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The Changing Landscape of Commerce.
At its core, eBusiness is simply business -- the integration of people,
processes, and technology to conduct business transactions But we all
know it’s much more than that, as the internet provides opportunities
for doing business in surprisingly new and unique ways. Many companies
have rushed into eBusiness without considering the processes that must
be in place. Some have succeeded, but many have failed.
At eRichards, we know that the secret to success is aligning your business
strategy with rock-solid information technology. From integrated supply
chain solutions to transforming your internal and external functions,
we have the expertise to get the job done right.
The eRichards approach to eBusiness solutions is to prepare a detailed
user assessment study, provide a market-tested strategy to increase revenue
and/or reduce costs, redesign or build your web channel, and integrate
with back-end legacy systems.
WebSphere Commerce Suite – A Major Force in eCommerce Development.
WebSphere Leadership in an Emerging World.
IBM’s WebSphere Commerce Suite is the industry-leading integrated
solution that enables companies to establish dynamic eCommerce websites.
From catalog and storefront creation to merchandising, relationship marketing,
and payment processing, WebSphere Commerce Suite provides the framework
to successfully conduct e-business in a secure, scalable environment.
Since 1995, eRichards has been implementing WebSphere technologies for
B2B and B2C opportunities. Our expertise -- we’re an IBM business
partner -- encompasses the entire WebSphere product line, including WebSphere
Application Server, WebSphere Commerce, MQSeries, and WebSphere Portal.
We have an intimate knowledge of WebSphere’s nuances and our developers
and analysts can quickly create ‘best fit solutions’ that
meet our client’s business needs. And since we’re platform
neutral, we can deliver a WCS solution on iSeries, pSeries, xSeries,
or zSeries.
Some of our successfully completed WebSphere Commerce Suite projects
are for:
• MoMA (www.momastore.org)
• Shaklee
We have successfully completed eBusiness Solutions projects for companies,
including:
• MoMA (View Case Study)
• Nabisco
• Pearson
• Scholastic
• Simon & Schuster (View Case Study)
eCommerce Capabilities
Since 1996, eRichards has developed solutions to clients’ eCommerce
needs. Requirements typical of those we have satisfied include:
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Create an eCommerce framework
that features a template solution to facilitate the rapid creation
of new storefronts |
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Integrate the eCommerce
storefront into corporate systems, call centers, and logistics systems |
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Develop an information
portal that provides on-demand reports of key performance indicators |
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Develop a business process
that defines, and supporting technology that expedites, the management
of online assets |
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Design and implement a
call center application that maintains the high level of customer
service and brand recognition seen in brick and mortar stores |
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Assess the current architecture
and determine if the architecture can handle peak web traffic and
seasons |
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Develop a site architecture
that is tuned for reliability, availability, security, scalability,
manageability, interoperability, adaptability, ease-of-development,
affordability, and ease-of-use |
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Determine the costs and
benefits of an migration if necessary |
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Identify the benefits
that migrating would provide |
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Issue key hardware and
software recommendations for this migration |
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Address traffic capacity
concerns and recommend a load-testing plan |
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Mentor client staff with
the new technology |
eRichards has amassed expertise in myriad eCommerce environments including
but not limited to the following:
| Distributed
Architecture |
J2EE, EJB,
CORBA, SOAP, RMI, DCOM |
| Messaging
Middleware |
IBM MQSeries,
XML, JMS |
| OO and Component
Design |
UML, Design
Patterns, Rational Rose |
| Programming
Languages |
Java, C#,
C, C++, Visual C++, VB.Net, C#.Net, PHP |
| Meta Languages |
XML, XSL,
XML Schema |
| Network Programming |
TCP/IP, UDP,
IIOP, HTTP, SHTTP |
| User Interface |
Java Swing,
Java Applet, Visual C++, Xlib |
| Database |
Oracle, Sybase,
Informix, SQL Server, Database Tuning |
| Platforms |
Solaris, SunOS,
True64, Linux, Windows 2000 Server |
| Application
Server |
BEA WebLogic,
IBM WebSphere Commerce Suite, JRun, Tomcat |
| Application
Security |
Java Security
Framework, SSL, Single Sign-On, Access Control |
| Web Framework |
MVC, JSP,
XML+XSL, Struts, Cocoon, Turbine, Actuate |
| Web Server |
Apache, Netscape,
IIS |
| Wireless |
SMS, WAP,
Wireless Gateway, Wireless Messaging |
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