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GNT Consulting was established as a Consulting division of GNT, to market and support Oracle solutions.

Besides Oracle software marketing and support, the GNT Consulting is divided into three functional units:

• Database Administration Support Services (DASS)
• Applications Development Support Services (ADSS)
• Oracle Applications Implementation Team (OAIT)
• Oracle Sales / Licensing & Training

1.   Database Administration Support Services (DASS)
This unit is responsible for the Oracle Database Administration. The key message is that “we keep your Database running 24 x 7”

The DBA requirements and demands for implementations of Oracle Applications vary from one implementation to another. DASS group strategically developed flexible and dynamic services to suit the need of your organization.

The following is a breakdown of each of the implementation support services offered within the DASS Support Package.

Strategic Planning

• We help your organization step-by-step, breaking down and explaining the general phases and components involved with an implementation plan. We provide direction and methodology for organizing and planning the implementation of your Oracle systems. We highlight the mission-critical policies and management control systems that must be established to ensure the success of the project.

General Implementation Support

• After we might have helped your organization establish your implementation plan, we continue to provide general implementation support. These include establishing standards, policies and procedures surrounding the Technical Architecture component of the implementation.
• Your primary DASS advises and directs the technical components of your implementation. DASS is a partner in your project.
• We produce and deliver progress reports, updating you on the current status of your systems throughout the phases of your implementation. These reports include your Tar Tracking Log and your Patch History.

Coordinate with Client's Vendors

• We coordinate with your Oracle project-related vendors (Insurance Applications vendor) to ensure full compatibility with the Oracle Applications with regards to the operating system, hardware requirements, networking issues and any other requirements that ensure the success of the project.

Security Planning

• We assist in the planning and implementation of the necessary security requirements needed for your system. GNT Consulting provides consultation on Oracle's security features and the best practices to implement them.

Architecture Design

• DASS team designs the technical architecture of your system to operate at peak efficiency. Systems with inappropriate architecture design can potentially suffer from poor performance; expensive maintenance overheads and future upgrade complications. We provide you with a well-documented report of the design, detailing the makeup of each fundamental component.

Database Server(s) Sizing Analysis

• Our specialists conduct an in depth sizing analysis. DASS then produces a precise and detailed report, containing all of the calculations and assumptions used in determining the database server sizing for the intended environment. We aid and guide your hardware decisions, including what type of database server to purchase and how many servers you'll need.

Backup & Recovery

• A backup and recovery solution is designed to meet your specific needs. This solution is completely documented and periodically tested.

Development Support

• DASS provides the support required to assist development effort throughout your implementation. The development areas supported include custom extensions, integration and conversions. We establish the required environments for development, testing and training.

SQL*Net Configuration

• Configure and implement SQL*Net in order to facilitate database connectivity.

Database Tools and Applications Installation

• Each environment is methodically configured. We have each of your environments up and running, with the Oracle Database, Tools and Applications, in a timely and efficient manner. In most cases, this generally takes less than ten days. All designs and architectures are completely documented.

Database Copy

• Copy and refresh database environments from one instance to another for test and implementation purposes.

Capacity Planning

• We assess the configuration required to support your anticipated Production workload. This, coupled with performance benchmarking, produces an accurate forecast of the configuration needed for your operational requirements when in Production.

Friendly & Personal Technical Help

We're just a phone call away, providing resolutions for technical questions and troubleshooting system problems

 

2.   Applications Development Support Services (ADSS)
This group is responsible for the development of software utilizing the Oracle Development platform, C++, Java, Visual Basic and Power Builder. The group specializes in the core system programming and providing solution to various software development issues for organizations.

The group is currently engrossed in the following activities:

- Developing XML Services

Developing & deploying web services.

Delivering web services to portals, wireless devices, and other applications.

-Developing E-Business Portals

• Build and personalize a portal page
• Build a self-service content area
• Publish information to be shared with others
• Build applications as portlets and integrate them into the framework

Deploying a J2EE Application

Building Dynamic Web Applications Using JSP and Java Servlets

Building Successful Wireless Applications

Securing and Administering the Oracle Enterprise Portal Environment

• Configuring the Oracle Internet Directory with the Oracle Login Server for single-sign-on user authentication
• Encrypting data between the server and Oracle Internet Directory
• Adding a Virtual Private Database security policy
• Register Web applications with the Oracle Login Server
• Synchronizing Oracle HR with Oracle Internet Directory

3.  Oracle Applications Implementation Team (OAIT)

This group is responsible for the implementation of Oracle Applications. We have specialization and expertise in the implementation and support of the following Oracle Applications

1. Oracle Financial - General Ledger, Account Payable, Receivable, Asset, Cash Management, Inventory, Purchase Order Modules
2. Oracle Human Resources
3. Oracle Payroll
4. Oracle Time Management
5. Oracle HR Intelligence

In executing this responsibility, OAIT follows the Oracle implementation methods, which basically involve:

 

Definition
During definition, the project management team plans the implementation project. The goals are to identify business and system requirements, propose the future business model, and propose the application and information technology architecture. The project team is organized and oriented. The team develops a learning plan to ensure team members receive training and support necessary to perform their roles on the project.

Operations Analysis
During the Operations Analysis phase, the project team collects management, technical, and end-user business process information and requirements. The project team develops business requirements scenarios used to assess the level of it between the detailed business requirements and standard application functionality. The project team also creates a model for the application structure and suggests an overall technical architecture. Prototyping of business processes may begin in this phase to aid in analysis and demonstrate feasibility of design options.

Solution Design
The goal of Solution Design is to create the optimal business process solution to meet your future business requirements. During Solution Design, project team members design application configuration options and detailed business procedure documentation. Detailed design of any custom extensions, interfaces and data conversions occur during this phase. The team also identifies process and organizational changes required for implementation.

Build
During the Build phase, the development team codes and tests all custom extensions including application enhancements, conversions, and interfaces. The team creates and executes performance, integration and business system tests.

Transition
During transition, the project team deploys the finished application into the organization. Transition depends on the Build phase for the fully tested business system. The project team fully executes data conversion and uses the developed documentation to train end users and support staff. The organization conducts a production readiness check. If the implementation includes a phased deployment, transition occurs multiple times with subsets of the applications deployed to various geographical sites and/or business units at different times.

Production
The Production phase starts immediately with the production cutover. Production marks the last phase of the implementation and the beginning of the system support cycle. Included in this final phase is a series of refinement and measurement activities. The Information Systems (IS) personnel work quickly to fine-tune the system and begin regular maintenance. They provide ongoing support to the organization for the remaining life of the system. If multiple deployments exist, Production occurs at different times for the various geographical sites and/or business units.

Business Process Architecture
Business Process Architecture addresses the need to understand organization business processes and alignment with business requirements and target applications. The team Analyses business processes to determine the degree of change required to bring them into alignment with organization business objectives, and designs new or improved business processes. The result is a set of optimized high-level designs that balance application and organization change.

Business Requirements Definition
The Business Requirements Definition process defines the business needs that must be met for the successful implementation of the application and technical suite. The project team documents business processes by identifying business events and describing the steps the organization takes to respond to those events. The team then organizes these processes into business scenarios that capture the organization's business requirements.

Business Requirements Mapping
The Business Requirements Mapping process produces and documents and acceptable, feasible solution to business requirements. As gaps between requirements and functionality emerge, the team resolves the gaps by documenting alternative solutions, designing application extensions, or changing the underlying business process.

Application and Technical Architecture
During the Application and Technical Architecture process, the project team designs information systems architecture around the organization's business vision. Included are Oracle, third party and custom applications; computing hardware; and networks and data communications infrastructure.

Module Design and Build
The Module Design and Build process produces custom application extensions to fill gaps in functionality identified during Business Requirements Mapping. Custom systems include program modules (forms, reports, alerts, database triggers, and so on) that must be designed, built, and tested before they can be incorporated into the new system. Module Design and Build addresses the design and development of the custom modules; the Business System Testing process supports testing of custom modules.

Data Conversion
The Conversion process defines the tasks and deliverables required to convert legacy data to the Oracle Application tables. The first step of this process is to explicitly define the data business objects identified for conversion along with the legacy source systems. System testing, training, and acceptance testing require converted data before production cutover.

Documentation
The Documentation process begins with documentation standards materials created early in the project to build quality operation support reference materials. Documentation requirements and implementation complexity are closely correlated, and the amount and level of detail of documentation varies by project.

Business System Testing
The Business System Testing process is a formal, integrated approach to testing the quality of all application system elements. It focuses on preparing for testing early in the project life cycle, linking testing requirements back to business requirements, and securing project testing resources.

Performance Testing
The Performance Testing process helps the project team define, build, and execute a performance test on specific system configurations. This process provides a powerful and direct means of assessing the performance quality of your system. This assessment enables you to determine whether performance is acceptable, and to propose changes and perform tuning to correct any initial performance shortfall.

Adoption and Learning
The Adoption and Learning process accelerates the implementation team's ability to work together through team building and organization-specific application learning. This process also helps determine human support requirements so that the organization structure and job roles align to meet new performance expectations resulting from the technology change. Learning needs of all personnel impacted by the implementation are considered, and appropriate training materials and learning events are developed and conducted.

Production Migration
The objective of the Production Migration process is to migrate the organization, systems, and people to the new enterprise system. Following production cutover, additional objectives include monitoring and refining the production system and planning for the future. The Production Migration process encompasses transition to production readiness, production cutover, and post-production support.

 

Oracle Sales / Licensing & Training
This group is responsible for the sales/Licensing and Training on Oracle products. Some of the Oracle products include

Oracle Databases:
Standard Edition; Enterprise Edition; Personal Edition; Lite
Enterprise Manager /tools
Internet Application Server (iAS)
Oracle Tools – Internet developer suite, Discoverer Desktop edition, programmer, Data Warehousing Products

Integration Products:
Open Systems Gateways
Mainframe Integration Gateways
Enterprise Integration Gateways
InterConect Adapter

Rdb Products
Rdb Enterprise Edition, CODASYL DBMS

Oracle Applications
Oracle Financials – General Ledger, Receivable, Fixed Asset, Payable, Cash Management, Inventory, etc
Human Resources – Payroll, Training, etc -
Project, Public Sector Administration
Health Care, Sales, Marketing
Order Fulfillment, Manufacturing
Supply Chain Planning, Procurement