12. : Our Story WE WILL HELP YOU BELIEVE US, Problems: “Technology changes faster than Knowledge” “Reality is always changing” “Technology is becoming more complex”
13. Knowledge Piazza Salimbeni Siena, Italy Headquaters of Monte Dei Paschi di Siena Bank since 1472 The oldest surviving bank in the world.
15. Knowledge Fra Luca Bartolomeo de Paccioli (1446/7 - 1517) He described the method of bookkeeping known as the double-entry accounting system. He described the use of journals and ledgers, and warned that a person should not go to sleep at night until the debits equalled the credits. His ledger had accounts for assets, liabilities, capital, income, and expenses. He demonstrated year-end closing entries and proposed that a trial balance be used to prove a balanced ledger.
29. ComplexTechnology Problem: Lack of Human Resources Options: Options fundamentals: High population Lots of Math/Eng. degrees Low salaries Our perspective: We do not have We do not want
42. We found an “American Idol” Enzo Serena Used to be : High School student in a very small town Now: GeneXus Programmer – A “GeneXus Idol” Lee DeWyze Usedtobe : Salesman in a paint shop Now: Singer – An “American Idol”
43. : Our Story WE WILL HELP YOU BELIEVE US, Problems: “Technology changes faster than Knowledge” “Reality is always changing” “Technology is becoming more complex”
44. : Our Future WE WILL HELP YOU BELIEVE US, Problems: “Technology changes faster than Knowledge” “Reality is always changing” “Technology is becoming more complex”
46. Successes from using GeneXus James Reed – CIO – TSCM Security Services jreed@tscmservices.net
47.
48. The actual term "cloud" borrows from telephony in that telecommunications companies, who until the 1990s primarily offered dedicated point-to-point data circuits, began offering Virtual Private Network (VPN) services with comparable quality of service but at a much lower cost. Cloud computing extends this boundary to cover servers as well as the network infrastructure.
49. According to an article in Infoworldthe definition of Cloud Computing is still being defined, though some CIOs and CEOs claim its just a new name for what we’ve been doing.CEO Larry Ellison of Oracle Corporation asserts that cloud computing is "everything that we already do", claiming that the company could simply "change the wording on some of our ads" to deploy their cloud-based services.
52. A provider of high quality Counterintelligence and Privacy Protection Services for private citizens, U.S. Corporations, Federal, State, and Local Government Agencies.
53.
54. Providing solutions that can provide reports from databases that are totally unrelated and are on different platforms.
55. Providing custom solutions for commercial and government clients with a noticeably faster turn time than our competitors.
76. Kellwood & Pictsweet- Designed a reporting tool to allow end users to create ad-hoc reports and export data into Excel.
77. Kellwood – By 1994 reduced the development team of 14 people down to 3 with gains in production. Systems developed allowed Kellwood Sag Harbor division to grow from 225 million to 750 million in 4 years without adding resources.
78.
79. Customer Message to Artech Do not mess up this perfect software development tool Do not be talked into selling Keep doing what you’ve done for the last 20 years
80. Do You Remember These? Same(&<Variable>, <Attribute>) Define(&<Variable>(row,col), <‘Type’>, <Len>, <Dec>, <’Pic’>, <’Sign’>) Color(‘Wht’, 5)
82. TechPG and EnABLE Jack Eakins, CTO, Technology Partnership Group, Inc. jeakins@techpg.com
83. What we do! “There is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, more dangerous to manage than the creation of a new system. The innovator has the enmity of all who profit by the preservation of the old system and only lukewarm defenders by those who would gain by the new system.” Niccolo Machiavelli - The Prince - 1513
84. Who am I and who is TechPG? Jack Eakins Computer Engineering degree from The Ohio State University Employed in federal government, at fortune 500 companies and for small startups all in the IT arena. Worked on projects with nine figure budgets and on systems for two users.
88. Our GeneXus History Began using DeKlarit in 2002 for data layer in Visual Studio Early 2006 began using GeneXus 9 for all web development 2008 introduced GxQuery to client base Cut over to GeneXusXEvolution 1 upon release
89. How do we use GeneXus? Use to develop all new products and applications Use to manage our KB’s and developers worldwide Use XPM to manage our projects
90. Perform initial prototype and then move to final system extremely quickly Use WorkWithPlus pattern from Dvelop for enhanced functionality Low technical knowledge Version control Always looking forward – maybe too fast for government work
91. and XPM Solves storage, sync and backup KB issues Support developers wherever they are XPM is on external server to allow access for staff and clients Word upload of items is a big plus KB Object integration allows for better tracking Integration with Project and item tracking supports client’s needs
92. What have we done? EnABLE is a .Net SQL web- based system 160 transactions, 1900 attributes and 1,500 objects Built and maintained by 2 developers and 1 technical writer/tester/trainer Most configuration is stored in application DB which minimizes code changes and all configurations are stored in DB backups
93. EnABLE features implemented: Consistent navigation and ease of use Fully integrated, role-based security and audit history Common functions that can be reused as needed Attachments, Notes, Contacts Data importing routines Word-based Document Generation Extensive use of charts and graphs and management dashboards Client Portal functionality
94. GeneXus Universe Don’t invent the wheel – steal it GxSearch, forums, GxOpen, Wiki… Attend Annual Conference in Montevideo Language is not an issue Learn from sessions Contacts!!!!!!!!!! Take advantage of support – your problem is their problem
95. Closing We believe that GeneXus provides an environment to solve any client’s needs Integrated toolkit for project management, BA’s and techies Ever-growing and stays up with or ahead of technology trends We’re betting the farm on it!
