Portfolio
Contract Software and Web Development works on a wide variety of projects with numerous departments campus-wide. All projects vary in scope. A client's schedule, technical requirements, quality requirements, and budget vary on a case-by-case basis.
Project/Service Portfolio
Our Clients
Current projects include, but are not limited to the following client departments and colleges:
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Online Academic Services |
| Client |
Jackson School of Geosciences |
| Technology |
Mainframe OS 390, ADABAS, and webAgent |
| Description |
A web system composed of numerous secure online academic services utilized by the dean's office.
This services range in advising worksheet, graduation application, concurrent enrollment petition, etc. All of these services provide both students and staff from the College of Geosciences with the ability to utilize various academic services online. Students can gain submit for review for these academic services while the dean's office can monitor and manage incoming student requests.
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Grants.gov (Proof-Of-Concept) |
| Client |
Office of Accounting & Office of Sponsored Projects |
| Technology |
Java (J2EE), XML, Web Services (Axis), Castor (XML Data Binding), Mainframe OS 390, ADABAS, webAgent, Oracle, MySQL, SQL, and JavaScript |
| Description |
Grants.gov is a centralized suite of services that provides a simple, unified electronic storefront for interactions between grant applicants and the Federal agencies that manage grant funds. These grant services are offered and accessed by means of a web service.
ACT provided a proof-of-concept application that integrates with the published web service methods from Grants.gov. The proof-of-concept applied solely to the technological steps involved for communicating with the web service. ACT was not concerned with prior data processing of grant proposals and requests.
The results of the project were used to determine if it was technologically feasible to build this system in-house at the University. Additionally, it was used in evaluating buy versus build with other vendor products.
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Online Scholarship Application |
| Client |
College of Education |
| Technology |
PHP, Oracle, SQL, Mainframe OS 390, webAgent, ADABAS, JavaScript, and Stratos Framework |
| Description |
A web scholarship application for the College of Education (COE). The application
provides all students from within the COE and the College of Liberal Arts the ability
to submit a scholarship application. Additionally, the application provides authorized
COE staff with the ability to filter searchers for reviewing, printing, and approving scholarship applicants.
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| Project | Chip Counseling System |
| Client | Counseling, Learning & Career Services |
| Technology | PHP, LDAP, Oracle, SQL, AJAX, JavaScript, and Stratos Framework |
| Description | A Web application career counseling management system. Provides interfaces for accessing client demographic information, scheduling counseling and outreach sessions, viewing employee counseling and outreach schedules and tracking appointments, writing case notes, and built-in, customizable listserv e-mailer. |
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| Project | Custom Web Directory |
| Client | Geology Foundation, Jackson School of Geosciences |
| Technology | PHP, LDAP, and XML |
| Description | A customized faculty and staff Web directory that provides detailed directory listing and the ability export the data to a business card by means of a vCard. |
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| Project | Compliance Safety Training |
| Client | Office of Environmental Health & Safety |
| Technology | Mainframe OS 390, ADABAS, webAgent, and JavaScript |
| Description | A client compliancy Web interface was created for EH&S employees to take safety training courses online followed by an evaluation compliance test. Additionally, authorized EH&S employees can modify test profile questions and access a compliance report. |
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| Project | Bus Registration (Explore UT Product Enhancement) |
| Client | Office of Relationship Management and University Events |
| Technology | Cold Fusion, MS-SQL Server, and SQL |
| Description | A product enhancement to the existing Explore UT system. A client Web interface form was provided for storing incoming school bus registration information. In addition, a comprehensive administrator's tool was created for managing the records and statistical reporting. |
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| Project | Orange Santa |
| Client | Office of Relationship Management and University Events |
| Technology | Cold Fusion, MS Access, and SQL |
| Description | Software maintenance support and development of the existing Orange Santa system. The system also allows users to complete a Web volunteer form for designated shift times. An administrative section provides an interface for contacting and managing volunteer records and generating reports. Data integrity, form validation, and testing were employed for both the client volunteer submission form and the administrative side. |
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| Project | Commencement Questionnaire |
| Client | Office of Relationship Management and University Events |
| Technology | Cold Fusion, MS Access, and SQL |
| Description | A Web form for recent UT graduates to give feedback on their college experience at the university. An administrative section is provided for contacting and managing questionnaire records and generating reports. |
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Longhorn Living |
| Client |
Texas Student Media |
| Technology |
PHP, Oracle, SQL, JavaScript, and Stratos Framework |
| Description |
An interactive online housing search site for students at the University of Texas at Austin.
It provides the ability for property owners to list available properties, vendors to provide advertisements, and students to selectively search for their appropriate housing needs.
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