Sylvan Learning At-School Division

Sylvan Learning Systems contacted ACS Group with the request to design and develop a corporate online database system for managing their nationwide at-school division. ACS Group worked closely with Sylvan staff to design and develop a system that can be used by individual sites to manage a wide range of information related to attendance, testing, assessment, scheduling, conferences and district contracts. While at the same time, ACS Group was ask to create a system that can be used by corporate staff and regional managers to efficiently and effectively assess and monitor corporate and contractual goals and objectives.

ACS Group database and application engineers and architects designed a system that included three components: (1) a client front end used by the sites to execute their day to day operational tasks, (2) a web-based communication layer that provided the automation and logic for two-way data transfer, and (3) a SQL Server data repository that served as both a data store for corporate reporting using Crystal Reports and as a source of contractual and dynamic domain data.

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates the largest wine producer in Washington State contracted with ACS Group on the design and development of corporate and departmental business database applications. ACS Group has employed the use of Access, ASP, SQL Server, and Cognos software in the development and implementation of systems ranging from vineyard employee payroll to product allocation and depletion management. Read Client Testimonial

ACS Group staff working directly with departmental managers and users have designed and developed systems that improve and maximize the efficiency of critical business functions. Ste. Michelle Wine Estates’s Communication department has worked with ACS Group consultants to find ways to better manage and use media and acclaim information regarding their extensive list of products.

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates’s IT department has utilized the expertise of ACS Group database engineers in the design and execution of a data mart used as a repository of information for corporate reporting and data analysis. Most recently, ACS Group has worked with Ste. Michelle Wine Estates to extend the use of their information systems to include Sales Force automation and improve their ability to monitor and enhance product placement.

Ben Bridge Jewelers

Ben Bridge Jewelers is a world-class retail jeweler located in Seattle, WA with 65 stores throughout 11 states. ACS Group works closely with corporate IT and departmental staff in the design and development of a variety of information systems that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of day-to-day operations. From the shipping department to corporate purchasing,

ACS Group used database and internet technologies to develop custom solutions that help users share, process and manage critical business information. With an inventory of over 70,000 products, ACS Group worked with IT staff in the development of an intranet database application that allows users to search and view product information together with product images. For another department, ACS Group was asked to design and develop an application that manages and tracks information on watch repairs and factory warranties.

Sound Transit Database Applications

ACS Group was awarded a competitive bid by Sound Transit a leading transportation provider in King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties to develop and support a number of departmental and enterprise database applications.  ACS provided both on-call and project based database development and support services for applications ranging from marketing, HR to job and activity tracking.  Technologies included Access, SQL, VB and MS Office.