Encode is an Information Technology Consulting and Solutions firm for
large enterprise and small to mid-size businesses. Our strength is our ability
to understand a client's business challenge and provide a technical solution
that integrates seamlessly into current operating environments. With an
average of over ten (10) years of experience, our team members are the "Best-of-Breed"
in their respective disciplines. Our extraordinary depth of knowledge and
mastery of multiple technical platforms enable us to handle even the most
complex integration issues.
Encode is an effective partner at any point in the life cycle of a project,
from the development of business needs analysis and requirements definition,
on through to implementation and support of the technical solution. We
frequently provide senior level technical assistance for clients particularly
in enterprise and application architecture, resolution of "critical situations"
and Pre and Post deployment review.
Business Needs Analysis
Before your business commits significant resources to a project, find out what
you will need, when you will need, and how long the implementation will
take. The Encode Business Needs Analysis helps you understand the opportunities
and risks associated with a project before it starts, so you can plan and
budget accordingly. Encode will work with you to define and analyze your
business processes and workflow from a technical systems perspective, intending
that the solution you choose best fits your current and future needs. Encode
will then translate your business and process needs into an actionable strategy
that can be implemented by either our or your technical team.
Product Consultancy and Reselling
Encode resells and services IBM portal, security, data management and messaging
software. We can advise you on how specific IBM software products can benefit
your business, and we can help you work through the steps to implementation.
Our experience includes customizing software to meet individual business
requirements and integrating individual software products with legacy systems.
With our extensive experience with IBM software products, client Project
Managers can plan their projects efficiently with the knowledge that Encode
will be able to provide complete project life cycle support. Our IBM product
consultancy includes pre-sales support, proof-of-concept, installation,
configuration, performance tuning, resolution of "critical situations" and
Pre- and Post-deployment review.
Architecture Design
Architecture Design is the fundamental organization of your technical infrastructure,
including the specific system components, the relationship between components,
and the relationship between the system and the broader business environment.
The Encode team of experts customizes enterprise-wide or specific application
architectures to your business requirements and budget. Our extensive experience
with Architecture Design enables our System Architects to provide a detailed
"road map" of the systems necessary to address immediate business
needs as well as planning for long-term growth.
Integration Services
Encode's Integration Services enable disparate software solutions to share data
and/or functionality. By automating the entire workflow, significant business
gains can be achieved. Our depth of knowledge of the complexities facing
large clients is particularly crucial for the success of enterprise-level
projects, where disparate products must function together seamlessly. Our
Integration Services include post-sales support, installation, configuration,
integration and problem resolution with pre-existing software or new software
product installation.
Application Development
Encode's Developers and Architects are experts in the advanced technologies used
to weld together the many pieces of a sophisticated enterprise solution.
Application Development is the key to any successful enterprise, and we
have proven our capabilities time and time again. Our experience includes
design and development of new application software to satisfy business needs
providing business requirements definition, application architecture, development,
testing, and deployment services for custom business applications and the
customization of packaged software products.
Implementing a new portal solution requires a high level of readiness across many
sectors of an organization. Encode leverages our extensive prior experience
implementing IBM WebSphere Portal to assess the various domains, business
units, user communities and legacy systems that may be affected by a Portal
product installation. We can also identify readiness issues and internal
differences before they become problems. Encode will also provide you with
a framework for planning the production deployment and operation of your
portal solution.
Encode's experience with IBM Tivoli Security Software solutions allows us to identify
and mitigate issues relating to the relevant domains, business units, user
communities and legacy systems that might slow down implementation. The
assessment examines the current environment based on your business objectives
and offers customized recommendations regarding the design, deployment,
operation and use of the Tivoli solution. A high level of readiness will
help ensure a rapid Return On Investment for your business.
The Encode Multi-Factor Authentication Assessment is a short-term engagement designed
to help identify the challenges associated with adopting the new FFIEC guidelines
and the implementation of multi-factor authentication. During an Assessment,
Encode works with key stakeholders to determine how to become, and remain,
compliant with the new guidelines. We do this by performing a Gap Analysis
covering issues relating to risk, policies, procedures, validation and enforcement,
as well as a full technical assessment.
Encode offers a range of training courses designed to help clients fully leverage
the WebSphere Transformation Extender (WTX) Suite. Our training is designed
to enable customers to get started quickly. Many of our customers find training
accelerates their success by providing a deeper understanding of product
capabilities, how those capabilities can be implemented to create solutions,
and how solutions can be properly architected into a fully integrated Enterprise
Architecture.
Data Mapping is one of Encode's specialized service offerings, using Websphere
Transformation Extender (WTX) Mapping, formerly known as Mercator or DataStage
TX (Ascential). Mapping is the process by which a data transformation map
is created to produce a set of mapping instructions that describes how to
translate data from a source document into a target document.
A company's infrastructure must support an ever-changing global business strategy
and evolve incrementally to leverage pre-existing investments. Encode offers
the specialized skills, methodologies, knowledge base and partnerships to
help companies develop business-oriented integration approaches that maximize
existing processes, technology and people. Utilizing IBM's technology and
our integration Best Practices, we work with companies to implement and
maintain solutions that deliver immediate, sustainable business value. By
developing a vigorous integration framework that is flexible and maintainable,
our clients are able to tactically leverage information from all of their
systems to support rapidly-changing business needs.
