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The spectrum
of services provided by NIC encompasses various dimensions of the
Information Technology Arena and can be broadly listed as under:
Consultancy
True to
its commitment of providing complete IT based solutions, NIC provides
extensive consultancy services to its clients. Right from predicting the
users’ IT needs to undertaking complete Turnkey solutions. Some of the
services in this area include
the following:
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Business
Requirement Analysis & Mapping/Re-engineering
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Undertaking feasibility studies and Software Requirement, Specification
to identify
the prospective areas of automation and IT applications
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Setting
up complete ‘on-site’ infrastructure
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Procuring necessary hardware
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Installing customized software
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Facilitating the integration and maintenance of diversified systems
belonging to
various architectures and environments
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Providing intensive training to the personnel from the user
organizations in using the
various applications for their work.
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Maintenance Support
Software Design & Development
One of the
major strengths of NIC lies in the area of producing quality software at
low cost . Since NIC is working at the grass root levels of the
development administration, its expertise is not limited only to software
engineering but also lies in the area of implementing it in various
sectors of the economy. Thus it possesses Domain expertise as much as
expertise in the field of software development, a fact that provides NIC
with a solid foundation in the Software Development Process. The various
Departments as well as State Centres of NIC are constantly in the pursuit
of developing state-of-the-art application software which is customized
to the users needs. These Application software packages are completely
indigenous and user friendly and are intended to bring the benefits of
the latest advancements in IT to the Government’s doorsteps.
Networking
NIC
provides effective Networking Solutions of all kinds to its clients
ranging from installation of entire networks to providing specialized
services over Networks such as Video Conferencing, Electronic Data
Interchange etc. The basic network services include setting up the Local
Area Network (LAN), the Virtual Private Network or providing the Intranet
Solution at the User's premises as per the requirement. For identifying
the prospective areas where networking can be optimally utilized, NIC
carries out extensive Feasibility Studies while proposing a solution to
the User. Having a strong backbone support of NICNET, NIC provides all
kinds of VSAT based services such as CDMA, SCPC, FTDMA, DirecPC, IP
Advantage and also the RF (wireless) Technology to its User
Organizations.
Internet Services
Internet
was evolved into one of technology’s greatest democracies, permitting the
passage of all kinds of information carries crossing with full freedom.
NIC has taken upon itself the ask to make sure that India becomes an
active member of the ‘Global Village’ as created by the INTERNET.
The
Internet services of NIC are provided through NICNET, NIC’s satellite
based computer communication network, which is a prominent Gateway of
Internet in India.
The range
of Internet Services being provided by NIC includes:
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Electronic Mail
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WWW
Browsing
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File
Transfer Facility
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Remote
Login
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Directory Services
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Gateway
to SMTP/ UUCP
Web Site Development & Hosting
After the
commercialization of Internet, World Wide Web is experiencing a
revolution of unmatched magnitude. In India too, hundreds of
organizations are launching their websites daily. NIC provides value
added services in this area to facilitate Govt. Sector in India to have
an effective presence on the Net.
Equipped
with the latest state-of-the-art Multimedia work stations and chosen
professional in the field of conceptualization, visualization, graphic
arts, script writing, web & multimedia authoring and programming, NIC
strives to provide a competitive solution to all your web needs. The
entire gamut of web services include:
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Web site
Design & Development
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Web page
Hosting & Maintenance
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Review
of Web Sites
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Enhancement of Existing Web Sites
NIC
maintains state-of-the-art web servers (http://www.nic.in)
at its Headquarters which currently hosts around 800 web sites providing
extensive information about various aspects of the Indian Government.
For
more information about NIC's Web Site Development & Hosting services,
visit http://webservices.nic.in
Video Conferencing
Videoconferencing is changing the way companies do business. It is
bringing decision-makers together, face-to-face, wherever they are,
across the country or around the globe. Experts from remote locations can
interact with each other in real time. It is bringing education and
training to corporations and to students around the world. By providing
strong lines of visual, graphical and multimedia communication,
Videoconferencing opens the lines in every area - business, government,
educational institutions and healthcare facilities.
With 9 years of experience in
Videoconferencing Technology, National Informatics Centre's technical
expertise is unmatched in the country. NIC is currently providing
videoconferencing services from
206 cities
in India including all north-eastern state capitals over its high speed
satellite based network called "NICNET". This is the largest
videoconferencing network in India, spread across length and width of the
country. The advantage of using satellite based communications is that it
can deliver high speed data and provide videoconferencing at remote
locations, which were earlier not easily accessible.
Electronic Commerce
NIC has
been providing VAN services over NICNET for the past many years now. As
part of its efforts to introduce and develop Electronic Commerce services
in India, NIC has set up a state-of-the-art EC server on NICNET. This
server is based on Trading Post and incorporates the latest of
technologies in the areas of Internet, World Wide Web (WWW), EDI, Mailing
Systems and Directory Services to provide an integrated EC solution to
trading partners subscribing to this service. The service has the
capability to create Trading Communities, for exchanging business
information in one or a variety of formats. This has led to a
simplification of procedures at the User's end and reduction in cycle
time, as the document routing can be programmed (in the EC server), by
incorporating business rules of the community.
In order to meet the need of exchanging documents (for communities like
customs and ports) in specified EDIFACT format, NIC has also designed and
developed an integrated EDI Client software called ELink which
effectively undertakes Conversion and Communication.
Office Automation
Being the
Information Technology wing of the Government of India, NIC regularly
undertakes the job of computerization of Government Departments,
Ministries and the Offices of other related organizations. Complete
Office Automation is carried out, right from conducting software
requirement specification and site preparation to procuring and
installing all necessary hardware and customized software. NIC endeavors
to provide complete MIS Support to the User organization and keeps
updating the Users on their information requirements from time to time.
It also implements Projects on a turnkey basis, wherein NIC provides the
services at no profit (cost plus), thus ensuring enormous savings to the
Users as compared to what would be charged by the commercial hardware and
software consultants.
The automation of Government Offices, carried out by NIC over time, has
resulted in a substantial transformation of the decision making process
from the usual typing-oriented methods, to hi-tech word processing, with
concomitant benefits in the form of improved staff productivity , better
quality documents and faster dissemination of information. The Office
Automation also includes providing electronic mail services to the Users,
ideal for achieving a fast pace of communication and lessening the
cumbersome postal delays |
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