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In
an increasingly commoditised IT environment threatened by low component
prices, installers must begin to focus on increasing their profit
margins in other ways. e-Tools enable installers
not only to impress their customers but also improve staff training
and overall task quality assurance.
The e-Tools range of products
and services enables installers of telecommunications cabling to
increase profitability by:
 minimising
quality assurance risks;
improving
staff training regimes;
opening
routes to new market opportunities.
For further information on any
of these products simply click on the "Contact us" icon
on the left.
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iQuA-Stor
is the ultimate telecommunications cabling quality assurance resource
which provides:
analyses
of current and future standards
assessment
criteria for:
 installation
specifications;
quality
plans;
safety
procedures;
method
statements;
White
Papers and templates which installers
can use either
"out-of-the-box" or as a basis for
their own
documentation systems.
The topics covered include:
design;
installation;
commissioning
(inspection and testing);
administration,
documentation and handover;
operation.
The following aspects of iQuA-Stor
can also be used for effective staff training and induction:
Corporate
Policy templates;
infrastructure
standards White Papers;
Method
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CORPORATE POLICY TEMPLATES
defining
preferred operating practice
can be
used as statements of commitment
where no
other specification is provided
INFRASTRUCTURE STANDARDS WHITE
PAPERS
defining
the current and future status of
standards
can
be used to respond to specifications which
quote multiple
or obsolete standards;
CONFORMANCE STATEMENTS
defining
the exact meaning of conformance to
specific
standards - detailed knowledge in this
area is important
to resolve contractual conflicts
as quickly
as possible
COMPLIANCE MATRICES
ensuring
that the various responsibilities of the
parties involved
in an installation has been
complied
with
can
be used to determine compliance of
installation
specifications, quality plans and the
physical
installation
Q. A. TEMPLATES
formats
and draft text for the development of
installation
QA documentation including
Quality Plans,
safety statements etc.
METHOD STATEMENTS
formats
and draft text for customisation by
installers
covewring a wide range of basic tasks
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iQuA-Tion
is an "out-of-the-box" data library system for managing
all the documentation related to an installation of cabling infrastructure.
Based on a Microsoft Access database, the package contains all the
relevant documentation within the iQuA-Stor
system but integrated within a managed documentation system.
iQuA-Tion
allows each and every project-related object (e.g. document/e-mail/drawing/image)
associated with a given installation to be instantly located and
recorded.
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iQuA-Map
is a combination of software packages that simplfy the documentation
of installed cabling but, much more importantly, allow the integration
of the base documentation with other forms of information by the
use of easy-to-manage browser technology.
The iQuA-Map
system features two building blocks a
browser subsystem for viewing and managing
documentation
and
INFRAMAP
- a database for recording and
presenting
information relating to the fixed
cabling installation
that provides hyperlinked
access to
the information within the browser
sub-system.
INFRAMAP
is specifically designed for the documentation of cabling systems
and is implemented using standard PC-based Microsoft Office applications
(based on Office 97 for maximum compatibility).
INFRAMAP
fully implements the requirements of ANSI/TIA/EIA-606-A using conventional
spreadsheet and database solutions allowing hyperlinked schematics,
cabinet layouts, product specfications and test results to be included
within a single management tool.
The INFRAMAP
database provides hyperlinked access to the information within the
iQuA-Map
browser sub-system.
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- an integrated PDS
a.k.a Project
Documentation System
The iQuA-Map
browser provides for access to significantly more data than just
that for the fixed connectivity. iQuA-Map
can become the information repository of the entire installation,
integrating access to all areas of the project.
Our other e-Tool, iQuA-Tion,
already integrates the management of specifications, plans and other
contract documentation including tender documents and this system
interfaces directly with iQuA-Map.
- a premium installation sales tool
iQuA-Map
offers the ideal sales tool for the installer. Admittedly, iQuA-Map
requires some new skills to be learnt by the installer including:
new ways
of defining connectivity and data
entry;
the ability
to develop hyperlinks from one
document
to another;
the capability
to develop simple web-pages.
However, the mastery of these new skills is a small price to pay
for the benefits that result:
each installation
can be provided on an
iQuA-Map
CD with starter.exe software to
customise
user access;
each iQuA-Map
CD features purchasing routes
for further
work and component supply;
each iQuA-Map
CD provides e-mail access and
web-site
access to the installer;
the iQuA-Map
documentation for each
installation
acts as a sales tool for the next.
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