3M’s Test and Measurement division faced a challenge when the hardware platform for their handheld DSL Line Analyzer was scheduled to stop production. With a sunset date fast approaching, 3M partnered with Eureka to select a next-generation platform for the product line. The team selected Windows CE.Net and by working closely with the 3M engineers, Eureka provided not only the technical roadmap and sustainable software architecture, but also supplied the leadership and mentoring necessary. This allowed the 3M distributed development team to fully realize the new technologies and its potential.
Activant (formerly CCI-Triad), a provider of ERP solutions for the automotive aftermarket and Eureka have been partnering on strategic technology initiatives for more than five years. We also partnered on turn-key quality assurance services through initiatives centered on enterprise class Java/J2EE distributed systems, solution scalability, performance analysis, network and systems disaster recovery and strategic technology consulting.
Alethes, a mortgage lending company, compensates its loan officers within 48 hours of a closing based on a complex formula and a stack of supporting documents. The resulting paperwork drained company resources and was susceptible to human error. Eureka and Alethes partnered to develop LTS Online, a web-based application that loan officers use to submit information and track loan-related forms and fax documentation.
For more than five years, Authoria (formerly Hire.com) has been partnering with Eureka to accelerate the delivery of advanced software solutions for human resource management. Authoria consistently relies on Eureka as a preferred provider of technology services including strategic technology consulting, high-end application development, specialized Java and Microsoft .NET experience and turn-key quality assurance services.
AutoGas is a leading vendor of software solutions for customer loyalty and operational systems for the gasoline and high-volume retail and c-store industries. AutoGas partnered with Eureka to lead the company’s efforts to become certified for CISP/PCI compliance. Eureka engaged directly with AutoGas’s internal development teams and the selected compliance auditor throughout the process to minimize the impact to AutoGas’s operations and ongoing and development initiatives. Eureka was directly involved in the analysis and technical efforts required to achieve compliance including the testing and certification of the impacted products and services.
Bingo Books formed a strategic partnership with Eureka to accelerate the development of advanced multimedia and interactive video e-learning products. The partnership produced an intuitive experience across standard computer and video platforms. This was achieved through the use of both commercially available and custom multimedia, security and distribution technologies.
CD3, makers of DiscGear and Perfect Petzzz, contracted Eureka to do some professional services work with them. The consulting led to a number of partnership projects between Eureka and CD3. Projects included Cisco Pix/ASA security appliance deployment for firewall and secure VPN access, migration of the company’s email system to Exchange Server 2003 and an eCommerce site collocation setup with encrypted connection back to the main-office database.
Danka/Omnifax, now Xerox, partnered with Eureka to build and deploy Point-of-Service, a custom field service automation solution. This application allowed customer service representatives and centralized dispatchers to interact with hundreds of field service technicians in real time using web and Windows CE™-based mobile devices. The system supported technicians with diagnostics and parts/supply selection, managed service tickets, created and printed customer invoices, managed technician scheduling and route planning.
IAP, a high-volume, web-based auto parts distributor contacted Eureka to help ensure the high availability of their eCommerce and main office systems. Projects included new SQL server deployment, complete network collocation for business continuity, Cisco Pix and ASA deployments for secure site-to-site connectivity.
Bearing Point and Eureka partnered to successfully deliver the award-winning State of Texas web portal at http://www.state.tx.us/. Using advanced Java, XML and indexing techniques, Eureka rapidly delivered a flexible, high-performance portal solution to overlay hundreds of independent departmental government websites.
Lewis computer is a software and services company for home health care. Eureka aided Lewis by helping design a user-centric handheld point-of-care patient record management and assessment product for the home health care marketplace. We also provided product analysis, design, implementation and testing services.
When LoneStar Overnight, a regional provider of overnight delivery services, realized that its technical infrastructure was being outpaced by the company’s aggressive growth, they decided to partner with Eureka. Eureka provided both strategic technical direction as well as point technical services to mitigate perceived risk and known technical barriers. Eureka provided business continuity planning, infrastructure security services, business intelligence and custom development services.
Rush Enterprises, the nation's largest retailer of Peterbilt heavy duty trucks and services, originally partnered with Eureka to implement a departmental sales tracking application. The success of the initiative led to a multi-year partnership with Eureka to provide enterprise class solutions improving business efficiency in areas such as customer relationship management, sales force automation, corporate purchasing, distributed inventory management and data warehousing and reporting.
Microsoft authored a case study on the success of the Eureka and Rush partnership.
Samsung partnered with Eureka to update legacy human resources processes by combining self-service intranet applications, point solutions for employee performance management, comprehensive compensation analytics and reporting. These solutions were based on Microsoft technologies and integrated with existing SAP systems and are routinely used by more than 700 employees at Samsung's Austin, Texas facilities.
SBC and Eureka partnered on various product development initiatives involving internet service and web hosting platforms. SBC relied on Eureka for both strategic direction as well as targeted quality assurance services including functional verification and load and performance testing. Additionally, Eureka provided ongoing assistance of SBC quality assurance practices through both process and tool support.
Eureka and Schlumberger have partnered on software technology initiatives for almost ten years. Throughout that history, Eureka has worked to deliver solutions such as real-time data acquisition, down-hole simulation and modeling, survey and field plotting solutions, large-scale pump test fixture automation and control systems and intranet/extranet web portals. Using a myriad of technologies Eureka developed solutions for Schlumberger and subsidiaries used worldwide.
Tektronix, a world leader in test measurement and monitoring, was seeking advanced user-interface development expertise on the Microsoft .Net 2.0 platform using C# and WinForms-user interface technologies. Eureka partnered with Tektronix to mentor Tektronix’s global development team on implementation best practices for rich user interface development as well as project and risk management best practices for global development environments.
