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Ethos \E"thos\, n. [L.,
fr. Gr. character. See Ethic.]
The distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, disposition
or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution; the
spirit which actuates manners and customs; the characteristic
tone or genius of an institution or social organisation.
Thesaurus: ideals, morality, principles, manners, code, character,
standards, ethic, beliefs, mores, attitudes, tenor, spirit. |
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Gr. Æsthetics and Rhetoric,
character; ideal ideals. |
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Mission
Statement
ethos
is the foundation on which to build
your Businesss future Applications.
We are the Development Partners to choose who will provide you with the necessary
skills, knowledge, and resource to realise your Businesss next generation
of Strategic Applications
Our mission is to provide the following
services
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Joint development of Customer Products and
Business Solutions
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Sales and Support of Strategic Products
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Consultation, Contracting and implementation
in those Products
Specialising
in
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Project Management and Team
Implementations
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Sound Business Analysis and comprehensive System
Design Skills
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Strong Core Development Expertise and a sound
track record of Application Delivery and
Support
In the Business Areas
of
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Financial, Banking, and Branch
Applications
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Document Management, Workflow, Intranet
Applications, and Imaging/Scanning
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Medical and General Practice Management (Time,
Billing, Contact)
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System Integration (Business Hardware Device,
Host/GIS/Manufacturing Systems, Online Information, Caller
ID/Call-centre/Telephony)
Favouring the following technologies
and platforms
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Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
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Microsoft Visual Tools, Microsoft BackOffice,
Borland Development Tools
The Beginning
In a spectacular product announcement on May
22, 1990, a new technology emerged into the computer marketplace. Windows
3.0 was released and so began the development of applications based on the
operating system itself.
The founders of
ethos Software Architects already well familiar
with this technology from their years of experience with the Unix based windowing
systems, were soon developing this new breed of Windows application in their
particular field of the computer industry.
As fate would have it, the directors of
ethos found themselves working together on a
large multinational, client-server based Windows application. Although having
emerged from dissimilar backgrounds, e.g. Flexible manufacturing systems,
financial quotation systems, and data administration systems, they found
they had all experienced one common problem with the software development
industry...
That was the inability of businesses to realise
the promise of this new technology. Technology did not solve problems, it
only allowed you to create better solutions. Rapid Application Development
and Prototyping were no panacea for formal Business Analysis and System Design,
and technology misunderstood led to incredibly complex and catastrophic
systems.
In the Spring of 1995,
ethos Software Architects Limited was formed
with the intention of solving the technological dilemmas plaguing todays
software developers. ethos are the people with
the genius to solve your development requirements and system design,
have the character and professionalism necessary to build business
partnerships and long term working relationships with our customers and clients,
and provide the excellence demanded by the computer industry to deliver
your businesss future applications.
The Challenge
"It was the best of times, it was the worst
of times" In the early 1960s, Gordon Moore observed that the
number of transistors a designer could pack on to a chip doubled approximately
every 18 months, and as we approach the next century development continues
at this blistering pace. Mega becomes Giga, which will soon become Tera.
We live in a world where technology advances
faster than our comprehension of it, information becomes more important than
the systems that deliver it, and the number of development tools advertised
in your average computer magazine out numbers the articles themselves. Yet
often we are still left struggling with obsolescent hardware, large legacy
systems, and development tools and languages from a previous decade.
As technology advances, so increases the number
of choices that we make about the way we work and do business, and if technology
has taught us anything about business then having the best products and services
has only become more significant as we enter the next century. If
your business is to survive the global markets of the next decade then ensuring
that you have competitive products and services will be a key factor in that
success.
The challenge is simple, how to integrate the
best of what technology offers into the products that you develop and the
services that you provide now. Whether it be more accessible and accurate
information, decreased turnaround times by utilising workflow and document
management systems, or the integration of your existing systems into your
future suite of applications.
The
Solution
It has been said that there are, "Technical
solutions for technical problems, and political solutions for political
problems". When implementing a new project or technology an appreciation
of both these aspects is required for it to be successful. Technology must
be justifiable and acceptable to the ultimate users of these systems. It
is for this reason that ethos offers a range
of services, from advice and proposals to design and development that will
suit your businesss current requirements and future development
needs.
The crucial elements of any project are Resource,
Expertise, Experience, and maintaining the optimal mix of these components
throughout the projects life-cycle. It is
ethoss intention to provide your business
with these key components throughout each stage of your projects
development, and to pass on our knowledge to the development teams we are
part of, to ensure the projects ultimate success.
ethos Resource
aims to provide your business with experienced developers immediately. From
a single developer to a multi-skilled self-managing team of developers that
are productive from day one. ethos is able to
provide your business with on-site developers as well as quality out-sourced
development.
ethos Expertise
provides a kick-start to integrating new technologies into your businesss
development teams. Our highly skilled and trained personnel can fulfil
specialised roles within your business teams, and allow your developers to
leverage their knowledge off our own senior consultants and developers.
ethos Experience
provides proven Business Analysis, Designers, Project Managers and Team Leaders
well versed in business requirements analysis, conceptual design and
data-modelling, functional design activities, project and team leadership,
creation of appropriate documentation, to distribution and long term support
of the product.
By utilising our Resource, Expertise, and
Experience you will have the foundation on which to build your Businesss
future Applications, and the Development Partner to allow you to realise
your Businesss next generation of Strategic
Applications.
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