Application Development

First Consulting, Inc. is positioned to provide remote application development services utilizing our methodology and dedicated, secure, development environment for client projects. We have developed our Application Development Methodology (ADM) to serve as a framework for all types of projects Our systematic approach to each project includes defined expectations, stages, activities/tasks, and clearly defined deliverables. Our document-centric process continues throughout the development life cycle and ensures effective management communication. Our business model fully supports off-site development led by a project manager with proven expertise in administering, facilitating and delivering projects.

First Consultants can provide software development, custom applications, custom web applications, web services, application integration, and custom portal development based on business rules that fit seamlessly with current technology and business best practices.

Our consultants are highly skilled in a wide range of development tools and methodologies:

• Database builds using Visual Basic, MS Access and Oracle – the tried and true standards.
• Service-oriented architecture (SOA) - the newest generation of software development tools.
• Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) - changing the architecture of applications means changing the middleware infrastructure running under those applications.
• Integration logic - combinations of presentation logic, business logic and data logic.
• Middleware appliances - specialized pieces of hardware running middleware functions as ESBs in a box.
• Complex Event Processing (CEP) - an emerging technology that creates situational knowledge from distributed message-based systems, databases, and applications in real or near real time.

For more information on how we can assist you on your project, please contact Art Roberts at (585) 387-0302.