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Whether you are a doctor transmitting
life-saving medical information to a
hospital a continent away, or an officer
sending critical information to your
commander, you can't get the job done if the
business system you are using does not work.
The results can be a nightmare of wasted
time, endless frustration, and lost
opportunities.
Modern integrated business systems have
become an essential part of our daily jobs,
no matter what business you are in. But
getting these systems to work properly is
not always easy. Often, the hardest part is
making all the mission-critical parts - the
hardware, software, and databases - work
together seamlessly. That is why you should
enlist the services of a seasoned company to
help you. CSC has
earned its experience by integrating
hundreds of major systems around the globe.
Unlike most providers,
CSC is not limited to the offerings of
specific hardware and software companies. We
analyze the needs of each customer
individually, find the right components in
the vast commercial market, then build the
system that suits the customer's needs best.
We build "open" systems, using
industry-standard, off-the-shelf hardware
and software that we know will work
together. Doing so allows us to add the
latest software and hardware as they become
available. It also means that we can easily
customize our systems to meet the specific
needs of particular groups.
For more information,
please contact
Kumait Jawdat,
Business Development.
What We
Offer || Success
Stories
Software Development
CSC uses market-tested commercial
off-the-shelf software to build its business
systems. We also write new software or adapt
existing software to provide you with a
complete, integrated system and
user-friendly interfaces. We conduct
simulations, build prototypes, and test
systems at our extensive laboratory
facilities so that we can develop the best
system for your needs.
We develop integrated business systems on
most platforms and operating systems,
including Windows NT and 95, UNIX, IBM, Sun,
DEC, Stratus, Sequoia, VMS, and Macintosh.
Hardware Development
CSC regularly tests and evaluates
PCs, workstations, servers, routers, hubs,
and other critical hardware components at
its laboratories. As a result, we are ready
to build the best and most cost-effective
system possible at any given time. We work
with both secure and non-secure components
to meet your needs.
Systems Integration
Integrating the software, hardware, and
databases into a smoothly functioning system
requires a delicate balance between
creativity and experience. Not everyone can
figure out the difference between a
grounding problem, a timing error, and an
incorrect parameter setting, nor can one
person keep track of all the latest
technology. At CSC, young engineers
work hand-in-hand with senior engineers to
combine the best in creativity and
experience.
Testing
But, do all the parts work together?
CSC maintains full-time laboratories
that are used to test systems before
installing them at a customer's site. As a
result, we discover and address problems
that customers will never see.
In 1992, CSC began an eight-year
modernization program to provide Joint
Chiefs of Staff operations with a
state-of-the-art secure office network. The
new system, called
Joint Staff Automation for the Nineties (JSAN),
consists entirely of commercial
off-the-shelf products, allowing the easy
addition of new technology as it becomes
available. JSAN's 1,500 workstations are
grouped into "communities" of 15 to 250 so
that each community can have specialized
software and hardware to meet its particular
needs.
In 1984, when the U.S. Air Force wanted
to modernize the telecommunications and
message-processing capabilities of the
attack-warning nerve center at Cheyenne
Mountain Air Force Base (CMAFB), they turned
to a team that included CSC's special
capabilities. Under the Communication System
Segment Replacement (CSSR) contract, CSC replaced the outdated manual technical
control at CMAFB with a semi-automatic
capability. Because the base's activity was
essential to national defense, CSC had to
ensure that the older system continued to
function while the new one was being
developed, and that new system did not
disrupt operations during the transition.
CSC completed that mission successfully and
received a 98 percent award fee for its
work. The Air Force then awarded CSC a follow-on contract that added
two more state-of-the-art systems to CMAFB's
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