eNewsletters
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OCC's eNewsletters explain how emerging Information Technology may impact on your business.
Our aim is to inform business managers and IT directors in clear language about topical aspects of information technology. We explain how businesses are using IT to gain a competitive advantage and improve their business processes.
Each article is supported by case studies outlining how organisations have successfully deployed the technology, and how OCC has been able to help them seize the opportunities described.
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Real-time Websites
Our latest technical newsletter on real-time websites Real-time on the web (January 2010)
OCC 2009 Update
IT Solutions for Today's World OCC 2009 Update Newsletter (PDF file)
Data Security
Lapses in data security make headlines! Don't be one, too! Understand the need for effective data security. Data Security (December 2008).
Information Management Strategies
Information overload? Learn how to improve your organization's information flow with technology. We did it with MS Sharepoint for our intranet. Find out how in Information Management - Seeing the Wood and the Trees (October 2008)
User Acceptance Testing
Find out how the customer accepts their shiny new software from us - the final frontier in their product. This ensures that the software is in good working order. User Acceptance Testing Seeing the Wood and the Trees (March 2008)
Business Intelligence
Make your data valuable! How business intelligence can help you in the decision-making process with a smart dashboard. Insights into Business Intelligence (October 2007)
Web-based Applications
Web applications v desktop
One installation v many installations
Discover how web-based applications are used for everyday tasks,
ensure continuous functioning, are good for accessibility. We use
them in our own products.
Web
Applications (May 2007)
User Interface Design Part 1
Familiarity does not breed contempt! We use familiar standard Windows features in our products. Users can personalize settings and preferences and quickly navigate to desired location. Includes What not to do in UI design! Read the author's useful tips! User Interface Design Part 1 (June 2006)
User Interface Design Part 2
Smooth navigation. Getting work flowing smoothly through screens. We don't want to jump through hoops each time! OCC IT consultants can bring their expertise to delivering applications that work smoothly. User Interface Design Part 2 (January 2007)
Software Development Practices
The days of "code-and-Fix" are long gone! In the "Goldrush" when the software industry was born this is how it was done. Painful! Formal methods were inspired by engineering. "Agile methods" grew out of this following iterative development, an adaptive Software Development Practices (October 2006)
Interoperability and Web Services
Web pages connecting in harmony. Dynamic content for your website, like buying air tickets online or doing your weekly shopping securely. Interoperability and Web Services (January 2006)
