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NDS Application Development -- 5 th User Group Meeting --. March 11, 2003. Koni Ameri Tech Services, Inc. (KATSI). Global information systems services firm Founded in 1991 ‘02 Revenues = $8M Certified as woman-owned business Consulting offices & development centers
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NDS Application Development -- 5th User Group Meeting -- March 11, 2003
Koni Ameri Tech Services, Inc. (KATSI) • Global information systems services firm • Founded in 1991 • ‘02 Revenues = $8M • Certified as woman-owned business • Consulting offices & development centers • North America (US & Canada) • Europe (Austria & UK) • Asia (India) • Global delivery infrastructure for quick response • Vertical Focus • Government • Health Care • Financial • Four Pillars: People, Project, Process, Products
Sample Engagements - Government • Application strategy, technology strategy and component strategy consulting • Proof-of-concept for Web enablement of legacy systems (Enterprise Application Integration) • ERP (PeopleSoft Financials) • Client-server systems integration projects using Power Builder, Java and Visual Basic • Maintenance of legacy-based criminal justice system
Sample Engagements - Healthcare • Healthcare regulatory policy formulation for US Govt. • Healthcare compliance assessment and remediation • Definition of transaction sets based on WHO, AMA • Client server development for AS/400-based hospital and practice management system • Maintenance of client-server applications • Health care management consulting
KATSI UNDCP/NDS experience • In-depth knowledge and expertise on the NDS product • Major upgrades that affect both front and back end functionality of NDS • NDS 4.0 to 5.0 upgrade • Double click to open definition window from any module • Changes to Masters module (Permitted Restricted, Preparation, Substance) • Custom codes for NDS documents • IE related changes • Resolution of errors such as ‘Report already running’ • Security changes modeled on database permissions • Excel all feature to allow selection of columns from active and inactive tabs • NDS 5.0 to 5.1.2 upgrade • New License Module processing to track licensed activities • Ability to reset custom codes • Linking of special conditions to IE • Assisted UNDCP in NDS 5.0 implementation at TGA, Australia and Slovakia
NDS - Offerings • KATSI NDS related service offerings include: • Extending NDS to support local business requirements • Incorporating business rules for non-regulated substances • Building interfaces to existing systems for reporting • Customization of NDS templates and reports • Building data warehouses or data marts for knowledge management • MIS reports for division heads • PMO to assist in managing health policy initiatives
NDS – Offerings (cont) • KATSI NDS related service offerings include: • Web enablement to enhance communication with producers, manufactures and other govt. authorities (Customs, local governments, etc.) • Including security mechanisms to allow distributed access with user access controls (roles, authentication, encryption, etc.) • XML standards for current EDI usage (quotas, estimates, import/export permits) • Web services for integration between application systems within department • Enhance ability to get feedback from competent authorities
KATSI contacts • USA • http://www.katsi.com • Vasu S Iyengar, Exec. VP, KATSI group – (1) 732 887 4631 Windham Health • Peter Shumaker, Vice President – (1) 650 823 1555 • Canada • http://www.katsican.com • Pushpal Basu, President – (1) 416 744 2273 • Ron Naidu, CEO – (1) 306 351 9536 • Europe • Rajagopal Varadharajan, CEO – (43) 664 381 5084 • India • Ravi Venkatesh, CEO – (91-44) 491 6574