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Get the Custom Software You Need to Support Your Strategic Initiatives

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Do you need software developed to support your strategic initiatives so they really produce results that set you apart?
Do you want to use the Web to extend information access to customers and other partners?

ec link’s Software Development Group Gives You the Power

We work with you to understand your business objectives
We create an IS strategy and development plan to help you meet those objectives
We build the new solution for you, working with your staff every step of the way
We save you money by building on existing capabilities from our object library and by incorporating our ecWebEditor and ecWebMaster tools, where appropriate
Our Approach to Development keeps you involved throughout the development process to assure that you get the results you expect

Approach to Development

We have been very successful in a development approach that incorporates review processes along the way. Specifically, we build a prototype of the final product very early in the development cycle, and demonstrate it to the client. This insures that expectations are communicated (both ways), and provides a visual representation very early on in the development cycle so that all parties involved can see better which ideas work best. See "Typical e-Commerce Development Project Plan" on back of this brochure.

Wright-Patt Credit Union public web site

Allows one click navigation to any of over 100 pages
with a hierarchical navigation system.
www.wright-pattcu.com

River Valley Credit Union public web site

Marketing department can update their web site
themselves using ecWebEditor
www.rivervalleycu.org

Typical E-Commerce Development Project Plan

Phase 1: Project Commencement	ec link meets with client to define requirements ec link provides the detailed specification of the site Client commits to project Milestone 1: Project Commencement

Phase 2: Design Phase	Refine key functionality specification Identify system requirements (hardware and software) Identify critical documentation Identify critical system metrics and error events Identify project sign-off criteria Establish firm timeline Define resource requirements, key personnel Acquire domain name if necessary. Acquire graphical images Discuss general look and feel preferences Design major components Design file hierarchy for storage of menus, html, and other files Design data model Build prototype Customer review Milestone 2: Prototype Review

Phase 3: Development Phase	Build database Build Administrative Site Build Customer Site Debug and perform component level testing Customer review Milestone 3: Development Review

Phase 4: Test Phase	Quality assurance test of application Train customer key contacts Alpha test (internal test) of application and documentation Beta test (external test) of application, documentation, and support processes Customer review and sign-off on application Milestone 4: Testing Review

Phase 5: Implementation Phase	Install into production Perform load testing Final Customer Sign Off Milestone 5: Project Completion