M&S Consulting has sponsored a website called 8-a.com, which is a site focused on the US SBA’s 8(a) Certification.
Oracle Development with JDeveloper
I highly recommend the use of JDeveloper as the IDE for Oracle Application Server (Oracle 9iAS and Oracle10gAS — or however they are spelling/selling it these days). As I understand it, JDeveloper is now offered as a free IDE by Oracle for developers. With the built in integration for OracleAS for deploying Java-based web applications, portlets, ADF (Oracle’s implementation on top of the hot JSF techology), and much more, JDeveloper is quickly becoming the free, non-open source IDE of choice for the enterprise. ADF, specifically, requires a license before deployment to production, but regardless of this, JDeveloper has much to offer and what seems to be a solid … Read More
Healthcare Six Sigma Methodology Implementation
M&S Consulting was selected to apply the Six Sigma methodology to process improvement and defect reduction in the healthcare industry. The client is part of a large healthcare system and brought M&S Consulting on board to help in their goal of making the Radiology Department a Center of Excellence.
Performance Evaluations Are In
M&S Consulting recently participated in an independent performance review. The survey was created, administered, and scored by an independent third party called Open Ratings, on behalf of the federal government. We are pleased to report an overall score of 96 out of 100 possible points. We received 100% satisfaction ratings with regard to our business relations, personnel, and customer support facets. As a service provider committed to customer success, M&S is tremendously delighted that our customers feel that we are meeting and exceeding their expectations.
Healthcare Integration Solution – Oracle AIA and PIP
Over the past weeks, M&S consultants have been working closely with Oracle and other leading service providers to develop a vertical AIA and PIP solution to integrate with Oracle Clinical. M&S is providing Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF), SOA, Web Service Enablement, Application Integration Architecture (AIA), and Process Integration Pack (PIP) expertise in both architecture and development roles on the project.
Charlotte Commercial Appraisal Firm, Appraising Charlotte
M&S Consulting has turned around a site with a fully functioning content management system for Charlotte, NC based commercial real estate appraisal firm, Appraising Charlotte. M&S Consulting is also providing infrastructure marketing, business, and strategy services to Appraising Charlotte to make it a leader in commercial real estate appraisals.
AddThis – Email Option
If you have tried using the AddThis button on your web site, you may not have seen an “email” option displayed, even if you had it in your list of sharing methods. It is important to note that the username is required by the button for email to be enabled. On a separate note, there are better options specifically for email sharing that easily allow for your own branding and high delivery rates, but AddThis does a nice job combining all into an easy to use and implement solution, with a small footprint.
16,000+ Employee W2s Delivered via Extranet Portal
The Challenge
ABC, a facilities services company, has employed over 16,000 people in fiscal year 2008. At year end, ABC’s payroll vendor generated an enormous number of W2 documents for distribution to each employee. In addition to physically mailing the individual W2 documents, ABC desired this information be delivered through their employee Portal so the information could be
- quickly accessed,
- accessible 24×7 now and into the future, and
- available in an electronic format.
The Solution
M&S devised a mechanism to generate a single file per employee based on a unique Social Security Number. Once the files were generated, they were loaded into a database inside the customer’s LAN. A web application was built to identify the user logged into the Extranet Portal, request the appropriate W2, and display it to the user securely over SSL.
The Results
Within weeks, the entire solution was designed, developed, and deployed into production, available to over 16,000 employees. Once deployed, employees immediately began logging into the Extranet Portal from around the US to access their electronic W2s quickly and securely.