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Axe Services provides an extensive set of cross-industry application services focused on the software development lifecycle.
We bring a fresh approach to application development, with our R&D Center being an incubator for emerging ideas, new products and services. This passion for innovation and our commitment to delivery ensures that our clients derive the maximum value from their applications.
Our experienced consultants have specialist skills in Java and Microsoft .NET development, as well as across the leading enterprise application server platforms including J2EE, Red Hat JBoss, Oracle WebLogic Server and IBM WebSphere.
The Axe culture encourages sharing of ideas and a strong collaborative approach – access to one team member means access to the broad expertise of the entire team. Ongoing structured training programs keep our staff up to date with the latest technology and directions within the industry. We deliver both on-site and outsourced services, and our consultants can be utilised to supplement your existing staff, or run entire projects.
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Download our first in series of Technical Viewpoint Documents - this first one is focused on the Top Trends in Software Development.
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SDLC Review
Could your organization benefit if your IT development team were able to more efficiently develop and launch business applications?
Introducing the new Software Development Lifecycle Review offering from Axe Services. Being a development house ourselves, we understand the issues you face and can help your team to drive greater efficiencies from your lifecycle processes.
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Application Server Migration Assessments
Axe Services works with the top Application Server platforms including IBM WebSphere, Oracle WebLogic Server and Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Middleware plaform.
Utilize our expertise to help you determine how effective is your existing Application Server platform. Our consultants can review your situation and document in detail what would be the cost and time involved in migrating to an alternative platform.
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Application Server Heath Checks
If you want to know whether your existing Application Server platform has been implemented effectively and is delivering for your organization the maximum possible benefit, speak to us now.
Our experienced consultants have been involved in many Application Server implementations. Now we want to offer to you the benefit of our experience with our Health Check service. Designed to review your existing implementation to determine how to increase the efficiency of your current platform, we can optimize the running of your platform and help you understand how you can drive more performance from it.
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Application Integration
We have significant expertise with integrating applications to enable straight through processing (STP). Streamlined process execution can lead to considerable cost savings.
STP is enabled when multiple functions and disparate systems are linked seamlessly into a coordinated process flow. Once the process is initiated it's able to flow automatically to completion without further manual intervention. When implemented effectively application integration to enable STP cuts processing time dramatically, drives substantial cost savings and can lead to increased new business flow rate.
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CI (Continuous Integration) Implementation
CI is a practice whereby members of a development team regularly integrate their coding updates back into the central coding store.
Evey time new code is added back in, the integration is verified to detect any potential errors as quickly as possible.
A CI implementation aims to improve the quality of software within an organization, and reduce the time needed to deliver it into production. CI often avoids diverging or fragmented development efforts, where developers are not communicating with each other about what can be re-used, or what could be shared. This approach can lead to significantly reduced integration problems and allows a team to develop and implement new software or software updates more rapidly.
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Custom Development Projects
Custom development projects from requirements and design through to development, testing, user training and post-production support in J2EE and .NET environments.
Axe Services has a strong reputation for delivering fully functional software for major development projects quickly and efficiently. With our technical excellence, project management and proven methodologies through to a professional handover, Axe Services has never failed to deliver on a turnkey project. Our experience spans open source software, proprietary J2EE and .NET technologies and integration to legacy systems.
Axe has performed turnkey projects for international insurers, leading Australian financial service providers, agile SMEs seeking competitive advantage through IT and Knowledge-intensive industries. Depending on client preference, either an agile approach or waterfall approach can be followed for the project.
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Open Source Projects
Open source software is a practical, proven and safe alternative for core business applications at an effective price point.
Projects using open source software benefit from functionally rich software at a lower cost. The strength of open source is the collaboration which produces quality, supported software without proprietary vendor lock-in.
When backed with local support, it is a reliable, cost-effective alternative, proven by its use in many large organizations. Axe Services provides implementation and support services for open source packaged applications and custom development.
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Application Support
Managed services supplement internal support to cover skill gaps in specialist areas for ongoing support and enhancements, and free staff for other projects.
Trained technicians with specialist skills provide the backdrop to ensuring functional fit and application uptime. External application support can be used to top up in-house support with specialist skills, or to outsource that area completely to the specialists for ongoing enhancements and support. This frees staff for other projects and avoids the wasted training expense of trying to keep specialist skills sets in house across too many applications.
Axe provides application support for:
- Microsoft .NET applications, SharePoint/MOSS, MS CMS
- OpenText Web Solutions (including RedDot CMS)
- Red Hat JBoss Application Server, Middleware & Portal
- IBM WebSphere Application Server & Portal.
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Managed Services
Application assurance through a set of services to manage applications, their underlying environments and ongoing enhancements to supplement existing staff with expert services.
The primary focus is continued uptime and utility of nominated software applications. A set of services are tailored for each client, from supporting and enhancing the software applications, managing the underlying technology environment, to business process improvement and definition of new requirements. Services may be provided onsite, remotely or some combination of these. Hosting off-site is also an option.
Managed services are available for custom developed and package software. Contracts may set specific service levels or monthly allowances for client work.
