Information Systems Division

The Information Systems (IS) Division provides ADP services in the area of Windows NT using the Microsoft Development tools and Ingres, SQL, SYBASE, and Oracle databases. The IS Division also provides Unix platform services and is currently supporting the US Army, US Marine Corps, and US Navy in developing a Unix version of the Enhanced Position Location Reporting System (EPLRS) Network Control Station (NCS).

Systems developed by Sierra's IS Division, or for which Sierra has had a significant development role, are currently deployed in Army, Marine Corps and Navy commands, providing leading-edge technology for command and control and mission support. These systems have been used effectively in recent military operations in Middle East, Africa, and the Caribbean. Over 95% of our current defense work stems from previous customers.

Sierra’s IS Division presents a broad experience base in leading edge technology. Our on-board engineering staff has current experience in networked systems, communications, and information processing systems and is currently developing under DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows95, WindowsNT, and with UNIX using X Windows and Motif tool kit extensions.

Combined, we have developed over 3,000,000 lines of code in C, C++, COBOL, BASIC, FORTRAN, and Ada using ODBC, Oracle, SYBASE, Microsoft SQL Server, Ingres, and other databases.

Sierra has on-going development efforts involving TCP/IP, X.25 and GOSIP protocols and has a combined experience base of over 16 years in the design of client/server based systems. Current analysis efforts are underway on workflow and business process analysis, secure database systems, and in office automation upgrades specializing in client/server solutions for our local government and commercial clients.

With years of experience in the application of systems engineering and software engineering methodologies, including structured, spiral, and object oriented development techniques and Computer Aided Systems Engineering (CASE) practices, Sierra is capable of performing a full range of systems engineering and software development in support of its clients.

Samples of the tasks we are working on and have worked on are located in the Contract Section.