Case Studies
The decisions we make are only as good as the available information. That's why PSC devotes time and energy to gathering and synthesizing information about specific industries, technologies and trends.
We believe in thought leadership that expresses our views on technology and how it can empower the business of business. We know the importance of expertise gained through solving problems and providing solutions to enterprises just like yours.
Here you will find links to our case studies, white papers that contain information we have gathered through more than two decades’ worth of research, learning, and experience.
XPages Helps a Construction Company Build on Its Foundation
PSC seamlessly integrated a Boldt’s services’ current software and data while improving aesthetics and functionality. We utilized XPages as a way to layer new and better capabilities on top of their legacy system – and streamlined IT updating processes with their internal and external communication.
Preparing for a Migration - Change Planning for Application Modernization
A division of an international leader in the medical field was challenged with determining how to better to manage their 680 Lotus Notes applications. PSC was able to utilize our Application Modernization process for the technical and business analysis, business process, categorization and consolidation of their existing applications. Now, when they migrate to a new platform, they will have a complete understanding of their applications and how to best migrate them.
Plymouth Tube
Plymouth Tube was dealing with an outdated mail and customer relations system – Lotus Notes and Domino CRM. With over 800 users, they needed an upgrade that would not create any downtime.
Stronger Salesforce: Sales Platform, New Website, a Powerful Tandem
An investment management company was rebuilding its Website from scratch to perform important sales, service and marketing/promotional roles, but it lacked Salesforce integration.
Adding Process Automation to Promotional Supply Chain
PSC rewrote Tangerine’s Order Fulfillment System – allowing clients to order their promotional products online. The solution transitioned Tangerine away from an expensive custom solution, and created a flexible application with a self-service capacity. Thus, eliminating a $250,000 annual license fee.
Data, Documents and Communication
A worldwide dental instrument company, PSC’s client was in desperate need of a face lift within their internal network. As the company grew, their internal communication and document organization suffered.
Open Source Meets Journalists' Needs for Quick Results
Although legacy programming technologies could have been used, PSC sensed that Open Source was tailor-made for this project. Not only was it less expensive, but it was also faster, and easier to create a state-of-the-art interactive mapping application.
SOA and a Rules Engine Facilitate Process Redesign
PSC took a SOA and rules approach based upon on an already in-place business and application server technology.
Algorithmic Trading Optimization
A brokerage firm makes many very large orders of derivatives and could reap huge gains by timing it's trades to track market movements.
Brokerage Audit Compliance
A global institutional brokerage firm needed to get up to date with their audit compliance.
Optimizing Trade Execution Feedback
A brokerage firm has a custom application that delivers data files about the individual executions of derivatives ordered to it's client.
SharePoint Document Repository
A brokerage firm needed to get their documentation under control. Gaining control of their documentation was clearly becoming a productivity issue. Having extensive documentation readily available regarding their policies, systems and processes was essential for audit compliance, risk mitigation and efficient daily operation.
Synthetic Average Price Allocation
A brokerage firm has a client that makes a large derivatives order, and the brokerage begins getting the order filled using a holding account. The concern is that the current solution is not a scalable solution for a growing company.
Efficient Trade Matching Algorithms
A brokerage firm places a large derivatives order for one of their clients. That order is filled in the order book of the brokerage firm. At some later time, the client sends in a file with their trade reconciliation history.
Radio-Research Firm Reduces Production Time and Costs with Presenation Solution
Research Director, Inc (RDI), one of the largest radio-researching consulting firms in the US, produces large, complex presentations that provide radio-audience data for its customers one every quarter.
Pasta Manufacturer Reduces Database Management Time by 50% Using PLM Framework
A consumer goods food company with multiple production facilities needed to consolidate and centralize their product specifications, and at the same time transform non-standard data in the form of spreadsheets, documents, and PDF files into searchable and reportable standard data sets.
Using Open Source to Deploy a Proprietary Technology in the Online Video Space
This project called for Django, a Pythonbased open source Web framework ideally suited for the development of community Web sites that require content management functionality and support frequent and sometimes major change requests with minimal disruption or rework.
IBM Lotus and PSC Help Facilitate an African Social Responsibility Program
The collaboration tools of Notes/Domino and Lotus Sametime allowed the local staff in Africa to work closely with the worldwide authors and editors to develop the Zain Africa Challenge (ZAC)...
Tightening Information Access with Reader Field Security
This independent product safety certification organization with worldwide facilities needed to tighten the access to their client product inspection application databases.
IBM Lotus Sametime Deployment in Microsoft Environment
Because of its ability to integrate with just about every major messaging environment, the Open Source, Web Services nature of Sametime enabled the Client to install and integrate a start-of-the-art IM system while keeping the familiarity of Microsoft Outlook.
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and .Net Facilitate Field Order Processing on a Tablet PC
PSC developed a Windows-based application running on Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 to allow the client’s sales force to enter orders from growers on a tablet PC transfer or take warehouse inventory of product on hand.
Working Smarter at The College Bowl
Here is an award winning case study about the market leader and how they moved their product and their business process to the next level. It is a story about leaving the old world of paper and index cards and embracing the new world of electronic collaboration.
Finding & Connecting With Good People - xRM Success Story
Waddell & Reed works hard to attract good advisors. Their new recruiting candidate tracking system, built by PSC Group, makes it easier to manage prospective advisor relationships.