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Data Migration and Conversion
There are four main phases in the creation of a database,
and we can help you through all of them:
- Analysis: We ask the right questions to adequately
evaluate your requirements and your users' needs. From
there, we create a functional specification.
- Design: We take the functional specification of what
your database has to do and create a blueprint for what
the database is going to look like and how applications
will access the data.
- Development: We build your database and the applications
that are going to access it.
- Deployment: We take your database live, and keep it
running. We implement a backup and recovery strategy;
provide ongoing monitoring, performance tuning, as well
as the design and implementation of database enhancements.
Legacy Data
Content can be derived from a variety of formats and from
many sources-original editorial content created in-house,
third-party content consolidated from external sources,
or archived content retrieved from internal systems.
Data Analysis
Futica will evaluate data to understand its current format.
This analysis phase will help provide a clear plan prior
to any conversion work. If you plan to convert your data
to XML or SGML, Futica can help you develop your Document
Type Definition (DTD), specifying the rules that govern
the structure of your XML/SGML documents. The resultant
data model will be based on your business' unique data characteristics
and required workflow, and will incorporate client preferences
regarding pre-existing administrative and technical skills.
Data Conversion
Data
Futica utilizes conversion tools such as OmniMark and
Perl to convert electronic data from its native format,
whether it is currently in spreadsheet, word processing,
or desktop publishing applications. For textual or numerical
data not in digital format, Futica provides data entry and
scanning services to convert the information. Futica also
is skilled in other conversion technologies, such as Adobe's
Acrobat Capture, that facilitate digitization of printed
pages. Futica maintains a full editorial staff proficient
in manual data entry-as well as proofing and editing-able
to enter large amounts of data quickly, accurately, and
efficiently.
Images
Frequently the images a company has are in an unsuitable
format, or are of poor quality. Futica will help you build
a complete image library. If you already have a complete
library, Futica will help you index and store the images
in a database. Should the images be in an incompatible format,
missing, or of insufficient quality, we will provide services
such as scanning, conversion, and image manipulation to
create a usable image bank that can then be indexed and
stored in the database.
Data Validation
Once data is converted to a suitable format, it needs
to be validated to ensure accuracy. If converting to XML/SGML,
Futica will parse the data to ensure that it conforms to
your DTD. In the proofing stage, data specialists check
that all the data is accurate by taking random samples.
These quality assurance steps keep Futica's accuracy rate
at 99.9%.
Data Output
Futica provides services to help you integrate with Web
and print publishing systems, Web portals, channel partners,
or business systems
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