skillset

At createTank we provide expertise in a wide array of technologies.
The following is a partial list of what we have to offer…

Architecture:

  • Service Oriented Architecture [SOA]
  • Service Oriented Analysis
  • Service Oriented Design
  • Service Oriented Interfaces [SOI]
  • Transport Agnostic SOA
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Software Application Architecture
  • Software Architecture Research and Development
  • Enterprise Application Integration [EAI]

Languages/SDK:

  • Java
  • Java SDK
  • Java2 SDK
  • J2EE
  • Java Database Connectivity [JDBC]
  • Java Servlets
  • JavaServer Pages [JSP]
  • Java Message Service API [JMS]
  • Java Cryptography Extension [JCE]
  • Enterprise JavaBeans [EJB]
  • Java 2D API
  • IBM MQSeries/Websphere MQ — MQ Java
  • MQ base Java
  • MQ JMS
  • Web Services
  • XML-RPC
  • SOAP
  • Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform
  • C/C++
  • C / ANSI C
  • C++
  • C/C++ on UNIX
  • C/C++ on Linux
  • embedded systems programming in ANSI C
  • C for IBM MQSeries
  • C/C++ for Palm Computing Platform
  • Visual C++/MFC
  • Perl
  • BASH shell scripting
  • Korn shell [ksh] scripting
  • BASIC
  • Visual Basic [v4-v7]
  • HTML
  • css
  • PHP
  • XML [SAX and DOM parsers]
  • UML
  • PalmOS SDK
  • Latex

Database:

  • PostgreSQL
  • Oracle
  • Informix
  • MySQL
  • SQL Server
  • Access
  • FoxPro
  • Palm DB

Operating Systems:

  • Linux [GNU/Linux]
  • Debian
  • Ubuntu
  • RedHat
  • Slackware
  • Knoppix
  • Linux Professional Institute Certified [LPIC-1]
  • UNIX
  • Sun Solaris
  • IBM AIX
  • BSD UNIX [FreeBSD]
  • HP-UX
  • Windows [2000, NT, XP, 98, 95, 3.11, 3.1]
  • PalmOS
  • WindowsCE
  • AS400

Platforms/Systems Administration:

  • Web Services
  • XML-RPC
  • SOAP
  • Apache HTTP Server
  • Apache Jakarta Tomcat
  • Apache Jakarta Struts
  • Weblogic
  • iPlanet
  • IIS
  • IBM MQSeries/Websphere MQ
  • JBoss
  • JBossMQ [JMS/JBoss]
  • elemenope EAI, SOA, and Messaging Framework
  • OOGA Object Oriented Genetic Algorithm SOA Framework
  • xc:XmlConfiguration libraries
  • Castor Java/XML data binding framework
  • Hibernate ORM Framework
  • Spring Framework
  • Vespucci GIS Framework
  • GeoTools GIS toolkit
  • Palm HotSync/ColdSync — custom conduit development
  • mgetty
  • awstats
  • Secure Shell [SSH/OpenSSH]
  • rsync
  • ntp
  • dns/bind
  • POP3/IMAP
  • Sendmail [SMTP]
  • iptables
  • ipchains
  • TCP/IP
  • SquirrelMail
  • NetSaint/Nagios
  • cdrecord
  • dvdrecord [dvdrtools]
  • BASH shell scripting
  • Korn shell [ksh] scripting
  • Perl
  • EDI
  • Customized System Backup Solutions
  • Customized System Synchronization Solutions

Development/Processing Tools:

  • Ant
  • CVS [Concurrent Versions System]
  • PVCS
  • Visual SourceSafe
  • Rational Requisite Pro
  • Eclipse
  • NetBeans
  • Forte
  • IBM VisualAge for Java
  • JBuilder
  • JUnit
  • Jalopy
  • Quantum GIS

Certifications:

  • Linux Professional Institute Certified [LPIC-1]
  • Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform

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