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Business Problem

•  Computerisation offers business major benefits through the automation of manual processes, delivering greater speed, improved accuracy and reduced costs. However, many businesses find themselves constrained by the limitations of generic off-the-shelf software. These limitations prevent them extracting the maximum value from their investment in Information Technology and potentially limit their business development.

ESS Solution: e:Design

•  ESS has a decade of problem-solving experience that spans the construction, manufacturing, transport, defence and scientific applications industries. ESS has developed the e:Design methodology to engineer software that improves quality, reduces risk and cuts costs for clients. ESS backs its own experience with guaranteed work and a fixed price option. e:Design is more than a development service: It is a partnership with ESS to assist your business to take advantage of technology, immediately and for the long term.

Who Benefits from e:Design?
•  e:Design is a customised software development solution for engineers and business owners from organisations that want their software to work harder for them: e:Design clients operate in a wide range of industries including construction, manufacturing, defence, aerospace, transport and scientific applications.

•  e:Design benefits organisations that need tools to manage and control processes that are unique and not available through generic "off the shelf" software, It also assists organisations whose needs are outside the capability of most software development organisations.

•  e:Design delivers benefits to product development and manufacturing organisations where software is required to operate the on-board processors or to provide an intuitive interface for operators.

•  e:Design assists defence, aerospace and engineering organisations to solve mathematically complex problems. e:Design applications are designed with a simple-to-use, intuitive interface that is focused on accuracy, error reduction and performance improvements.

•  e:Design benefits manufacturers by collecting and analysing large amounts of real-time data to produce meaningful reports for improved quality control and cost reduction.

•  e:Design assists manufacturers by automating production processes with numeric controlled or robotic technology and where data exchange or specialised design software is required to maximise production levels.

•  e:Design delivers value to organisations that need more then a generic CAD product to enhance their competitive edge in terms of rapid creation of 2D to 3D plans, detailed drawings, engineering results and interfaces to other parts of the business.

•  e:Design enables organisations that need to track real time events and represent data graphically using such technology as Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning System (GPS) and wireless telecommunications General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) or Short Messaging Service (SMS).

•  e:Design assists transport companies to measure driver fatigue, thereby minimising costly accidents and avoid road fatalities.

•  e:Design assists organisations that require graphical simulations of real world structures or events to analyse potential risks involved.

How Does e:Design Benefit You?
•  Solving business problems: e:Design is a thorough service that designs solutions to your business problems by clearly identifying your needs, then creates software to automate that solution to generate even more benefits for your business.

•  Fitting your business: e:Design overcomes the limitations associated with off-the-shelf generic software. e:Design is a process that creates smart and intuitive customised software that is tailored to meet the needs of your business. As well as immediately enhancing the productivity of your business, the software can evolve as your business grows and changes.

•  Choosing the best language: e:Design is a software development service whereby software is created using a suitable development language to meet the application and operating system. This means that complex and highly efficient applications can be developed using low level development tools such as C and C++, while less complex and simple database applications can be developed using a range of rapid development tools such as Visual Basic and Delphi . We choose the tools that are best suited to solve your business problem.

•  Choosing the best tools: e:Design leverages the extensive range of development tools used by ESS, ensuring that software is developed in the most efficient manner. This provides you with cost effective results in the shortest time possible.

•  Choosing the best database: e:Design can utilise a comprehensive range of data structures to suit the client application. This ranges from small standalone databases such as Microsoft Access to enterprise-wide data structures based on SQL-type applications and even proprietary structures. This ensures your application contains the data structure best suited to your special needs.

•  Understanding your needs: e:Design utilises ESS skilled personnel who are tertiary qualified in the area of computer science and, generally, with second industry qualification or trade. This means ESS can speak your language and understand your business problems in details.

•  Making solutions visible: e:Design leverages the ESS specialisation in intelligent graphical solutions with 2D (GIS), 3D and time-based 4D systems with the need to invest in costly high-end graphical tools.

•  Delivering the complete solution: e:Design is an end-to-end service covering the analysis and design phases, development and testing, deployment, on line documentation and providing training. This minimises your risk and ensures you get the best return from your investment.

•  Eliminating your risk: e:Design ensure that every part of the development process is controlled and tested. This gives you an absolute guarantee of quality.

•  Providing total care: ESS recognises it provides you with software that is mission-critical to your business. e:Design is a complete solution, from design and software development to project management, training and ongoing support. ESS is your technology partner for the long haul to ensure your software continues to solve the problems that confront your business.

What Makes e:Design Unique?
•  e:Design utilises a needs analysis process that ensures ESS understands your need to obtain cost effective and measurable benefits from using our services.

•  e:Design adheres to the rigorous ESS methodology that enables our clients to define exactly what is required and what outcomes must be achieved for the project to succeed.

•  e:Design leverages the ESS strength in the areas of graphical solutions and real time applications.

•  e:Design exploits the ESS background in both engineering and software technology background; a compelling combination that puts it well ahead of any competitors.

•  e:Design guarantees that ESS manages every aspect of the project from start to end.

•  e:Design ensures that ESS understands your industry, enabling it to communicate in industry terms to ensure you obtain exactly what you want. This minimises risk of error.

•  e:Design delivers a complete service that extends well beyond the supply stage to include deployment services, user support, training, and ongoing reviews to ensure that the solution provided is meeting the changes in your business.

•  e:Design builds a comprehensive expertise pool that enables ESS to be there to assist you to your evolving business challenges.

•  e:Design is built upon the stability of ESS, an organisation that services clients ranging from small businesses to multinational clients in Australia and overseas. This flexibility is driven by our ability to solve business problems.

•  e:Design has delivered ESS an unequalled track record in Australia for supplying customised software solutions that perform to requirements and, usually, exceed the client's expectation.

•  e:Design provides you with the opportunity to obtain full copyright ownership in your software development project or protect your investment with escrow.

e:Design Technical Summary
Development Tools

•  C/C++

•  Visual C++

•  Visual BASIC

•  VBA

•  .NET

•  Delphi

•  Java

•  Ada

•  COM

•  ESRI Map Objects

•  Active X

•  Open GL

•  and many more

Database Engines

•  MS SQL Server

•  Oracle

•  MS Access

•  Interbase

•  Paradox

•  Proprietary Structures

Graphical Tools

•  ESS GIS & 3D tools

•  Map X

•  AutoCAD

•  Microstation

•  RealCAD

•  DesignCAD

•  DataCAD

•  and many more

Platforms

• MS Windows CE and Pocket

• Unix / Linux

• PLC's/ Proprietary Systems

Specialising in Applications for:

Scientific, Engineering and Defence Solutions

•  Powerful 2D/3D graphical design and analysis system.

•  Provide solutions to complex mathematical problems.

•  Simplifying engineering and reporting requirements.

•  Secure data encryption application.

•  Data acquisitions with GIS and statistical reporting systems.

•  Real time simulation and modelling tools.

Construction and Building Solutions

•  Integrated graphical modelling, design and engineering systems.

•  Accurate material and work costing systems.

•  Technical electronic cataloguing systems.

•  Automated tool path generators for plant and equipment control.

Manufacturing Solutions

•  Traceability and quality management tools.

•  BOM / BOW production costing and scheduling.

•  Control of processing equipment.

•  Data acquisitions for SPC and other quality processes.

•  Preventative maintenance systems.

Transport Solutions

•  Tracking solutions using GPS/GPRS/SMS/GIS technology.

•  Driver fatigue monitoring and control.

•  Routine maintenance and servicing management systems.

•  Route and resources optimising with scheduling tools.

Agricultural Solutions

•  Irrigations design and flow analysis tools.

•  Statistical analysis systems.

•  Graphical asset management tools.

Business Solutions

•  Special data collection and reporting systems.

•  Resource management and scheduling systems.

•  Skills audit and optimising tools.

•  Accurate costing and rapid quotation systems.

•  Integrated management and quality applications.

Developed by ESS
•  ESS partners with clients to make the impossible happen. As well as solving business problems for the steel industry, ESS engineers software that improves quality, reduces risk and cuts costs for clients in a wide range of industries. For more, visit www.ess.com.au.
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