Java ClientServer Project

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Java Client/Server Project

• NAPUG 2000
• Shelby County Government
• Michael Pachis

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Not Your Fathers VA Pacbase!!

• VA Pacbase 2.5
• VA for Java 3.0

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Shelby County

• Population of 1 Million
• 788,879 Registered Vehicles
• 4,000 Vehicle Transactions per Day
• 13 branch Offices

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Business Objectives

• Business Objectives
• User Management of Fees Classes
• Flexible Response to State Changes
• Increased System Security and Audit
• Expanded Inventory Management
• End User Query

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Technology

• Java GUI Client
• Run Anywhere
• Internet enabled
• Pacbase for the Servers
• Target Many Hosts

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Project Team

• Significant Pacbase Experience
• No Object, GUI, Web, or Client/Server
• RD Style
• Two Systems Analysts
• Two Programmer Analysts
• Consulting
• e-ASG
• IBM Development Lab

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Expected Staffing

• Pacbase Programmers
• Develop Business Components
• Java Specialist
• Proxies, EJBs
• Web Specialist
• HTML, JSPs

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Project Status

• Completed Prototype for Customer
• Coding First Live Phase
• Second Phase Switch to e-Business

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The Future

• e-Business Architecture
• N-Tier
• Reuse Pacbase proxies on middle tier
• Replace client with Java Server Pages (JSP)
• Add WebSphere to toolset

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Other VA Pacbase Projects

• Pacbase Web Connection
• Criminal Courts
• Probate Courts
• 4GL to Pacbase to Web
• Business Licenses

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Questions ?