Information Management...

Information management services represent Fu Associates' core business area. This program area includes an array of systems analysis, systems engineering, and computer technology services. Staff members in this program area provide client support ranging from the design, implementation, and management of the automation technology laboratories for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to strategic planning for offices requiring automation systems within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Specific services offered in this program area include:

Software development
Client/server application development
Strategic planning for automation modernization
Requirements analysis
Information engineering
Database design and development
Business Process Reengineering (BPR)
Data processing
System documentation

In addition to overall systems capabilities, Fu Associates also provides clients with a comprehensive menu of data processing capabilities ranging from traditional mainframe data processing of complex, large-scale databases, to PC-based and client-server applications programming. The firm also provides programming to support sophisticated statistical and economic analyses, and CAD/CAM mapping, design, and modeling.

Fu Associates has earned a national reputation for excellence in the design, development, and analysis of very large, complex databases on the order of a billion records. The firm has developed a number of procedures that maximize productivity and cost effectiveness in the processing of very large databases on mainframe systems such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) computer systems.

Fu Associates' staff also has extensive experience in the development of software ranging from customized financial accounting systems to complex mathematical models with sophisticated computer graphics. Fu Associates' staff of systems analysts include Certified PowerBuilder Developers with recognized expertise in major client/server products such as Oracle, Sybase, Watcom, Ingres, and Informix. GUI applications have been developed by this team using PowerBuilder and Microsoft Visual Basic Professional software.

Fu Associates' systems analysts typically use James Martin's Information Engineering (IE) and Rapid Application Development (RAD) methods, as well as a variety of analysis and design implementation techniques including Joint Requirements Planning (JRP) and Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions to design and develop systems.

Fu Associates' proficiency with system documentation characterizes the firm's commitment to providing appropriate and timely services to the client. Various types of documentation -- from lists of source code to on-line help to publication-quality user's manuals -- have been provided. In addition, Fu Associates has expertise in developing documentation tailored to various field users' levels of experience.