IT Systems and Solutions

The IT Systems and Solutions Group operates at all offices of C-DAC(Mumbai) namely Juhu, Kharghar and Nariman Point and C-DAC(Bengaluru). ITSS is responsible for management and operations of hardware, software, LAN & WAN infrastructure at all these centres including acquisition of advanced equipment and software from time to time and keeping the computing facilities up-to-date.

All the centres of C-DAC(M&B) are equipped with state-of-art computing facilities. This includes powerful Servers, well-equipped computing laboratories, latest Desktops with best programming environment and software tools.

The computing facility, maintained by ITSS, is available on a 24 x 7 basis. The staff of ITSS is also available for consultancy.

Additionally this group plays a significant role in maintaining the communication facilities of C-DAC(M&B), making it possible for the students, staff and all other users to access the centre's computers using dial-up connection.

ITSS also provides Consultancy and Advice to a large number of public sector and private organisations in I.T related areas, some of which are setting up of LANs and WANs, Specialised Banking Applications, Computerisation of Banks, Stock Exchanges etc. The group also has expertise in Systems Design and Integration.

Consultancy

Members of ITSS Group also contribute to the bulk of consultancy services offered by C-DAC(M&B). They advise a number of public sector and private organizations in various IT related areas. These include setting up of Wide Area Networks, Specialized banking applications, Branch computerization of banks, campus wide Local Area Networks, computerization of Stock Exchanges etc. This group also has expertise in setting up of large heterogeneous computer networks, their design and integration.

Application Development and Maintenance

ITSS develops applications to cater to in-house needs and is also responsible for enhancement and maintenance of these applications. Technologies employed for this purpose cover a wide spectrum of languages, databases and operating systems. Development and maintenance is currently in C++, Java, Visual Basic and PHP, using MySQL and SQL 2000 for back-ends and Windows, Linux and Solaris as platforms.

Web Design and Maintenance

The ITSS team is involved in the design, maintenance and upkeep of large websites like the C-DAC(M&B)website ( http://www.cdacmumbai.in ), the India Country Gateway Portal (http://www.incg.org.in) and the Information and Communication Technologies - Research and Training Portal ( http://www.ictrt.org.in ).

Educational Activities

ITSS is also engaged in training for the Advanced and Post-Graduate course offered at C-DAC(M&B) along with other groups.