iO Software GmbH - at the Heart of E-Business
Since 1990 the Interactive Objects Software GmbH (iO) has established a sound reputation as a highly effective IT Architecture Firm. Our team of experts in CORBA, CORBA Component and EJB based distributed systems offer services and tools driven by a clear architectural style. We reduce your IT cost and risk while increasing your flexibility by:		 Convergent Architecture
  • Establishing an evolutionary IT infrastructure that supports long-term architectural integrity.
  • Reducing your current need for expert consultants while helping your IT team become self-sufficient over time.
We provide full-cycle IT architecture services and tools based on our comprehensive Convergent Architecture™(CA), which consolidates years of consulting experience in the design and delivery of large scale Distributed Object and Component based systems.
Full Coverage Consulting Services
iO’s certified Convergent Engineers and experienced Convergent Architects work with you to define the most effective short-term problem resolutions while helping you define a long-term strategy to avoid problems, reduce risks and increase the effectiveness of your IT systems. iO Consultants possess both conceptual and hands-on implementation skills at the large-scale production system level in such areas as:
  • Architectural modeling and software engineering process
  • CORBA/COSS based component systems and all CORBA products
  • Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) and CORBA Component based systems and products
  • Tools for component modeling and automatic code generation
  • Internet centric systems (E-Business)
  • Object repositories and Object-To-
    Relational (O2R) database designs
  • Heterogeneous system design for UNIX (including Linux specialists), NT and Mainframes
  • Distributed transaction, security and workflow management
  • Host/Mainframe migration, integration and connectivity
  • Convergent business and component modeling using UML, XMI and XML
  • iO Consulting Services Include:
  • Chief Architect and Project Mentoring
  • Project Bootstrap and Architectural Brain-storming Workshops
  • Feasibility Reviews and Audits
  • Technology and Tool Selection, Integration and Development
  • Architectural Framework and Distributed System Development
  • Re-hosting and Mainframe Consolidation
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Component Architecture Service Center
Component technology is at the heart of today’s E-Business revolution, yet many IT projects lack the facilities and range of specialists to properly investigate alternatives and make critical strategic decisions. Due to this, fundamental mistakes are made, which often result in a devastating waste of time and money. To solve this problem, the iO GmbH has established a vendor-neutral Service Center specialized in component architecture and technologies. The center is manned by top consultants, who maintain a heterogeneous test-bed comprising all significant EJB and CORBA Component products. Customer specific, vendor-neutral design and technology support is performed in the highly effective service environment to help your team get the job done properly, on-time and on budget. We offer:
  • Component technology evaluation
  • Component software tuning, testing and benchmarking
  • Cross-product architecture review
  • Cross-product verification
  • EJB and CORBA Component based proof-of-concept development
  • Architecture-driven multi-product integration

As part of the Component Architecture Service Center, we offer regular courses by practicing DOC and component technology experts.

  • iO Training Courses Cover:
  • Applied Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) with cross-vendor architectural focus
  • Applied CORBA / CORBA Components with cross-vendor architectural focus
  • Convergent Engineering Certification and Convergent Architecture™ (CA)
  • The ArcStyler Tool Suite
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