Methods & Technologies

CIMSOLUTIONS gained extensive knowledge and experience working on a wide variety of challenging projects on a day to day basis, using different platforms, methods and techniques, databases, applications, test tooling and programming languages. Below an overview of our knowledge and experience is shown. 

Computers
PC, Intel, Motorola, TI, NSC, IBM, DEC (VAX, Alpha), Hewlett Packard, SUN, Stratus and custom hardware platforms (e.g. DSP’s, FPGA’s)  microcontrollers and microprocessors and different architectures (SOA).

Processors
Intel (Xeon, Pentium, Celeron, 4 Processor, 8051, 8051 XA, 80188, PXAxxx, IXPxxx, IOPxxx), Motorola (68xx, 68xxx, M8xxx, PowerPC PPCxxxx), TI (MSP, TMS, C2000), NSC (CR16xxxx, CP8xxxx), Altera, ARM, Atmel, Atheros, Cirrus, Fujitsu, Hitachi, IDT, Lantronix (StrongARM), MicroChip (PIC), Mitsubishi, NetSilicon, Siemens and Xilinx.

Operating Systems
MS-Windows (XP, 2003, 2008, 7, CE, Mobile), Unix, Linux, Embedded Linux, Real-time (Vx-Works, pSOS, OSE, VRTX, iRMX, OS-9, ERM, MTOS, Nucleus, QNX, JVM, Ecos, QNX), VMS, MS-DOS, OS/2 en RSX. 

Programming Languages
.NET (C#, ASP.NET, Visual Basic.NET), Java (J2EE, JSP, servlets), C, C++, Visual Basic, Ruby, XML, Corba, Visual Studio, Websphere, ASP, SQL, Pascal, Cobol, ADA, Delphi, Modula, Eiffel, Lisp, Prolog, Fortran, HTML, JavaScript, RTL, PLM and assembler.

Database Management Systems
Oracle, MS-SQL Server, MySQL, MS-Access, Sybase, Ingres, Informix, DB2, JDBC, ODBC and OO databases, data warehouses, data vaults.

Data Communication and Network Infrastructures
TCP/IP, Bluetooth, SECS/GEM, XML, DECnet, OSI-protocollen, SNA, PC-LAN, Novell, Banyan-Vines, mobile communication en network management, CAN, Profibus, Bitbus, Voice-over-IP (VOIP), WIFI (802.11b), RFID, ISM, DSRC, GSM, GPRS, GPS, RS232, RS422, RS485, 802.x, IEEE 1394 (FireWire), USB (OTG).

Methods and Technologies
Agile/Scrum, RUP, DSDM, eXtreme Programming, Yourdon, Ward & Mellor, Hatley & Pirbhai, SDM, OO, UML, use cases, Class Diagrams, Design Patterns, Component Based Development (COM/DCOM), RAD, Yourdon, Oracle CDM, Oracle Headstart, CSS, EDI, SOAP, NIAM, ITIL, ASL, SMS, MOF, MOM, TMap NEXT, ISEB, ISTQB, TMM(i) and structured testing.

Tools
Rational Analyst Studio (Rational Rose, Clearcase), Oracle (Designer, JDeveloper, Developer, Forms, Reports, Portal), Toad, Websphere, WAS, Eclipse, Tomcat, Struts, JBuilder, SDW, Visual Age Generator, Visual Studio, Visual Studio.NET, .NET Framework, Sharepoint, Bizztalk, Microsoft IDE, Borland IDE, ObjectTeam, S-Designor, ObjectDomain, Erwin, Business Objects, Cognos, Hyperion en Crystal Reports.

Test tools
Rational Test Factory (Robot Test Manager), Mercury, Testdirector, Selenium, SoapUI, SQA TeamTest, NUnit, JUnit, MS-Visual Test, SDT, BoundsChecker, Purify, PureCoverage, Quantify, Cantata++, C-Cover, Winrunner and CodeCheck.

Workflow Management, Content Management and Document Management
Open Information Management Server, Staffware, HIPPO, Livelink, eDOCS (Hummingbird), MS-SharePoint, FileNet, Documentum, Tridion.

Business Solutions (ERP)
SAP, Oracle E-Business Suite, MS Dynamics.

Project and Quality Management
PRINCE2, Lean IT, IPMA, Agile/Scrum, RUP, DSDM, ITIL, ASL, BiSL, PMBok, Stargate, Promise, Prompt II, PJM, Tipi, MS-Projects, CMM(i), SPI, ISO, TSP, PSP, TMap Next, ISEB, TMM(i) and structured testing.