{"id":6668,"date":"2014-04-03T18:43:14","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T18:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pitss.org\/us\/?p=6668"},"modified":"2015-07-08T23:07:32","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T23:07:32","slug":"nato-airborne-early-warning-control-force-is-assisted-by-pitss-con-for-the-journey-into-the-future-of-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitss.org\/us\/2014\/04\/03\/nato-airborne-early-warning-control-force-is-assisted-by-pitss-con-for-the-journey-into-the-future-of-it\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO Airborne Early Warning &amp; Control Force is assisted by PITSS.CON for the journey into the future of IT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PITSS delivers a swift, economically advantageous solution for Oracle migration in\u00a0record time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWith thanks to PITSS.CON, we have made a large step on our way to a modern IT architecture and I am confident that the tools on the way will also be of use to others.\u201c<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"font-size: small\"><strong>Paul J. MacKenzie, Lieutenant Colonel (RCAF),\u00a0Chief of the IT Wing A6 Staff, NAEW&amp;CF E-3A\u00a0Component<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>NATO is a very special organization, but no different than any other when it comes\u00a0to having a tight IT budget and scarce resources for software development. An\u00a0organization financed by the budgets of the 28 participating nations, NATO is\u00a0particularly obliged to make the most of the funds entrusted to it by the coalition\u00a0members. Decisions regarding IT solutions must reflect not only the best\u00a0solution, but also cost-effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p>The E3A Component, host to NATO\u2018s Fleet of 17 AWACS aircraft, and NATO\u2018s first\u00a0integrated, multi-national flying unit, was in dire need of an upgrade from Oracle\u00a0Forms 5 and Oracle Forms 9i to Oracle Forms 11g. The offer by the PITSS group of\u00a0companies, Oracle Gold Partner and the only Oracle Forms Migration Partner for\u00a0automated migrations worldwide, not only offered considerable cost savings compared\u00a0with other solutions, the upgrade of 26 applications was performed within\u00a0a record time of two months and was virtually problem-free.<\/p>\n<p>The initial position for the planned Architecture-Redesign was problematic. The base\u00a0technology for the applications &#8211; Oracle Forms 5 and mainly Oracle Forms 9i \u2013 was\u00a0no longer supported by the manufacturer. More than 800 Oracle Forms Objects, more than\u00a0300 Oracle Reports, as well as numerous Libraries were outdated and not compatible nor\u00a0interoperable with the current technology. Various development tools, initially\u00a0Oracle Designer 2, Oracle Forms 5 and finally Oracle Designer 9i, were put into use but there was\u00a0no universal, relevant and technology oriented documentation. The upgrade to\u00a0Oracle Forms 11g was a vital first step in order to successfully approach Redesign.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pitss.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/05\/PITSS-Success-Story-NATO-EN-03-2014.pdf\">&#8230;more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PITSS delivers a swift, economically advantageous solution for Oracle migration in\u00a0record time. \u201cWith thanks to PITSS.CON, we have made a large step on our way to a modern IT architecture and I am confident that the tools on the way will also be of use to others.\u201c Paul J. 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