MITEM's Application Integration
Experts Present at GBET Conference: "Integrating Systems to Share
Data and Applications Between Government Agencies"
LOS ANGELES, Calif., - November 8, 2001 - MITEM Corporation, a leading
provider of legacy integration software and e-Business solutions for
companies in the public and private sector, had two of its top executives
presenting strategies for rapidly integrating systems to share data
and applications between government agencies during the two-day, Government,
Business and Education Technology Expo 2001 (GBET) taking place at the
Los Angeles Convention Center.
Since 1985, MITEM has been using a non-invasive approach to integration
that does not require changes or additions to existing systems or applications.
A major feature of the MITEM solution is that it allows disparate systems
to talk to one another and share information dynamically, through multiple
points of integration. This can be especially beneficial for government
agencies such as the FBI, FAA, INS and others that may need to search
and correlate their data.
Federal and state government agencies using the MITEM approach to application
integration include: CalPERS, US Postal Service, US Navy, US Air Force,
International Monetary Fund, and the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department.
"In the economic environment that exists today, businesses in
the public and private sector need to find cost-effective ways to optimize
information systems," said Martin Fincham, vice president of marketing
for MITEM. "We were pleased to share with the attendees of GBET
the expertise that we have accrued while solving some of the toughest
integration problems that government agencies face."
On Thursday, November 1, Martin Fincham presented "Fundamentals
of EAI: Enabling disparate systems to share information." Fincham
covered issues and challenges that government agencies face as they
approach voluntary or mandated application integration initiatives.
He reviewed different levels of integration projects, from simple screen
scraping to full integration architectures, and examined the business
value that each approach offers. He also gave detailed examples of how
government agencies have improved community services, shared information,
revitalized existing systems and complied with federal government mandates
by deploying various integration strategies.
MITEM's president, Gale Aguilar participated in a panel discussion
as part of the Interactive Executive Technology Session. Topics discussed
included: "How to meet security and homeland defense obligations,"
and "eGovernment."
Due to the overwhelming interest in these topics at the GBET Expo,
MITEM is planning to host a Web seminar later this month that will cover
Fincham's presentation. This is intended to give the opportunity to
those who could not attend the conference the chance to see this well
received presentation. Please email Jon Wollenhaupt, marketing communications
manager, at jonw@mitem.com for details about the upcoming Web seminar.
Some examples of MITEM's state and federal government integration projects
include:
- California: CalPERS (California Public Employees' Retirement System)
- "SmartDesk" which uses MitemView to integrate a number
of separate applications into a single system and greatly simplifies
the work process for the users.
- Minnesota: Ramsey County Criminal Justice System - used MitemView
to develop an integrated criminal justice system that integrates data
from multiple disparate systems to support jail management; criminal
history; warrants; civil process.
- US Air Force - deployed MitemView to create a new integrated application
for parts procurement at Robins Air Force base in Georgia which has
worldwide management responsibility for the repair, modification,
and overhaul of the F-15 Eagle, the C-130 Hercules, the C-141 Starlifter,
the C-5 Galaxy, and all Air Force helicopters.
- US Navy - is using MitemView to develop a Web-based financial accounting
application.
- US Postal Service - MitemView is being used to create a new user
interface that brings the USPS in compliance with Section 508 (employees
with disabilities) and streamlines processes for payroll issues. MITEM
developed and deployed this new interface in 3 months.
"Over the last 16 years, we have completed projects in a variety
of functional areas such as customer service centers, procurement, Web-based
self-service and criminal justice administration," said Fincham.
"Our universal adapter, MitemView, enables us to efficiently create
solutions that interface with any system regardless of the underlying
operating system, programming language, database or communications protocol."
Contact:
MITEM Corporation
Andy Nelson
650.323.1500
pr@mitem.com
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