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Tom Fanara –Software Architect
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Web Services Unleashed
1. Applying AMS Web Services
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Overview – who, what, where and why?
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Utility Applications – import, exports, reports and applications
Work Flows/SOA – integrating sales, admin, renewals, claims and CRM
Applying AMS Web Services
2. Introduction
3. Overview-What is it?
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AMS Web Services is a tool set not an application
Applying AMS Web Services
We start here
Intranet / InternetSagitta WS
We apply the tools and create an application
Your Application
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4. Overview – Who’s involved?
Applying AMS Web Services
Sorry but you have to have a Programmer…geek
It helps to have high level support – Executives, CIO’s and CTO’s
Anybody in your company can be involved in the application process and use a system
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Enterprise development framework - .NET or Java (free)
Some new hardware or virtualized existing hardware
Applying AMS Web Services
Development Machine
Database Server(s)
Application Server(s)
Sagitta
Your network
5. Overview-What do you need?
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Applying AMS Web Services
Intranet
Data
Internet
Sagitta
Intranet
Data
Sagitta On line
Internet
Intranet
Data
Your apps
Hosted On line Cloud
Your apps
Sagitta On lineYour apps
6. Overview-Hosting
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Save time, money and reduce stress – WS as a Utility
Applying AMS Web Services
Stream line your work flow – WS as a Work Flow
Better serve your customers – WS as a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
7. Overview-Why do this?
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Web Services allows for full customization
Applying AMS Web Services
Other data migration and systems integration tools may not be as flexible
Must build in your own appropriate level robustness and redundancy
8. Overview-Why do this?
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What are they?
Applying AMS Web Services
Getting Started
Examples
9. Utility Applications
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Applying AMS Web Services
Small single purpose applications
These applications should be designed to save time
Can be integrated with a data repository
10. Utility Applications-What are they?
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Applying AMS Web Services
11. Utility Applications-Imports, exports , web apps and reports
Intranet / InternetSagitta WS
Exporting
Imports
Web apps & reports
JournalsClientsPolicies etc
Rolodex search
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Applying AMS Web Services
Get to know your data by exporting it!
InsurersPayees
Staff
Clients
PoliciesCoverage
Premiums
Prem Trans
Use the batch criteria web service
12. Utility Applications-Getting Started
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What are they?
Applying AMS Web Services
Getting Started
13. Work Flows
Examples
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Applying AMS Web Services
Work flow is how information moves through your company
Work flow applications send messages
Service Oriented Architectures unify complimentary information services
14. Work Flows-What are they?
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Applying AMS Web Services
Sales WS Sagitta WS Renewals WS
Claims WS CRM WS HR/Acct WS
CBDDoc Image RightReports
Renewals Accounting
Security
Sales App Sagitta Web
SQL Repository
Email alerts
Renewals App Claims App CRM App HR/Acct Apps
Typical agency work flow
15. Work Flows-illustration
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Applying AMS Web Services
Internet
Life Insurers
ACORD xml
P&C Insurers
Client ABC SOA
Client XYZ SOA
Service Oriented Architecture
Your Agency Network
16. Work Flows-Getting Started
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Applying AMS Web Services
Sales Renewals Claims
CBDDoc Image RightReports Email alerts
New Policy
New Client
Prospect
Won
Lost
Status Status
RenewalsCanceled
RenewalsRenewed > $100,000
Sagitta WS
Flow chart how information moves through your company
17. Work Flows-illustration
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Applying AMS Web Services
Hopefully we’ve removed some of the myths
Now we can go home and start a cool AMS Web Service app!
We’ve looked at 2 powerful ways of applying AMS WS!
18. Conclusion