Fidelity Investments: Wealthbuilding Technology

Lexicon Systems provided consulting and development enhancements to Fidelity's Family Office Suite of software, serving ultra-high worth customers with more than one hundred million dollars invested. Advisor Channel products required a migration to Windows Vista, and Fidelity's next generation apps utilize Web 2.0 technologies, such as AJAX and Adobe Flex. "At Fidelity, the ability to work in teams while under extremely tight deadlines and stressful situations is imperative. Lexicon's professionalism, integrity and diligence ensure success." - Tracie Childress, Project Manager, Fidelity Investments

Dan Hermes Fine Art: Exhibiting Internationally

For art gallery Dan Hermes Fine Art, Lexicon Systems provides software architecture and project leadership for a two-year endeavor resulting in a set of software tools used to build state-of-the-art moving digital paintings which exhibit internationally. Recent exhibits have been in Greece, Austria, and Las Vegas. Combining 3D animation, video, and the work of established oil painters, Dan Hermes Fine Arts brings traditional arts into the 21st Century. More at www.danhermesfineart.com.

.NET Presentations at Microsoft 
   
Senior consultant Dan Hermes gives talks and workshops at .NET user groups at Microsoft in Waltham, MA.

Configuration in ASP.NET 2.0 slide show
by Dan Hermes

At the hub of ASP.NET applications are configuration files: web.config and machine.config. Configuration settings determine critical aspects of your app: authentication, state management, and database connections, among others. Here are some of the hands-on issues we covered:

Web Site Administration Tool (WAT): GUI access to the web.config file
Authentication types: Forms, Windows, and Passport - Which to use and when
Custom Errors: what they're good for, and when other options would be better
State Management: in process, out of process, SqlServer and custom - how to decide
Connection Strings: how to use them in the config file
Scalability: single user vs. web farm

Previous talks: XML in .NET, VB.NET 101, VB.NET 202

Computerworld: Unifying Nationwide Marketing
Computerworld required an integrated software solution for their national sales and marketing departments. Lexicon Systems and the Computerworld IT group integrated information from numerous Computerworld sources and conferences into a single system available to the Computerworld sales and marketing force nationwide.

Estateworks: Building Bridges
Estateworks, an estate software company in Massachusetts, enlisted Lexicon Systems to build an extensible XML interface to connect to business partners. Rick Gansler, CTO of Estateworks says, "Central to our integration with Merrill Lynch, Bank of America,and Thomson, Lexicon Systems makes our complex and ambitious projects work."

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C#.NET Training

For a technology training firm in Connecticut, Lexicon Systems provided a four-day intensive class in C#.NET. Former VB.NET, C++, VB6 and COM developers learned the ways of the CLR, MSIL, the GAC, and the .NET Framework. Topics included C#.NET grammar, data types, ADO.NET, web services, Reflection, Serialization, COM Interop, and .NET 2.0.

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Integrating Enterprise Systems: Old And New
MAXIMUS, a Massachusetts state-funded health-care vendor, hired Lexicon Systems to interface legacy apps with newer systems.  Systems include State Medical Coverage mainframes and patient information databases.  Lexicon's designs create a more seamless workflow for clerks and customers, as MAXIMUS manages very high call volumes for services and information.  

 

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Hermes Orchestra: Reaching Listeners
For this classical crossover ensemble, Lexicon Systems provided technical support, contact management, and engineering on their live CD release. A resulting review: "Evocative and ebullient...Fifteen out of sixteen stars" - Mark Newman, Progression Magazine. More at www.hermesorchestra.com.

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Managing 3000 Employees                          
TJX enlisted Lexicon Systems to develop reporting modules for their nationwide Time and Attendance Kronos system.  Over 3000 employees will be reported on at thirteen distribution centers.

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