Business Areas:                                                                      Systems Integration   Information is today the most valuable asset in all organization. As knowledge management begins to play a bigger role in today's businesses, processing, storage, and managing a corporation's information is critical to business success. This in turn, is dependent on the information technology (IT) infrastructure of the organization. It is therefore vital to have in place, the right IT framework that aligns with the business strategy, and offers the highest reliability and availability, and is able to take advantage of emerging technologies to gain competitive advantage. Yet, in today's heterogeneous enterprise, it is a real challenge just to select the right platform for key business-critical applications. With e-commerce and increasing demands of the web, it has become essential to meet the needs for increased availability, resilience, and scalability.   Systems integration means utilizing multiple systems for some purpose, that none of the individual systems currently provide. For example, getting business systems to "talk to" one another requires "systems integration". Doing systems integration requires working with multiple database systems, programming languages, inter-process communication protocols etc.; thus, systems integration requires higher-level skill sets than normal programming in some single environment.   LOT System Integration Steps: Meet customer and view facility to understand their needs and goals Evaluate project and jointly produce well-defined specifications Deliver proposal to customer that includes cost, schedule and deliverables Design and build Verify performance in lab Develop site integration plan (schedule, resources, and customer activities) Integration and validation Customer training Support and maintenance   As a system integrator, it is our goal to design, integrate, test and support the best possible system, data acquisition, and automation solutions for our valued clients. Benefits of an integrator: Provide technical knowledge in an area outside the client's scope of expertise Experience with several equipment suppliers means you get unbiased advice on the best solution for your application Off-site system development means your staff/process is minimally interrupted Faster implementation and higher success rate than training in-house staff for a single project Faster return on investment   LOT systems integration teams are focused on achieving our clients' business objectives from the first day of the project to the last. Our proven methodology allows us to deliver a custom integrated solution with lower cost, reduced risk, higher quality and minimized implementation time. This allows you to realize the maximum benefit to your company in the shortest possible time.   LOT has the people, processes, tools and partners to support you through the integration process. Contact us for a consultation on your next project to see how your organization can benefit from professional system integration.