Technology Planning
During SMART’S technology
planning, a key road map is developed (technology plan). The technology plan
is a live document which will allow organizations the ability to determine priorities
and the specific needs of its staff, customers and business partners.
The initial assessment conducted by SMART Technology, Inc. will:
> Define the corporate direction, priorities, goals and objectives.
> Determine the hardware and software baseline and growth curve.
> Identify information critical to developing corporate project requirements.
Enterprise
Productivity
SMART Technology's Enterprise Productivity tools allow
organizations to take separate entities, divisions and companies and allow
them to operate as one efficient unit. Enterprise Productivity tools enable
“just in time” ordering systems for material and personnel. Enterprise
Productivity tools allow organizations to seamlessly communicate with outside
vendors and clients in order to minimize and eliminate inefficient stockpiling
of resources. Enterprise Productivity tools are proven systems, which decrease
turnaround time, increase operational efficiency, increase use of personnel
resources, and lead to greater customer satisfaction and service.
SMART also provides software development for products and services that can
be modifications of COTS (commercial-off-the-shelf ) packages or when necessary
developed from original technical requirements analysis.
E-Branding
(Corporate Image Enhancement)
The consumer generally has an emotional response to products
or services, and branding, advertising and company promotion have their greatest
effect in creating that emotion or feeling. It helps a consumer to create
an attitude about the product or service. The best brands convey a sense of
quality, creating a long-term relationship with the customer. A brand also
serves as an identity for the provider or seller of a service or product.
In addition to these qualities brands may also convey other levels of meaning,
including attributes, benefits, values, and personality.
Branding, advertising and promotion influence several stages of the buyer’s
decision-making process. This is why branding, advertising and promotion are
so powerful in the consumer market.
SMART Technology understands the importance and influence of high quality
branding, advertising and promotion on buying decisions and provides multimedia
services and products to enhance a company’s image. Our products and
services include:
Total package advertising campaigns | Corporate identity design | Pre-press
design (brochures, collaterals, advertisements), Web site design | Web broadcasting
| Video distribution (video streaming, video conferencing, TV commercials,
infomercials, marketing videos, Video News Releases, Public Service Announcements,
instructional videos) | Presentation development (Flash, Power Point, etc.),
Radio advertising, Kiosks (interactive media) | Exhibit design, Direct marketing
(Email, snail mail, trade shows and conventions)
E-Business
SMART e-Business solutions provide organizations with
rapid entry into a virtual eCommerce community that internally and externally
attracts and drives new customers and creates new revenue streams for each
“clicks 'n' order” Internet-active business within the community.
A virtual storefront in our SmartekEC Portal enables an enterprise not only
to advertise and transact business in its local market and worldwide, 24 hours
a day, every day - but also to capitalize on the cross-promotional benefits
of trading partners within an “exchange” community.
As more companies participate in the ‘network’, the greater the
potential for trading partners to generate new markets and revenues. The Internet
is a real-time transaction “space” – so companies that want
to participate do not have the luxury of lengthy solution implementation.
SMART’s e-Business solutions provide the on-line gateways that connect
buyers and sellers, and all the functionality, software, hosting and merchant
services necessary to support its trading partners. This also includes supply
chain and customer relations management systems to ensure operating efficiencies
and the building of loyal customer bases.
SMART Technology, views Business to Business (B2B), Business to Customer (B2C),
and Business to Government (B2G) e-Business very critical to business growth
and a vital strategy for economic survival. Because of this, SMART is dedicated
to providing e-business trading partners with the ability to reduce operating
and purchasing costs, gain a competitive advantage in the global marketplace,
and significantly increase revenues to ensure their growth and profitability
in the Digital Age.
Data Warehousing
A data warehouse is designed to satisfy the needs of business
users with information that is clean and consistent, and is stored in a form
that business users can understand. A data warehouse can supply both historical
and summarized information and plays a key role in supporting business intelligence
and eBusiness solutions.
The combined use of client/server and web-based computing provides data warehouse
users with improved user interfaces and more powerful decision support tools.
Unlike many data warehouse vendors that focus on technology, SMART focuses
on business solutions. We package data warehouse solutions for specific industries
or application areas. Many organizations seem to think that if they build
a data warehouse and provide users with the right query and reporting tools,
the job is done. At SMART, we focus on data access, not on just building the
data warehouse. The information provided by our data warehouses is thoroughly
documented and easy to access. Because business intelligence systems need
to focus on improving the access and delivery of business information to a
wide audience of both information providers and information consumers, SMART
data warehousing provides the integral ingredients.
Facilities
Management
SMART Technology Inc. provides support in the areas of
Facility Management, Asset Management, and Network Operations (to include
Network Engineering, Migration, and Integration.) The following discussions
highlight the significant roles and support functions provided by SMART.
Network Operations
Help Desk Support
System Security
Documentation
Windows NT Support
Asset Management
Turn Key IT Solutions
Site Assessments and Preparation
Application
Dev & Support
Systems Administration and Development
> Client/Server, Web/Intranet, Network, Legacy Systems
> Informix, Lotus Notes, Power Builder
> Microsoft Exchange, Oracle
Application Development
- Teradata, Oracle, db2, Domino, Notes
- Visual Basic, C/C++, Java
Web Applications
- Visual Interdev, Front Page, Visual J, Visual C
- Dynamic and static web designs
- Java Script, Lotus Script (domino), HTML, CGI, Perl, Flash
Business Intelligence
- Cognos, Crystal Reports, Teradata
Web Services
> Customized web sites
> (508A) ADA compliant web sites
Property management
Association management
Conference registration
E-commerce
Military personnel
Consumer products
Health care
Training center
