SA Information Systems Unit:
Information Systems’ unit is experienced in and utilizes wide range and variety of tools (more than one hundred specialized tools) and technologies (for web, desktop, distributed n-tier client-server, mainframe, e-commerce, and database software development)
Technologies:
o Languages: Visual Basic 6, VB.Net, C#, Java, Perl, Natural, Assembly, PowerBuilder, HTML, J2EE, XML, UML, DHTML, Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL), IBM JCL
o Databases: Microsoft SQL Server, MS Access, ADABAS
o Identity Management: Oblix NetPoint, LDAP, MS Active Directory
o Operating Systems: Windows NT - Server 2003, Novell, IBM z/OS, Apple's OS X Tiger, Windows XP
o Protocols and Encryption: PGP, SSL, HTMP, TCP, SNMP, SOAP
o Architecture Models & Connectivity: COM, COM+/Remoting, SOA, ADO, ADO.Net, JDBC, SAS/ACCESS, MAPI
o Other Technologies: Active Server Pages (ASP), ASP.Net, Java Server Pages (JSP), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), XSL Transformations (XSLT), XPath, VBScript, JavaScript, Flash, Win32API, AJAX, XML Web Services
Tools:
o Integrated Development Environments: Microsoft Visual Studio (VS and VS.Net), Microsoft Visual InterDev, EPIC, Eclipse
o Database Development: SQL Server Enterprise Manager, SQL Query Analyzer, Data Transformation Services (DTS), Software AG PREDICT
o Software Engineering & Design: Microsoft Visio, ER Studio, Rational Rose, Enterprise Architect
o Software Configuration Management: Microsoft SourceSafe, AccuRev SCM, N2O
o Document Generation & Reporting: ActiveReports (COM & .net), Crystal Reports / Business Objects, Sybase Infomaker, Cardiff Teleform, AFP w/ Elixer, ActivePDF Toolkit
o Graphic Design: Adobe Creative Studio (Acrobat, PhotoShop, Illustrator)
o Utilities and Components: Sheridan Data & Design Widgets, Infragistics UltraGrid and UltraSuite, Telerik R.A.D. Suite, MVS Utilioties, PFC, Sysdeo Tomcat Plugin
o Web Utilities: ASP Mail, SFTP, aspexec, asphttp, asptear, aspupload, persits aspmail
o Accessibility: Window Eyes, JAWS, PDF Splitter
o Mainframe Connectivity: Entire-X Broker, CONNX, Testimundo Screen-scraper, McGill TCP3270, WRQ Reflection, AG Reptor/ACI, IBM HOD
o Payment Processing: CashNet Transaction Gateway, Cybersource
o Business Process: Rational Suite Analyst Studio (RequisitePro)
o Presentations & Documentation: Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint
o Software Debugging, Troubleshooting and Analyses: Network Monitor, NuMega Tools, Red Gate SQL Compare, SQL Data Compare, SQL Profiler, Ethereal Network Protocol Analyzer, TCPView, X-Scan, MS Log Explorer, NUnit, Browsercam, .NET Reflector / .NET Disassembler, DOM Inspector, HTML Validator, JavaScript Console Plus, LinkChecker, MeasureIt, Gvim, SourceEditor, ViewRenderedSource Chart, CompuWare DevPartner Studio, Paessler Webserver Stress Tool
o Data Migrations: Data Transformation Services (DTS)
o Help Design: RoboHelp, TechSmith SnagIT
o Internet: Internet Information Server (IIS), Front Page Server Extensions, Tomcat, Citrix, IE, Fiddler, Firefox, Firebug, Opera, Safari, Netscape, Web Developer
o Issue and Bug Tracking: NetResults Problem Tracker, Trouble Ticket Express
o Project Management: Vertabase Project Manager, Microsoft Project
o Collaboration: Microsoft Office Communicator, Microsoft Outlook, .Net Nuke, MS Share Point
SA Information Technologies Unit:
o The SA Division network supports 23 departments dispersed across 15 buildings, in Isla Vista, and operates connectivity to UCSB Outreach office in Bakersfield. The Student Affairs Systems and Network Infrastructure provides a common wide area network and platform for a common SA Division solution for general purpose office automation tools, with secure, yet highly accessible, shared file workspaces allocated by Division, by department, and by cross functional team participation.
o SIS&T provides a high performance, secure networking environment within which all SA staff can work with highly sensitive data with regulatory mandates for privacy and security. This is particularly beneficial given the large number of application users served by SIS&T software applications including 500 staff in 23 departments, 20,000 student users, up to approx. 44,000 applicants, staff, advisors, and increasingly, faculty, with the future enhancement of web based grade submission.
o Division users can login from any SA Division networked PC and gain access to their individual file storage, and department and project shared drives. Standard desktop tools and custom applications are centrally deployed using desktop software distribution tools, that allow the configuration to change once on the backend, making the update available to all user desktops.
o It is designed to support SA Division production applications both custom and vendor, application/user interfaces, WWW publishing, and the custom Software Development Environment. This rich application environment serves to meet the Divisions responsibility for external regulatory data interface mandates, such as Financial Aid interfaces with the Dept of Education, International Student data interface with the Dept of State and the former INS, and UCOP to name a few.
o It provides a consistent architecture platform for application software and software components that can be effectively re-used for multiple departments.
o The SIS&T Customer support team operates a Helpdesk that users can call for any computer related problem which is then escalated to the appropriate SIS&T technical resource to resolve the issue as needed.