Information Technology

CENTRA offers a full range of IT services to support our customers' development of unique, restricted-access websites including project management, web development, database development, IT security (assessments and network security), information management (portals and other repositories), and network support. Whether by developing a secure site to exchange information and files or a portal site for collaborative activities with geographically dispersed team members, CENTRA enables our clients to meet their target audience in a secure, dynamic, and interactive web environment.

We utilize numerous standard technologies, such as Microsoft and Oracle database management systems, Microsoft's SharePoint Portal Server, Microsoft's ASP.NET and C#.NET, Adobe's ColdFusion, and ESRI's GIS products, as well as specialized tools, such as threaded discussion services, Wikis & Blogs, InfoStep's Elustro, and Wolfram's WebMathematica, to provide our clients with state-of-the-art web-based tools for gathering, evaluating, and disseminating information. Our staff supports a wide array of heterogeneous system architectures in order to work within client network environments.

Services include:

  • Interactive Design, Development, and Maintenance of Web-based Applications - Our project managers, designers, and developers work closely with our clients to develop customized static and dynamic web pages, polls, and discussion areas.

  • Tailored Site Access Controls To Meet IT Security and Needs - CENTRA maintains limited-access websites and portals protected with encryption and multiple levels of confidentiality.

  • Dynamic Internet-based Collaboration, Discussions, and Polls - CENTRA provides sites with online collaborative functions including shared documents, tasking, calendars, threaded discussions, and tools such as BLOGs and Wikis. We design interactive polls to support activities, such as assessing business processes or eliciting experts' views and judgments on critical issues.

  • On-line Events Such As Virtual Meetings and Gaming or Exercises - CENTRA outreach websites help maximize the effectiveness of our clients' outreach activities by circulating meeting materials for outside expert review and comment prior to meetings, conducting online discussions, engaging outside experts in structured polls and review of papers, and capturing the results of the interactions.

  • Collaborative Spaces - We develop and maintain secure, shared workspaces for our clients using collaborative tools such as Microsoft SharePoint as well as customized software solutions.

  • Database Design and Development - CENTRA provides database solutions to leverage information access for the enterprise. CENTRA has extensive experience collaborating with various database vendors, and by drawing on both commercial and open-source solutions, we provide customers with user-friendly applications tailored to meet their needs.

  • Vulnerability Assessments - CENTRA's CISSP-certified professionals perform vulnerability assessments of client network architectures, including physical and virtual network layout review.