Tom Fanara –Software Architect ©2007-2008 Nimbatech Systems. All Rights Reserved. [email protected] | | 832 483 2864 Web Services

Tom Fanara –Software Architect

©2007-2008 Nimbatech Systems. All Rights Reserved. [email protected] | www.nimbatech.com | 832 483 2864

Web Services Unleashed

1. Applying AMS Web Services

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Overview – who, what, where and why?

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Utility Applications – import, exports, reports and applications

Work Flows/SOA – integrating sales, admin, renewals, claims and CRM

Applying AMS Web Services

2. Introduction

3. Overview-What is it?


AMS Web Services is a tool set not an application


We start here

Intranet / InternetSagitta WS

We apply the tools and create an application

Your Application


4. Overview – Who’s involved?


Sorry but you have to have a Programmer…geek

It helps to have high level support – Executives, CIO’s and CTO’s

Anybody in your company can be involved in the application process and use a system


Enterprise development framework - .NET or Java (free)

Some new hardware or virtualized existing hardware


Development Machine

Database Server(s)

Application Server(s)

Sagitta

Your network

5. Overview-What do you need?



Intranet

Data

Internet

Sagitta

Intranet

Data

Sagitta On line

Internet

Intranet

Data

Your apps

Hosted On line Cloud

Your apps

Sagitta On lineYour apps

6. Overview-Hosting


Save time, money and reduce stress – WS as a Utility


Stream line your work flow – WS as a Work Flow

Better serve your customers – WS as a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)

7. Overview-Why do this?


Web Services allows for full customization


Other data migration and systems integration tools may not be as flexible

Must build in your own appropriate level robustness and redundancy

8. Overview-Why do this?


What are they?


Getting Started

Examples

9. Utility Applications



Small single purpose applications

These applications should be designed to save time

Can be integrated with a data repository

10. Utility Applications-What are they?



11. Utility Applications-Imports, exports , web apps and reports

Intranet / InternetSagitta WS

Exporting

Imports

Web apps & reports

JournalsClientsPolicies etc

Rolodex search



Get to know your data by exporting it!

InsurersPayees

Staff

Clients

PoliciesCoverage

Premiums

Prem Trans

Use the batch criteria web service

12. Utility Applications-Getting Started


What are they?


Getting Started

13. Work Flows

Examples



Work flow is how information moves through your company

Work flow applications send messages

Service Oriented Architectures unify complimentary information services

14. Work Flows-What are they?



Sales WS Sagitta WS Renewals WS

Claims WS CRM WS HR/Acct WS

CBDDoc Image RightReports

Renewals Accounting

Security

Sales App Sagitta Web

SQL Repository

Email alerts

Renewals App Claims App CRM App HR/Acct Apps

Typical agency work flow

15. Work Flows-illustration



Internet

Life Insurers

ACORD xml

P&C Insurers

Client ABC SOA

Client XYZ SOA

Service Oriented Architecture

Your Agency Network

16. Work Flows-Getting Started



Sales Renewals Claims

CBDDoc Image RightReports Email alerts

New Policy

New Client

Prospect

Won

Lost

Status Status

RenewalsCanceled

RenewalsRenewed > $100,000

Sagitta WS

Flow chart how information moves through your company

17. Work Flows-illustration



Hopefully we’ve removed some of the myths

Now we can go home and start a cool AMS Web Service app!

We’ve looked at 2 powerful ways of applying AMS WS!

18. Conclusion

Documents

Tom Fanara –Software Architect ©2007-2008 Nimbatech Systems. All Rights Reserved. [email protected] | | 832 483 2864 Web Services