40 years of innovation & accomplishments

IDI developed a Software Simulations Tool (SST)™, which provided a rapid prototype with capabilities to interact with many diverse devises (including touch screens, card dips, patch panel and specialized keyboards), enabling non-programmers to develop interactive applications through the use of interactive screens with limited animation. It generated a collection of timed events that could be replayed in real-time or provided input for statical analysis of the human interaction with these devices. The product had the capacity to dynamically load external drivers to provide various interfaces and peripherals.

Contracted by major international banking firm to conduct human factors studies, analyzing potential customers’ usage tests of the general public by observing their hesitation, reluctance or easy adoption of nuances to advance ATM technology. It incorporated state-of-the-art graphics, peripherals and other components. In order to provide a working model of the ATM for testing, IDI utilized its Software Simulation Tool (SST) that enabled them to create applications with very little coding. The tool mapped the timeline of each research customer’s actions, and this could be played back in real time. By mapping the banking habits of their actual customer base, IDI was able to expedite the manner in which financial data was compiled, assembled and made available to the users. It significantly reduced the time from when a request was made to the delivery of information or funds. This method revolutionized the presentation and automation to near real-time processing of financial records that could be made available on demand.

IDI participated in the development, testing and performance evaluation of new computer languages for a major telecommunications company.

IDI became a Microsoft® MSDN™ working together to develop solutions for the Microsoft® Windows® platform.

IDI became a Compaq® Solutions Alliance Member working together to develop solutions for the industry.

IDI became an Hewlett-Packard HP® Integrity Ready Partner reaching new heights together for HP Invent® leading the way to performance solutions for the industry.

IDI architected, developed and supported the first commercially available messaging middleware product, revolutionizing the manner in which data was exchanged between disparate operating systems, applications and external sources.

IDI advanced the development of several peripherals including light pens, touch screens, card dips and reader technology

IDI participated in the analysis and development of voice technology including activation and controls advancing this functionality for the industry.

IDI was contracted by an international equity trading exchange to enable anything-to-anything Equity Trading to occur worldwide. The product originally was developed on Digital Equipment VAX computers and utilized the Messaging Middleware product that IDI developed as a mechanism to provide a fully-distributed and scalable platform.

IDI was contracted by a major software manufacturer to assess and enhance their message-oriented middleware product. IDI was instrumental in refining this transport, improving its performance, and adding required functionality such as publish and subscribe, and many others. Later, IDI ported the product to UNIX.

As computer languages such as “C” became more popular, IDI realized that writing and re-writing code in every program was inefficient. IDI developed its own tools to improve performance and expedite the programming process. It architected and developed the IQ and IS family of products that included IQJump™ and IQMessenger™ in its tool kit.

IDI worked with a major hardware and software manufacturer to add functionality to their middleware product suite. It designed an entire training program including courseware materials and train-the-trainers lectures. The firm then had the ability to train its sales staff on how to use the product and sell it to its customers.

A major software manufacturer employed the services of the IDI team to evaluate their products and perform unbiased competitive evaluations. It utilized the knowledge of the IDI team to improve product performance and add functionality. IDI developed unique test plans and tested those new features, which became product enhancements in future versions. IDI also taught their staff how to use those capabilities and sell those products.

IDI worked in conjunction with the manufacturer of video vending machines that dispensed movies. The project was challenging because these machines were placed outdoors and had to endure a variety of weather conditions, taking into consideration extreme temperatures and humidity fluctuations. The software was designed for the machine to implement personal or family usage, limiting the section based upon age and parental controls. The hardware utilized robotic control systems to accept and dispense video cassettes. The hardware included currency and card readers, accepting payment in numerous forms such as credit card or club cards. The most significant ability was to automatically accept returns whereby the user would insert the cassette into a slot, which would read the barcode and the robotics would index the product, placing it back into inventory in its location. enabling the movies to be immediately available for rental or purchase for the next member.

IDI developed a new method for supporting the manufacturers’ middleware products called, “Beyond Product Support™.” This innovation in the delivery of consulting assistance enabled the customers to retain the services of experienced software developers to troubleshoot their application code issues. Similar to how attorneys can be retained for a block of time, the software engineers with the applicable knowledge and industry expertise were made available to assist them. Unlike product support from the manufacturers, the IDI team helped troubleshoot and resolve the programmers’ problems, increasing up time and enabling those staff members to advance to the next phase of their projects.

Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) recognizes IDI as a Digital value-added reseller.

IDI patented IQBridge™, IQJump™, IQMessenger™ and IQChannel™ development tools.

IDI developed a customer care infrastructure for a communications firm that enabled them to support the dispatching of critical services to the community.

IDI patented ObjectQ™ which was the first Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). It enables managers and developers to rapidly create applications (approximately a third of the time). ObjectQ™ also is transport agnostic, enabling users to switch from one transport to the next on the fly without having to modify their application code.

IDI was recognized as the “Best Team” for its innovations and delivery of MQ solutions.

IDI became an IBM Authorized Reseller.

IDI participated in the evolution of several leading products and operating systems. As such, it developed methods for migrating applications from OpenVMS to other Operating Systems such as Solaris and Unix.

IDI became a Microsoft® developer partner.

IDI provided protection for its clientele from the Millennium (Y2K) concerns.

IDI developed methods for migrating applications to Linux. Its team members became active participants in the Linux Lug, which was a developers’ forum for exchanging tips and techniques for overcoming application issues and bug fixes to Linux.

IDI became a Tibco Development Partner.

IDI opened offices in Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

IDI redesigned the enterprise application integration of an international cell phone company’s supply chain automation system. It modified and enhanced operations including a robotic manufacturing process, the full production cycle, and packaging to pallet control system.

IDI expanded the development of IQBridge™ to include Tibco Rendezvous.

IDI was selected as the first of five retained business partners to be held on retainer by IBM’s ISSW group to provide MQ related services to the installed base.

IDI was authorized by IBM to write orders on blue paper.

IDI developed a 5-year business plan for a utility company including back office, operations to customer, and Asset Management capabilities.

IDI developed Technical Sales and Services Leadership courses for IBM WebSphere®, Business Integration, MQ and Tivoli security products.

IDI was contracted to expand the functionality of IBM MQ, the broker and the Tivoli family of products.

IDI became a Red Hat JBOSS Premier Business Partner as an authorized partner recognized by Red Hat for demonstrating expertise and providing excellent service.

IDI developed and delivered technical training for a pharmaceutical firm by mentoring, providing consulting assistance and planning guidance to develop and enhance messaging environments for their technical staff.

IDI developed Cobol wrappers in C for a payroll processing and data group.

IDI was awarded the Middleware Partner of the Year by Red Hat for its advancements in technology.

IDI migrated and updated a complete process integration system from the main frame to a distributed architecture that included scheduling, ticketing, baggage handling, pilot deployment, and flight hub coordination for a major airline.

IDI architected a virtual development environment facilitating legal searches and retrieval of metadata, briefs and court documents.

IDI renovated a major insurance carrier’s business processes including the changeover of patient records from various formats to XML.

A major international software manufacturer employed the services of IDI to architect and develop the ability to create Virtual Machines on demand, which was the precursor to cloud development. IDI also trained the staff to use the new software provisions.

IDI architected, defined, planned, and implemented online services for multiple domains and websites including SSL connections to support multiple websites.

IDI developed a product production to palette tracking and distribution system.

IDI developed an insurance benefits to pharmacy claims system for a major pharmaceutical chain.

IDI became a Red Hat Premier Business Partner and an authorized reseller recognized by Red Hat for demonstrating expertise and providing excellent service.

IDI architected and developed a Java based product called DataMover™ which was an end-to-end supplier chain management system that enabled the global consumer packaged goods company to automate the process for reading enormous files and sending/receiving to/from destination directories via a transport to any location worldwide. This enabled Brand Managers to obtain consumer products-status as a high-performance, guaranteed data exchange between web users and data stores on distributed platforms offering transformation services with high-availability failover in multiple locations enabling continuous monitoring.

IDI developed and delivered courseware to provide project and program management for Java and J2EE from Main Frame to Web, enabling Global insurance clients to define, plan, manage, deliver, maintain and support their business solution.

IDI developed DSAP/ObjectQ® Java version including an enhanced encryption model.

IDI designed and implemented a large-scale trading platform for a global financial firm.

IDI integrated a credit card processing and check fulfillment system for a large banking institution.

IDI implemented a file transfer protocol to exchange enormous OO files across long-distances.

IDI continued to deliver IBM and Red Hat remote services and support to the manufacturers’ installed base.

IDI made an investment in the expansion of IBM’s new family of products by obtaining certifications and badges in IBM Cloud Pak for Data and SPSS Training.