS for high-level IT consulting. The AEGIS team has become known as 'the
people' to talk to when the tough technical questions need to be researched and answered.
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AEGIS was contracted by Tempest Re, a re-insurance company based in Bermuda to manage the design, development
and deployment of the Re-Insurance Portfolio Management application. The application provides comparison
data for multiple business scenarios/simulations. Underwriting information is queried to compute various
risk scenarios on potential profit and/or losses within each scenario. The application performs these queries via
the PowerBuilder front-end with Embedded SQL and DataWindow definitions to remain as DBMS independent
as possible.
The project was managed and staffed by three AEGIS consultants. The AEGIS Project Manager was responsible
for managing the Tempest Re development staff. The project began with two weeks of requirements meetings at
client site. Development spanned 10 months. Work was managed and completed at the AEGIS development
center with two code and deliverable review meetings during the development period. The application was delivered
on-schedule and within budget.
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The Army's Deployed Theater Accountability System (DTAS) gives them complete visibility
of all deployed personnel (including military, DOD, civilian, foreign nationals, etc) that are
working for the Army within a given theater of operations.
DTAS consists of many parts, including the DTAS Mobile System (laptops), the DTAS Theater
System (central theater server), and the Theater Manager.
AEGIS was brought in to the DTAS team to create the Theater Manager web application, using
ASP.NET, C#, Dynamic HTML, and Microsoft SQL Server. While the DTAS Mobile
System keeps track of positions and statuses of personnel at the unit level, the Theater Manager
keeps track of the units at the theater level. The Theater Manager allows the Army and
Marines to change their command hierarchy on the fly and assign and manage DTAS Mobile
Systems securely and instantaneously via the web. Following implementation, AEGIS mentored
the DTAS technical staff in their efforts to expand the system.
In addition to our architecture and development effort, AEGIS also provided load and stress
testing services for DTAS. This presented a unique challenge because no COTS product existed
for testing this type of implementation. The testing, therefore, involved design and development
of an effective test harness and a hardware layer comprised of blade servers and specialized
switches to accurately model DTAS Mobile Systems in the field.
Press:
DTAS helps track, account for personnel [Marines.mil]
Marine Corps joins Army in rolling out personnel tracking application [GCN.com]
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The Electronic Military Personnel Office (eMILPO) is an Army PEO-EIS system developed by EDS
for the Army Human Resources Systems (AHRS) program. The system handles personnel transactions
such as mobilizations, arrivals/departures, maintenance of family/medical data, and promotion/
rank history data. The system was designed under a centralized model accessible world wide via the
Army's NIPRNET. It is built on J2EE and deployed on BEA WebLogic.
AEGIS designed and developed several functional modules within eMILPO as a key component of
the eMILPO development team. AEGIS played a critical role in supporting the production deployment
of the eMILPO Data Store, a Cognos-based data warehouse implementation, assisting in the
resolution of technical problems in the vendor's product. AEGIS also provided Load & Stress Testing
services for eMILPO prior to deployment, identifying and resolving a number of potential threats to
performance and stability.
Press:
The Army's personnel database paves the way for DOD-wide system by 2006 [GCN.com]
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PERSTEMPO is the US Army's system for tracking and managing the utilization of soldiers (the
Personnel Tempo). The Congressionally mandated program ensures that commanders are sensitive to
the lengths of time that individual soldiers are deployed away from home.
AEGIS was introduced to PERSTEMPO in a technical architecture and mentoring role by the software
vendor upon whose platform PERSTEMPO is built. We supported EDS Government Solutions and
Northrop Grumman Information Technologies in the execution of the enhancement and maintenance
of the system. Our role quickly expanded into assisting with project management including risk management
issues and interfacing with other service groups (e.g., Army Knowledge Online [AKO]),
functional domain responsibilities, production system administration support, and revisions to the basic
architecture of the system. AEGIS later worked with EDS to re-engineer the application and merge
its functionality with the Electronic Military Personnel Office (eMILPO) application. This secondary
effort involved detailed analysis and design with the technical team and the user community, presentation
of the design to Army management, oversight of the nine month development and testing process,
and support during production implementation.
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AEGIS.net has worked with the Postal ServiceTM to advance their business class electronic
document submission applications. These electronic submissions allow business class
mailers to interact with the Postal ServiceTM applications in a manner more streamlined
than has traditionally been done.
By focusing on a web service interface to the world, the business class mailers have a
range of platforms they can use to interact with the Postal ServiceTM. The software was
then made available to the IT groups of various Postal ServiceTM customers so they could
build their own systems that interface with it in preparation for final release of the platform.
The advantages of the service oriented architecture (SOA) designed by AEGIS have
been realized in several ways, as older systems have been enhanced to reuse the business
logic core of the web service interface.
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ValueOptions is a leading provider of managed behavioral healthcare services. Their IT business
runs on an AS/400 system called MHS. AEGIS provides J2EE architectural guidance/
development expertise/technical leadership to the enterprise wide effort for web-enablement
and modernization of ValueOptions' multiple services to different user bases.
Using IBM WebSphere 5.1 (running on IBM AIX) as the J2EE platform, multiple web enabled
J2EE applications are being developed. The enterprise wide effort is based along the lines of
Service Oriented Architecture. Core Services (that provide access to enterprise resources/
data) are identified and built once. These Core Services can then be used by any number of
customer service (internal)/self service (external) applications, even future applications. Since
Core Services provide an EJB interface and a Web Service interface, they can be used from
any platform.
AEGIS helped realize the client's vision of building reusable services. Once the architecture
was developed and agreed upon, AEGIS established a common framework for developing J2EE
applications and the team is now developing the applications based on the common framework.
AEGIS also performed load/stress testing to validate the architecture and help the client
with capacity planning efforts.
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