Integration, Conversions, Reports, Forms - All implementations require technical services to complete a successful transition from one system to another. Invariably customers have integration requirements to third party applications or legacy systems, some volume of data they prefer to convert electronically, as well as additional reporting and forms requirements that extend beyond those delivered with the system. TECHcelerate consultants are well versed at assisting clients with these requirements.

Custom Application Development - Companies planning enterprise implementations today strive to implement the software in its standard form. However, from time to time requirements extend beyond the scope of the standard system. When this situation arises we custom develop the required application following Oracle's standard development practices to minimize upgrade implications downstream. Customizations, as a rule, are built external to the core system. We leverage our experience with the following tools to accomplish these projects for our customers: Oracle PL/SQL and SQL, JSP and PL/SQL Web Applications, Stored Procedures and Triggers, Developer.

Report Writing Training - In today's real time enterprise it is important to be able to convert data into useful information for informed decision making. TECHcelerate consultants are equipped to train administrators and users alike on the full spectrum of report writing and analytic tools available from Oracle including: Discoverer, BIS, Oracle Reports, Portal, and Financial Analyzer and Sales Analyzer.

Oracle Upgrade Assistance - Whether you are migrating from a standard or highly customized instance of the Oracle System, our technical and functional consulting teams are equipped to provide expert assistance with this process. The technical team is adept at installing the new environment, running the comparative scripts to determine the differences in structure and completing the mapping exercise to assure the integrity of the data conversion effort. The functional team meanwhile possesses a thorough understanding of the new capabilities being introduced in the new release and prepares the education curriculum necessary to train users on the net new functionality. Our apps/tech consultants are also responsible for performing the necessary regression testing to assure that functionality which worked previously, still works.

Oracle Database and Tools Training - This service is intended to address the needs of the IT professional(s) supporting the Oracle Application system. Experience has taught us that simply being a certified Oracle Database Administrator does not necessarily equip oneself with the knowledge required to effectively support an Oracle Application environment. For instance, this individual must possess at least a baseline understanding of how the application layer of the solution is interrelating with the database layer. Therefore, this service is designed to provide the IT professional with an understanding of fundamental administrative responsibilities including, but not limited to: administering roles and responsibilities, security, backup procedures, disaster recovery procedures, patch maintenance, application and database tuning, workflow and alert administration, database moves, copies, extents and restores.

E-Business Suite Outsourcing (EBSO) - This option has become an increasingly popular service for companies who are resource constrained and prefer to channel their available intellectual capital toward the development of their own core competencies as opposed to burdening valuable internal resources with the support of the system. This strategy allows a company to avoid having to invest in costly hardware and a high priced support staff as full responsibility for administration of the system is transferred to Oracle hosting service known as E-Business Suite Outsourcing (EBSO). Under this model TECHcelerate would assume the technical responsibilities associated with the initial implementation phase. Once complete, administration would be transferred to the EBSO administrative staff.

Implementation Audits - Tier I systems like Oracle offer customers a tremendous amount of functionality and flexibility. What we have discovered through experience is that many companies only deploy or exploit a fraction of the functional and technical capabilities available to them. The reason for this phenomenon can be attributed to a number of factors, the most common of which is a general lack of understanding of the full capabilities of the system. To address this situation we have developed a service which analyzes a company's strategic business goals and present use of the system, and compares it against the full extent of the system's capability and results in a recommendation defining the opportunities which exist for increased productivity.

APICS Foundation Training - From time to time our customers request that we provide foundation training involving the basic concepts which underlay ERP systems. This training is recommended for those users who have not been previously exposed to the benefits that can be realized through the implementation of an ERP system, exhibit anxiety about the pending transition, or require a refresher level course on the basic principles of ERP.

Oracle Collaboration Suite - Looking for a more efficient alternative to Exchange? Oracle Collaboration Suite integrates messaging, calendaring, file sharing, real-time communications, wireless access, calendar and time management, and voicemail and fax service. Oracle Collaboration Suite is built on the Oracle Database, which means all your communication applications access a single data source. If you're already using the Oracle Database, bring the power of the database to your collaboration applications and make them unbreakable.