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October 1, 2009

Tricension has continued steady growth in both the Microsoft Business Solutions (Dynamics CRM, SharePoint, and SQL Reporting Services) and the custom .net and SilverLight application development practices.

We are seeing a trend toward an initial Business benefit discovery phase where we work with a client to analyze the opportunity for ROI followed by phased implementations of the solution.

In addition, Tricension continues to deliver solutions using the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform for line of business solutions not traditionally supported by classic CRM applications. Use of the Dynamics CRM platform for extended business solutions is termed xRM. With xRM, clients are realizing lower development costs, solutions delivered to the market faster, and ongoing independence from traditional IT bottlenecks. Examples of xRM applications built in Dynamics CRM include:  

  • New customer on-boarding process automation and workflow management

  • Training and certification process automation and workflow management

  • Subscription service automation and workflow management

  • Claims process automation and workflow management

  • Professional Services project and support services management

Our application development practice has delivered improved application capability and performance enhancements in financial services and healthcare applications by upgrading the solutions from the 2.0 version of SilverLight to the 3.0 platform.

Our Microsoft solutions hosting business has seen steady growth with a notable uptick in interest in Hosted SharePoint and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. The clear benefits to a hosted solution include the ability to quickly deliver business value while avoiding a large capital expenditure.

July 8, 2009

Hope your summer has kicked off to a fantastic start. Tricension has been busy with several projects and wanted to keep you informed about the solutions provided to our clients.  

Did you check out President/Chief Business Architect, Mike Lammers, in KC Small Biz Magazine on creating virtual value? His article was featured in the June issue. Here's the link! Virtual Value  
 
Right now, clients are telling us they are finding a way to do more business with fewer resources. Here are some examples of how Tricension has helped.  

  • Advent Financial Services is managing their business growth by leveraging technology. Advent is preparing for the next round of growth leveraging Silverlight applications and Microsoft Dynamics CRM integration. The robust workflow engines in Dynamics CRM 4.0 are employed to address capacity needs and remove manual operational processes.

  • The QuikEyes Online product is saving an estimated 4 to 5 hours of labor per week per eye care practice through the generation of the HCFA insurance claim form.

  • QuikEyes Online client on-boarding process is now automated using CRM workflow. With this process automation, service subscription to first productive use occurs in a little over an hour.

  • At a regional Bank and Trust, our Business Process Improvement and CRM practices implemented numerous target state process flows for common processes, across dozens of branches in two states.

Our Business Process Improvement executive, Matt Hodes said, “This is a great example of a company leveraging process improvement methods to create ‘best practices' from a diverse employee base. In addition, leveraging the process work, the organization has been able to plan for future technology implementations (i.e. decentralized document imaging), paving the way for adoption and operational efficiency.

Tricension now offers hosted Microsoft Dynamics CRM solution on a subscription basis through our Certified Microsoft partnership and the Software Provider License Agreement program. Now you can be up and running with CRM in hours, saving personnel, hardware and licensed software costs. We are complementing our hosted CRM offering with hosted Microsoft Exchange and team collaboration using hosted SharePoint. Call for a demo today!

June 15, 2009

Tricension and QuikEyes Inc. Release QuikEyes Online, a Software as a Service Ocular Medical Record

QuikEyes, an affordable, easy to use Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Practice Management system for eyecare practices and is now available online on a subscription basis.

Kansas City, MO (PRWEB) June 15, 2009 -- Tricension (www.Tricension.com) and QuikEyes, Inc. announce the general release of QuikEyes Online (www.QuikEyes.com). QuikEyes Online is an Ocular Medical Record Developed by Dr. Matt Lowenstein O.D., the online version represents the third product release of QuikEyes since 2004. Dr. Lowenstein states "the national push to electronic medical records combined with the maturity of Software as a Service technology created the opportunity to re-architect the product into a Software as a Service (SaaS) offering". "We utilized the collective clinical and operational experience of the QuikEyes client base and healthcare and enterprise systems expertise of Tricension to create a real world, best of class, EMR solution for the eyecare industry" says Dr. Lowenstein.

The QuikEyes online product includes core features of printable spec/contact/medical Rx's, patient record document attachments, customizable exams, external and internal eye exam graphics drawing tool, efficient examination entry, printable doctor's fee statements (Receipts) and HCFA form printing. From an information technology perspective, all is needed to use QuikEyes Online is basic office computers and broadband internet access. All other Information Technology requirements are included in the subscription fee of the Software as a Service offering. This includes nightly, secure, off-site, HIPAA complaint, multi-Location backup and storage of patient Data.

QuikEyes Online, a Rich Internet Application (RIA), is developed in leading edge Software as a Service technology including Microsoft Silverlight and the .Net application framework. Mike Lammers, Tricension's President and Chief Business Architect says, "The sophisticated graphical requirements for the internal and external ocular examination drove us to the architectural selection of Silverlight and the .Net framework." Lammers continues, "the platform demonstrates all the needed abilities of an enterprise class SaaS application. The primary abilities realized have been ease of software distribution, stability, extensibility, manageability, scalability, and supportability."

Tricension is a business process improvement and software development consulting firm specializing in Microsoft Technologies. Tricension works with C-level managers in mid-market companies who have a high level of frustration with their current technology because it is not supporting their organizations in the right way. Tricension also serves well-managed young companies with a vision that needs to be supported by technology. Headquartered in the heart of the Midwest in downtown Kansas City, Tricension provides services to national clients with varying technology needs.

QuikEyes provides affordable, easy to use Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Practice Management Software to corporate and small to medium size private eyecare practices.

 

 
 
 

 

Hosted Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0, Exchange and SharePoint.

Tricension announces the organization has achieved Microsoft Business Solutions Certified Partner and acceptance in the Microsoft Services Provider Licensing (SPLA) program.

Kansas City, MO (PRWEB) June 11, 2009 -- Companies today are increasingly selective about their technology spending, putting pressure on value added resellers to provide one-stop value for software products and professional services. To support this demand, Tricension announces the organization has achieved Microsoft Business Solutions Certified Partner and acceptance in the Microsoft Services Provider Licensing (SPLA) program.

The Service Provider License Agreement enables business solution firms to offer hosted Microsoft licensed products on a monthly basis to their clients. What does hosted mean? A hosted solution typically refers to one where the application -- customer resource management (CRM), in this case -- and the hardware that it runs on are provided to you as a turnkey solution by a third-party service provider.

Tricension's Software as a Service offering is focused on Microsoft Dynamics CRM and complimented with Exchange 2007 and SharePoint. "Our Dynamics CRM practice has continued to grow and with the current economic environment, clients were increasingly shying away from capital purchases and looking for a more manageable technology cost model for Microsoft Dynamics CRM," says Mike Lammers, Tricension's President and Chief Business Architect. Lammers continues; "Client's are asking for low cost of ownership ways to automate business processes. We are trying to keep it simple and deliver measureable value with the offering."

Tricension pairs Certified Microsoft Dynamics professional services with the Dynamics CRM hosted solution to assure the desired business benefits are achieved through the client implementation. With Dynamics CRM professional services and hosted Dynamics CRM, a CRM solution can be delivered in days, reducing cost and improving time to market. Tricension is a business process improvement and software development consulting firm specializing in Microsoft Technologies.

Tricension works with C-level managers in mid-market companies who have a high level of frustration with their current technology because it is not supporting their organizations in the right way. Tricension also serves well-managed young companies with a vision that needs to be supported by technology. Headquartered in the heart of the Midwest in downtown Kansas City, Tricension provides services to national clients with varying technology needs.

 

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May 5, 2009

News Relase - Tricension achieves Microsoft Business Solutions Certified Partner level. 

 

For more information, contact: (Info@Tricension.com, 816.336.1050)

 

May 1, 2009

News Release

For more information, contact: (Info@Tricension.com, 816.336.1050)
 

 

September 4, 2008

Lammers Consulting Group Continues Growth as Tricension
 
Lammers Consulting Group, an innovator of Technology Business Solutions is now Tricension. The organization was formed by Mike Lammers, Scott Thompson and Wes Weeks. With more than 70 years as technology and business specialists, they help organizations leverage Tricension’s approach to business optimization through technology.
 
“Using proven methods, we help clients of all sizes accomplish their goals by integrating technology with their business objectives to produce sustainable results,” Mike Lammers, Tricension president, said.
 
Tricension works with C-level managers in mid-market companies who have a high level of frustration with their current technology because it is not supporting their organizations in the right way. Tricension also serves well-managed young companies with a vision that needs to be supported by technology. 
 
“Common issues we see are inefficiencies created by a company’s failure to have focus and processes to collaborate,” said Lammers. “In addition, we see lost opportunity due to executives having only anecdotal information and not empirical data. They are basically running their companies on opinion and gut feel.”
 
Through their proven methods, Tricension also specializes in delivering solutions efficiently in large organizations. The company’s leadership has established a proven network of alliances that allows it to offer a broad set of solutions and create immediate capacity for large-scale projects.
 
 “A typical project can take 6 to 8 months for an internal team to complete, because they have competing priorities.” said Lammers. “With our top-tier domain expertise, ability to focus, leverage experience, and our methods of delivery, Tricension can do it in half the time.”
 
Mike Lammers serves as the company’s chief business architect, Scott Thompson is Tricension’s chief enterprise architect and Wes Weeks is the company’s chief application architect. The company has six associates and also partnered with Matt Hodes, an expert in business process improvement using Lean Six Sigma methods. Tricension is fast becoming the Midwest’s largest business process and technology solutions firm.
 
“We felt it was time to expand our reach and our brand,” said Lammers. “We saw an opportunity to market our proprietary business solutions approach to what has been traditionally served as purely technical implementations.”
 
Visit Tricension at 412 Delaware Street, Suite 102, in the River Market or on the Web at Tricension.com.
 
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 Tricension has been busy with several projects and wanted to keep you informed about the solutions provided to our clients.    

QuikEyes: www.QuikEyes.com. The software as a service Silverlight product development project is now in production. Quikeyes online is an electronic medical record for optical doctors. Dr. Matt Lowenstein plans to take the product to market mid-May.  

Craig Safety: www.CraigSafety.com. The software as a service product development project is near the Alpha release. The product, Workhorse II, is an OSHA and Department of Transportation Safety management solution.  

Allied Information Services: www.Allied-Info.com. The Tricension team has been selected as their CRM application provider, designing and developing CRM applications for the public sector on the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Platform. Our first solutions product is under way.  

Make the Difference Network: www.MTDN.com. Tricension created a video-streaming application used during the evening of the Academy Awards, on a live simulcast with Leeza Gibbons, for her Oscar “Party with a Purpose”, www.LeezaGibbonsOscarNight.com.  

Oscar Night at Mr. Chow

Technologies leveraged in this work include Microsoft Dynamics Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, XAML, Microsoft Expression Blend & Silverlight, Demobuilder as well as C# .Net development on the .NET Framework.  

To expand our partnership with Microsoft, Tricension completed all steps necessary to become a Microsoft Certified Partner. This certification is an important step enabling Tricension to better serve our clients.  

Tricension is pleased to announce Abby K. Reichle as Director of Sales and Marketing. Abby joins us from Cerner and Robert Half Technology with a career in sales, IT recruiting, and business development. We are excited to grow our team.

February 6, 2009

While the communication from Tricension may have been a bit quiet, the team has been busy delivering solutions on a number of client projects. Here are a few examples of the value we are bringing to our clients.   
 
Make the Difference Network – www.MTDN.com – a social cause marketing network - the enterprise architecture team just completed the fourth major release. Delivered Web 2.0 capabilities include; 

  • Integrated Photo and video management
  • Systems integration with video streaming partner VideoBloom
  • A complete architectural build out of non-profit sponsorship capabilities
  • Aggregated business intelligence of sponsorship results
  • Couponing system for use by patrons of a sponsoring business

Advent Financial Services – www.Advent-Financial.com – offering tailored and constructive financial services products to address the needs of low- and moderate-income working families – the enterprise architecture team delivered a web facing solution using SilverLight 2.0.   
 
Embrace Pet Insurance – www.EmbracePetInsurance.com - the application architecture team completed projects extending Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform to support improved policy rating, product web site integration and the launch of a new product.   
 
QuiKEyes – www.QuikEyes.com – an ocular electronic medical records solution - the application architecture team is nearing completion of a project to re-architect and re-engineer the product. Legacy QuikEyes 2007 product is an on premise, Windows Client Server application. The Tricension solution has delivered the 2009 release with enhanced capabilities and access via Software as a Service (SaaS). Alpha implementation will begin this month.   
 
BPI - Our Business Process Improvement practice has been busy engaged in Lean and Six Sigma projects in both the financial services and healthcare industries.  
 
Technologies leveraged in this work include Microsoft Dynamics Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, XAML, Microsoft Expression Blend & Silverlight, GaleForce Financial Services vertical CRM extension, Demobuilder as well as C# .NET development on the .Net framework.  
 
Tricension is a business process improvement and software development consulting firm specializing in Microsoft technologies (Dynamics CRM, SharePoint, SQL Reporting Services and custom .NET development). 

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