Information Technology

Information SystemsTechnology is not an end unto itself. To be successful, IT must empower management with timely answers to difficult questions, tools to increase efficiency, conduits for better communication, and proven methods for increasing customer value. J. F. Electric's IT initiatives place it at the forefront of the construction industry with respect to adoption of technologies that are not an end, but are a launch pad for excellence and future growth.

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 in useful formats;
  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.

Key Infrastructure

Server Platform:IBM System x, Dell PowerEdge
Storage Platform:IBM TotalStorage SAN
Virtualization Platform:VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3 Enterprise
Primary Server OS:Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2
Primary Client OS:Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Primary Database:Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise and Standard

Key Software Providers

Financials:Viewpoint Construction Software
Estimating:Accubid Systems Ltd.
CAD:Autodesk, Inc.
Project Scheduling:Primavera Systems, Inc.
EDM:Westbrook Technologies, Inc.
Desktop Productivity:Microsoft, Inc.
Collaboration:Ipswitch, Inc.
Others:Business Objects, Computer Associates, Trend Micro, POSDATA

Communications Providers & Systems

IP PBX:Toshiba Strata CIX670
Unified Messaging:Toshiba Stratagy Enterprise Server
Trunks:AT&T ISDN PRI and POTS
Mobile Phones/Data:Sprint Nextel (including ReadyLink and DirectConnect)
Internet:AT&T Dedicated Internet Access

About this site...

This site validates as well-formed XHTML 1.0, and is CSS 2.0 compliant.

Valid XHTML!   Valid CSS!