DefenseWeb Technologies Awarded Contract to Deploy Client Tracking System for U.S. Army Community Service Programs Worldwide.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2004 Data Collection, Processing, Integration Solution to Replace Manual System; Automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. Reporting Functions on Field Activities to Military Commanders DefenseWeb(TM) Technologies, a premier developer of professional custom software solutions for U.S. Department of Defense organizations, today announced that the U.S. Army has awarded a contract to the company to deploy an online Client Tracking System for Army Community Service (ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. ) programs at all Army installations. ACS manages a wide range of family readiness programs that are responsible for developing, coordinating and delivering family services at base installations. With the increase in deployments over the past year, soldier and family readiness has become an important issue for all branches of the military. Tracking such activities in the past required field workers to manually input data either on paper forms or in ad hoc For this purpose. Meaning "to this" in Latin, it refers to dealing with special situations as they occur rather than functions that are repeated on a regular basis. See ad hoc query and ad hoc mode. databases. Program managers at the installation and headquarters levels needed a way to monitor the activities of its readiness support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services in real time, while reducing the administrative burden on its staffs. The new online tracking system replaces a variety of ad hoc and manual information systems, and will automate the collection, integration, processing and reporting of operational data from nine separate family service initiatives to military commanders. Program statistics generated by the Client Tracking System allow ACS managers to review specific, real-time readiness information, such as utilization rate trends, program outcomes and opportunities to improve service delivery. Moreover, DefenseWeb incorporated Web-based client access, appointment scheduling and individual program-specific modules into the program to enable greater accessibility by service members, as well as increased monitoring and tracking resources for program managers. The company built the Client Tracking System on its Xtendable(TM) Server, an internal, standards-based software development and delivery platform, to provide field managers and Army headquarter head·quar·ter v. head·quar·tered, head·quar·ter·ing, head·quar·ters Usage Problem v.tr. To provide with headquarters: staff members the ability roll-up field office reports or drill-down data related to specific entities faster and for less cost. "The Client Tracking System was designed with the end-user in mind, offering quick adoption of an important readiness support system while saving the U.S. Army time and money," said Douglas Burke Douglas "Doug" Burke (born March 30, 1957) is a former water polo player who won a silver medal for the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of Stanford University. References
DefenseWeb's Client Tracking System will be installed in 20 ACS installations by September 2004, and be fully deployed to all installations worldwide by mid-2005. About DefenseWeb Technologies DefenseWeb Technologies Inc. (www.defenseweb.com) provides customized enterprise software development services for Department of Defense organizations. Founded in 1998, DefenseWeb develops advanced interactive applications that collect, integrate, process and report mission-critical data to program managers in real time. The company's core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. located in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . (C) 2004 DefenseWeb Technologies. All rights reserved. Xtendable(TM) Server is a trademark of DefenseWeb Technologies Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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