Description of SIN 132-51, ADP Services
 

The types of automated data processing (ADP) services Altarum offers under SIN 132-51 are described below. Our software development processes and procedures are compliant with the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Capability Maturity Model (CMM) Level II. Additionally, all of our projects are supported by trained project managers, commitment to quality, and client-focused management.

Systems Analysis and Design Systems Installation (FSC Class D306)

Altarum utilizes a suite of automated CASE tools and modeling techniques to accomplish the following set of systems analysis services:

• Graphic User Interface (GUI) Design;
• Knowledge Engineering including Logical and Physical Data Modeling (IDEF0, IDEF1, ErWin, BPWin);
• Business Process Reengineering;
• Functional Validation and Verification;
• Cost Analysis;
• Operational Effectiveness Analysis;
• Human Computer Interface Issues;
• Knowledge Acquisition Methodologies and Distance Learning;
• Knowledge Representation Tools;
• Requirements Definition;
• Open Systems Standards Support;
• SEI CMM Process Definition, Analysis, and Software Life Cycle Support; and
• Business Rule Development.

Altarum has extensive experience and functional expertise in a wide range of industries and disciplines, such as:

• Health care;
• Health care Services Statistics and Management;
• National Security Initiatives;
• Strategic Planning;
• Inventory Management;
• Economic Analysis; and
• Financial Services.

Programming (FSC Class D308)

Altarum builds on its systems analysis methodology with state-of-the-art software development and programming methods including:

• Rapid Prototyping;
• Joint Applications Development (JAD);
• Object-Oriented Software Engineering;
• Year 2000 Compliance;
• Computer Security; and
• Software Reuse Libraries.
   

Altarum specializes in these languages and environments:

• Groupware (Lotus Notes Premium Partner; MS Exchange)
• Client/Server Design and Development (PowerBuilder, Access, Delphi);
• UNIX;
• C/C++;
• Windows 95 and Windows NT;
• 4 GL Tools;
• RDBMS/ODBMS (Oracle, Informix, Sybase, SQL Server, SQL Anywhere, IDMS-R);
  JAVA, as well as HTML, Perl, and other state-of-the-art WWW languages and tools.

Altarum uses several advanced IT techniques:

• Data warehousing and Data Mining;
• Constraint Directed Search;
• Fuzzy Logic;
• Distance Learning;
• Knowledge-based Systems;
• Wide-area Electronic Meeting;
• EC/EDI;
• Text Processing;
• Inventory Control and Management;
• Intelligent Natural Language Processing; and
• Custom Algorithm Development.

Conversion and Implementation Support (FSC Class D311)

Altarum staff are very experienced in accomplishing legacy systems conversion and integration, in a client's working environment. Altarum has conversion and implementation experience in the following areas:

• Business Process Reengineering;
• Large-scale Data conversion;
• Program Management Office Support; and
• Year 2000 System and Data Compliance.

Examples of workflow integration in system implementation include:

• Client and Client-Contractor Interaction Systems;
• Web-Enabled Access, and
• Process Control.

We use advanced technologies and methods, such as:

• Workflow management tools (UNIX and WinNT based Internet/Intranet; Lotus Notes/Domino);
• Hybrid DBMS and workflow solutions;
• Intranet and Internet;
• Three tier client server systems.

Altarum staff also provides post-installation support services in:

• Training;
• Help Desk and Telephone Support;
• Web-Site Hosting (UNIX, WinNT LN/Domino);
• Operations and Maintenance of Corporate Executive Information Systems;
• Application Consulting;
• Doctrine/Policy Notification Dissemination.

Network Services' Project Management (FSC Class D316)

Altarum manages and maintains an internal infrastructure connecting six primary offices and several satellite locations serving approximately 500 workstations. Altarum provides network services' management including the following:

• UNIX Systems (DEC Alpha, Sun Solaris, HP);
• WinNT Systems;
• Lotus Notes/Domino Systems; and
• Microsoft Exchange Systems.

Data/Records Management (FSC Class D317)

Altarum experience and services include:

• Corporate Executive Information System Management;
• Inventory Decision Support Systems;
• Secure Data Management;
• Data Warehousing and Data Mining; and
• Intelligent Natural Language Processing.

Database Planning and Design (FSC Class D302)

The advanced data management techniques described above are used by our designers in the design, development, implementation, fielding, and support of large database systems in health care and command and control environments. Our experience and services include:

• Advanced (Object Oriented) DBMS;
• Knowledge Representation;
• CORBA;
• Distributed Database Design and Development;
• Database to WWW Integration; and
• Relational DBMS (Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase, Informix, etc.).