MileStone provides system design and software R&D to clients in the telecommunications, cable and digital video industries. Our expertise includes detailed system modelling and analysis, software design, development and integration, and field support and training.

nowMessenger! - SNPP Wireless Messaging Client. Design, development, maintenance and deployment of the nowMessenger! wireless text messaging client. This 100% Java desktop messaging client uses Swing, JNLP and a proprietary GUI table layout tool.

Itochu/Maspro Cable Head End Controller. Design and development of Head End Controller software for an addressable TAP marketed by RF Communications Group. This software is written in Java and involves interface to various cable billing systems, design of a Graphical User Interface using Swing with a custom table-driven layout system, and serial interface to a Maspro Data Transmitter.

Unified Communications Web Portal. The web front-end for Congruent Messaging Unified Communications system, implemented with Servlets and JSP using PostgreSQL and JDBC for persistent storage. This system provides individual Unified Communications users the capability of accessing messages online and customizing the Unified Communication services.

Voice Mail to Email Portal. A Java based server that records and transports voice mail as an email attachment for users of the Congruent Messaging Unified Communications system.

Outbound Conferencing System. Using SCO and Dialogic components designed and deployed a CO-based outbound conferencing system as a component of the Congruent Messaging Unified Communications System. This system has been in operation for over 3 years providing services to end-users of Satellink's communication services.

Web/Email to Alpha Page Gateway. As a component of Congruent Messaging's Unified Messaging offerings, the web/email gateway provides a means for their customers and their customer's clients to generate alpha pages without dedicated hardware or manual page entry. Largely written in Java, the web/email gateway operates as a server processing web requests and emails forwarded by sendmail. Subscriber information is stored on a separate server running PostgreSQL and accessed remotely via JDBC.

This system currently processes several thousand alpha pages per day, with peak hours in excess of a thousand per hour.

Intranet Business Applications. Develop and maintain Web based applications for Satellink Communications. These applications automate pre-existing paper forms increasing the efficiencies of Satellink Customer Care and Billing Operations. Involved in the design and implementation of internet and Web based services (Unified Messaging) integrated with existing paging operations. Installation and maintenance of intranet web facilities including web servers, relational databases, network based FAX and modem servers and web based alpha paging services. Provide UNIX system installation and administration for various operating systems, primarily Linux and SCO.

Marketing Web Site. Develop and maintain Perl CGI scripts for Melia Design Group, Inc. Projects include development and debug of registration and trivia contest scripts for a Turner Broadcasting Site, and access restriction to sites.

Major E-Commerce Application. Principle software developer of OnCart (previously Shoppers Express) Commercial Web Application for internet-based retail, perishable grocery delivery. Primary responsibility for the middle tier between the NetScape Commerce server and the Web Application running on HP-UX 10.x. The original implementation of the interface software relied on ONC/RPC but was rewritten using DCE RPC and threads. Implementing a software system in C++ that automatically generates HTML pages incorporating data retrieved from a Sybase database. Maintenance and upgrade of HP-UX (OS upgrades, patches and Netscape upgrades). Coordinate with Netscape to resolve technical issues in using Netscape API to build the application. Installation and maintenance of g++ and other FSF tools. Modifications to g++ libraries and internal libraries to support shared library loading from the Netscape application. Reimplementation of the Regex regular expression library using Posix regex libraries in order to eliminate memory leaks. Design and implementation of JavaScript line item ordering and Credit Card validation for the shopping application.

MPEG and Digital Video. Development and support of Digital Video's Video Server product including patent disclosures and associated technical documentation, system performance analysis and testing, and evaluation of system configurations, components and architectures.

MileStone Network Administration. Complete responsibility for installation, maintenance and upgrade of the MileStone intranet facility. This includes web site maintenance, development infrastructure (maintenance of up-to-date compilers, debuggers and version control tools), firewall administration and security, private intranet administration and network services (network FAX and modem, intranet site, etc.). The MileStone network is heterogeneous with these systems represented: Sparc Solaris (2.6), HP-UX (10.20), Linux, Windows 95 and Windows NT (4.0).

HP-UX System Administration. System configuration and administration for Alumax's HP-UX system at corporate headquarters. This system hosts data consolidation and reporting applications for all regional and international operations. Tasks include:

• installation and software migration to new K-class 10.x system from C-class 9.x system;
• system configuration and upgrade, including logical volume configuration and management;
• installation of software and patches; and
• UNIX user support.

Solaris Administration. Initial setup and configuration of Sun Solaris systems in use in the Mechanical Engineering department Georgia Tech. These systems are used in the Materials Research labs at Tech.