Evolution:

Architecture & Integration (AI) is a set of technologies, foundational elements, methodologies, and best practices that?when combined with strategic guidance?offer a way to align business parameters with technological decisions.

Solutions based on technologies, such as Information Retrieval, must be positioned to support evolving business requirements while leveraging existing technology investments and supporting change.

KM Equity Architecture & Integration services suite includes:

• Information Retrieval Support
o Application Security
o Middleware Solutions
o Data Access

• Enterprise Software Architecture Planning and Implementation
o Sun J2EE
o Microsoft .NET

• Business Framework Implementation
o Order Management
o Logistics

• Technology Roadmapping

Architecture First:

KM Equity approaches the implementation of Information Retrieval from an architecture-first viewpoint, incorporating all of the touch points in application development:

• Business rules based design patterns
• Reusable application frameworks
• Best practices in application development
• A robust methodology to deliver unified solutions

Building Bridges:

The founding guideline for Architecture & Integration is flexibility. KM Equity sees AI as the way to best leverage existing assets, packaged and custom built software, hardware, IT capability, and institutional knowledge to implement Information Retrieval solutions. To deploy solutions with faster turnaround, better knowledge transfer, and lower maintenance costs, KM Equity employs our own methodology:

• Pre-built and pattern-based business frameworks
• Pre-built and pattern-based component libraries
• Deep knowledge in application integration