J. F. Electric, Incorporated • 100 Lakefront Parkway • P. O. Box 570 • Edwardsville, IL 62025

Information Technology

Rackmount equipment in the data center

Technology is not an end unto itself. IT must make actionable intelligence available to management and customers, increase worker efficiency, facilitate communication throughout a distributed workforce, and safeguard vital corporate data. J. F. Electric's technology initiatives place it at the forefront of the construction industry. We adopt technologies that are not an end, but that drive customer service and increase customer value.

Technology Priorities

  1. Provide excellent support for technology-dependent critical business processes, especially job cost accounting, estimating, design and communications;
  2. Facilitate proactive project management by providing key decision makers with timely information;
  3. Exploit cost-effective solutions to address business problems, increase productivity and maximize efficiency;
  4. Insure business continuity by securing corporate data against threats and by guarding against losses due to hardware failure or catastrophe.

Infrastructure Overview

Server Platform:IBM System x
Storage Platform:IBM TotalStorage SAN
Virtualization Platform:VMware vSphere Enterprise
Primary Server OS:Microsoft Windows Server
Primary Client OS:Microsoft Windows
Primary Database:Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise/Standard
Network:Cisco Integrated Services Routers, HP Procurve Edge Switches, Proxim Wireless

Key Solution Providers

Financials:Viewpoint Construction Software
Fixed Assets:Sage FAS
Estimating:Accubid Systems
CAD:Autodesk
EDM:Paperless Environments
Desktop Productivity:Microsoft Office
Collaboration:Microsoft Exchange
Others:Business Objects, Computer Associates, Sophos

Communications Providers & Systems

IP PBX:Toshiba Strata CIX
Unified Messaging:Toshiba Stratagy MAS
Trunks:AT&T ISDN Primary Rate Interface and IP Flex
Mobile Phones/Data:AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless
Internet:AT&T eMIS