Application Engineering and Business Analytics Software Consulting and Programming: Introduction to Customized Development Services
For custom application development, Progent can supply programming consultants to produce line-of-business applications in areas such as eCommerce, web site design, Microsoft Dynamics packages including Microsoft Dynamics GP, and custom management reports produced by Crystal Reports, Access Report, or FRx Reports. Progent’s experts can use Microsoft IIS to build custom eCommerce applications based on Microsoft ASP.NET. In addition, Progent offers experts in a wide array of custom software development environments including SQL Server and Delphi. For custom e-Commerce programming, Progent also can provide expertise in custom Microsoft Access, custom Visual Basic, custom Excel, and any other specialized development based on any Microsoft development platform.
Even if your business has a minimal computer services group and a limited IT budget, your information network can still have the same high availability and responsiveness that once needed a substantial internal support group. Progent's 24x7 Network Support Services for small businesses combine the experience of world-class Microsoft-certified and Cisco-qualified network professionals, the latest network management software for 24x7 monitoring and threshold alarms, and economical service packages such as a help desk call center to keep your vital business applications and hardware operating. Progent's 24x7 Network Management Services include remote system monitoring, server monitoring, and application monitoring to cut support expenses, fix trouble spots quickly, and anticipate issues before they degrade system productivity. Progent is experienced at deploying System Center 2005, part of Microsoft’s Dynamic Systems Initiative powered by Microsoft Operations Manager (Microsoft MOM) to deliver complete event management. Progent supports Microsoft Operations Manager 2000 and Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 to give small company networks enterprise-class availability, protection and capacity.
Progent's Virtual Helpdesk support services are an integrated expansion of your internal IT support organization. Virtual Help Desk can include advanced call center features such as a dedicated telephone number with customer-specific greeting. Progent can also send calls directly to staff members who are specifically provisioned and trained to handle your account. In addition, Progent's Helpdesk professionals can manage trouble tickets with any customer trouble ticket software for seamless integration with your internal support services organization. Benefits of Progent's Virtual Network Support Helpdesk services include high-end Microsoft and Cisco Helpdesk expertise the moment you call, transparent extension of your in-house resources, front-line help for urgent client issues, and per-minute billing.
Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains software includes analysis and reporting capabilities that allow you to monitor all business processes, sales and expenses, and market patterns with integrated drill-down, query, and reporting functions. Progent's Microsoft Great Plains reporting support services can help you design reports that let you analyze your business more completely, turning uncooked data into valuable management information. Progent is able to enhance your reporting and analytics by offering Crystal Reports expertise, FRx help, and Microsoft Excel assistance. In addition to offering reporting help, Progent can supply Microsoft .NET consulting, Microsoft SQL Server help, and application experience with VBasic, XML and other development environments in order to offer custom line-of-business application development and web commerce solutions that work seamlessly with Microsoft Dynamics GP.
Progent's Microsoft-certified ISA Server consulting experts have long backgrounds with Internet Security and Acceleration Server developing Microsoft ISA Server-based security solutions for information systems with many sites, mobile users, and line-of-business eCommerce applications. Progent's Microsoft Firewall consultants are available to help your small business in designing and deploying an installation of ISA Server 2000 or ISA 2004 Server that supports your information protection needs without overly limiting your IT system productivity. Progent's consulting professionals can help you upgrade from Microsoft Proxy Server from Microsoft ISA 2000 to Microsoft ISA 2004 Enterprise Edition Server, Microsoft ISA 2004 Standard Edition Server, or other up-to-date versions of Internet Security and Acceleration Server.
Cisco has developed an extensive product line of routers including routers built to provide the protection, performance, and reliability levels required by small and mid-size companies. Cisco routers include support for redundancy, transparent failover, and redundant power for improved reliability and network availability. Progent can help you choose and integrate Cisco routers to establish a reliable foundation for your network and to make it easy to expand as you support new users, start new offices, deploy new services, extend your network to customers and partners, and support a more mobile workforce. Progent can provide help with a variety of routers based on the Cisco IOS operating system, such as the Cisco Small Business 100, the Cisco 800 and 1800 Series Routers, Cisco 2800 and 7200 Routers, plus legacy 3600 and 3700 Series Routers.
Progent's Juniper Networks experts can show you how to configure and support Juniper Firewalls and Juniper VPN products and Juniper Security Manager software for Juniper Netscreen Firewalls. In addition to providing integration services for
Juniper Firewalls and VPN products, Progent's CISSP qualified security consultants and CISM qualified consultants can show you how to develop a company-wide security plan and build security into your business processes.
E-Mail Guard is Progent's affordable antispam and virus protection solution that offers small companies world-class protection from spam, viruses, DHA attacks, and other varieties of email-borne attacks on IT systems. E-Mail Guard is powered by Postini's Perimeter Manager, a sophisticated suite of web-managed anti-spam and antivirus services that stop email attacks before they can penetrate the company firewall. Perimeter Manager also allows administrators monitor and control their email systems, irrespective of server vendor, hardware type, or data center location.
Small to mid-sized businesses can now get all the advantages of Microsoft Operations Manager and also have quick access to Progent’s Microsoft and Cisco qualified IT support professionals. With Progent's economically priced network support packages, mid-size businesses can select a basic MOM-based co-sourcing package with network monitoring, reporting, Help Desk and online service or a complete round-the-clock outsourcing package. Progent supports Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 and MOM 2000 to provide small company information systems world-class availability, protection and productivity.
Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 is a comprehensive gateway that offers a fully integrated application layer firewall, VPN, proxy, and Web caching platform for securing the Internet-facing networks of any sized business against a broad range of attacks. Progent's certified ISA Server support professionals can help you design, rationalize, test, implement, customize and support the Standard or Enterprise edition of ISA Server on your information system.
Progent's Solaris family consulting services provide small companies and developers support for administering and maintaining Sun Solaris environments that operate with Microsoft-powered technology. Progent offers your organization access to Sun Solaris consultants, consulting professionals certified by Microsoft and Cisco, and security specialists with CISA and CISSP certification. This wide array of experience offers you an easy single consulting firm to help you create and maintain a secure and robust cross-platform connectivity and communications solution that supports Solaris and Microsoft coexistence by integrating MS Windows with major variants of UNIX including Mac OS X, Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, HP-UX, BSD, SCO, and Silicon Graphics IRIX or leading Linux derivatives such as RedHat, SUSE, Mandrake, Debian-GNU, and Slackware.
Progent’s Cisco-qualified technology consultants offer professional PIX Firewall support services encompassing architecture, implementation and support of Cisco firewall and Cisco security technology. The Cisco PIX 500 Security Appliance Series of Cisco firewalls offers strong user and software policy enforcement, mutlivector threat protection, and safe connectivity services. Extending from small, easy-to-install desktop appliances for small offices and home offices to scalable gigabit products, Cisco PIX firewalls provide a sensible combination of protection, performance and reliability for information environments of all sizes. PIX firewalls are build around a proven, specially designed operating system, PIX OS, minimizing possible OS-specific security vulnerabilities. The Cisco PIX Firewall has received ICSA Firewall and IPsec certification plus Common Criteria EAL4 evaluation status. PIX firewalls deliver multiple integrated security and networking services, including advanced application-aware firewall services, VoIP and digital media security, multi-site and remote-access IPSec VPN networking, intelligent access services, and extensive administrative tools. Progent’s network experts can show you how to select and integrate any Cisco PIX 500 Series firewalls including the Cisco PIX 501 Firewall, the Cisco PIX 506 Firewall, the Cisco PIX 506E, PIX 515 Firewalls, the PIX 515E Firewall, the Cisco PIX 520 Firewall, Cisco PIX 525 Firewalls and the Cisco PIX 535.
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, hosted on the Windows Server 2003 platform and based on software first produced by Connectix, delivers the power necessary to accomplish hardware reduction, software migration, and server isolation projects via virtualization technology in an enterprise-class computing network with advanced expandability, manageability, and fault tolerance. Microsoft has targeted Virtual Server at companies wishing to enhance ROI in application development and piloting, migration from legacy line-of-business software, and hardware consolidation. Progent's certified Virtual Server experts can help your company to assess and integrate MS Virtual Server.
Progent's CISSP qualified security consultants, or Certified Information Systems Security Professionals, are experts who have earned CISSP Certification through rigorous study and formal examination. CISSP Certification recognizes mastery of a worldwide standard for information security. ANSI has given the CISSP credential accreditation in the field of IT security under ISO/IEC 17024. Areas of expertise covered within CISSP include Security Management Procedures, Security Design and Models, Access Permission Systems, Applications Development Security, Business Processes Security, Hardware Security, Encryption, Communications, Network Security, and Business Continuity Planning.
