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What do these newer technologies mean to you?
It’s simple. You save money with an application framework utilizing
the latest development tools to simplify tasks and enable more
robust applications.
Since 1995 Insurance Technologies has been on the cutting edge of
technology and development best practices. Unlike our competition,
we saw the advantages of Microsoft .NET development and adopted it
in 2003 along with other advanced programming languages. We keep our technology current, extending the life
of your products and eliminating potential support costs caused by outdated technologies.
Our current ForeSight™ technology utilizes:
N-Tier Architecture
N-Tier architecture is development with multiple layers or “tiers”
to produce a flexible and reusable application for distribution.
Within ForeSight™, components are separated across presentation,
business logic, data, and integration tiers. Because of this
independent separation, code changes to one tier have little to no
effect on another tier and ForeSight™ handles more throughput with
the same performance by adding only hardware. ForeSight™ is built to be configured for a wide variety of tier configurations with no code changes required.
ClickOnce for ForeSight™
Insurance Technologies uses ClickOnce Deployment Technology, which
enables the creation of self-updating Windows-based applications
that can be installed and run with minimal user interaction, even on
a limited-rights machine. Once installed, ClickOnce is used to
ensure that the application is updated and to maintain web service
calls for bi-directional synchronization of user data.
Easy download and update. Deployment and updates are provided
automatically via CD or web download. Each download is incremental
so only items required for installation or update changes are
downloaded, providing a quick and painless user installation
experience.
No impact to the user's computer. Each application is self-contained
and does not interfere with other applications.
Increased Security permissions. Enables non-administrative users to
install and grants only those Code Access Security permissions
necessary for the application.
Before ClickOne, some developers would sacrifice the rich user
interface and responsiveness of Windows Forms for the ease of
Web-based application installation and security. With ClickOnce you
can have the best of both technologies.
SQL Server 2005/2008
Handheld device users need to be able to synchronize with a main
data store when most convenient. With SQL Server 2005 Windows Compact Edition
(CE) you can build a traveling data store that can be displayed
and run on a variety of devices. SQL Server CE supports a subset of
the full SQL Server package, which can be used as a stand-alone
server or in tandem with SWL Server and IIS.
- Reliability and Performance. New and improved features in SQL Server
Mobile enhance the reliability and performance of mobile
applications.
- Developer Productivity. New and improved programmability features in
SQL Server Mobile enable developers to build mobile applications
more quickly.
ASP.NET 3.5
ForeSight™ has been successfully implemented on Microsoft’s .NET
1.1, 2.0, and 3.5 .NET Frameworks. The framework includes two
distinct yet not mutually exclusive API's: client and server. This
enables developers to integrate AJAX functionalities using direct
client-side programming, traditional server-side programming, or any
combination of both.
ASP.NET AJAX
AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is part of a framework for
creating efficient and interactive Web applications that work across
all popular browsers.
AJAX incorporates:
• standards-based presentation using XHTML and CSS;
• dynamic display and interaction using the Document Object Model;
• data interchange and manipulation using XML and XSLT;
• asynchronous data retrieval using XMLHttpRequest;
• JavaScript to bind everything together.
Why AJAX?
AJAX eliminates the start-stop-start-stop nature of interaction on
the Web by introducing an intermediary — an AJAX engine — between
the user and the server. Instead of loading a webpage at the start
of the session, the browser loads an AJAX engine (written in
JavaScript and usually tucked away) The engine renders the interface
the user sees while communicating with the server on the user’s
behalf. Because the user’s interaction with the application is
independent of communication with the server, the user is not left
staring at a blank browser window and an hourglass icon, waiting for
the server to do something.
Benefits include reduction of web server hits, faster page
renderings and reduced consumption levels of server resources.
In-force through web services technology
A variety of administration systems are supported in a single
ForeSight™ implementation by using web services technologies. Web
services are used to retrieve policy data from back-end
administration servers. This could be directly to an administration
server or to a “broker/middle-man” server that may involve retrieval
of data from multiple admin servers depending on the product
selected.
Our In-force illustration system allows wide flexibility for
illustrating “what if” scenarios and produces accurate results based
on detailed policy history information.
Existing policy data can be imported from policy administration (via
ACORD XML or other proprietary transaction), or input into
ForeSight™ by the user. Then users can do a forward projection
modifying the product parameters, such as solves or premium changes,
as if they were running a new case with MEC testing and Guideline
premium recalculations.
Read about our involvement in the
Microsoft Insurance Value Chain »
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“Built on Microsoft's widely supported software platform, Insurance Technologies’ native .NET Framework capabilities achieve high performance on a mobile platform, while providing users with a familiar interface and a secure operational environment.”
Bill Hartnett, U.S. Insurance Industry Solution Director, Microsoft Corp.
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