Technology
We use best technologies to provide powerful sales solutions.

With some of the best technology minds working for Insurance Technologies and with strong partnerships, Insurance Technologies has always, and will always, provide solutions with the best cutting-edge technology.

Keeping our technology current  is not only the way we do business, but it also helps our clients extend the life of their products and eliminates potential support costs caused by outdated technologies.

Insurance Technologies is proud to be a Microsoft Gold Certified partner along with being logo certified for Windows 7 and Windows 2008. Our solutions are compatible with XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 2008 operating systems.

Technologies used in our solutions are:

Microsoft .NET 3.5 and 4.0 Framework

Microsoft .NET Framework is a Microsoft platform for building applications that have visually stunning user experiences, seamless and secure communication, and the ability to model a range of business processes. The .NET Framework provides our technology experts the comprehensive and consistent programming model and tools to develop comprehensive solutions with high quality and security in mind.

      Microsoft .NET Framework consists of:

Insurance Technologies has chosen .NET Framework as the platform for delivering technology so we can build sophisticated, visually stunning, secure, applications using a common set of tools and languages for web, desktop and mobile device implementation.

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2008 R2 provides the server operating system platform architecture and functionality needed to build ForeSight™, VisibleChoice® and FireLight® applications. It is the underlying foundation of applications, network, documentation, support resources and services providing our team a full-function operating system with advanced features. Windows Server allows the capabilities to share files, act as an application server, authenticate users, enhanced monitoring, host web applications, Active Directory and much more.

SQL Server 2008 R2 and SQL CE

With the use of SQL Server 2008 R2, Insurance Technologies can provide solutions with close to zero downtime, advanced database, and data management. SQL Server 2008 is also utilized for structured and semi-structured data support. Handheld device users need to be able to synchronize with a main data store when most convenient. With SQL Compact Edition (CE), you can build a traveling data store that can be displayed and run on a variety of devices. The use of SQL Server 2008 R2 features enhance the functionality and capabilities of Insurance Technologies' ForeSight™, VisibleChoice® and FireLight® solutions.

ClickOnce

Insurance Technologies uses ClickOnce Deployment Technology for ForeSight™, which enables the creation of self-updating Windows-based applications that can be installed and run with minimal user interaction, even on a limited-rights machine. Once installed, ClickOnce is used to ensure that the application is updated and to maintain Web service calls for bi-directional synchronization of user data.

ForeSight™ deployment and updates are provided automatically via CD or Web download, providing a quick and painless user installation experience.

ASP.NET 3.5 and 4.0

ForeSight™, VisibleChoice®, and FireLight® are implemented on Microsoft .NET 3.5 and .NET 4.0 Frameworks, which include two distinct yet not mutually exclusive API’s: client and server. This enables developers to integrate AJAX base coding techniques using direct client-side programming, traditional server-side programming, or any combination of both. AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is part of a framework to create efficient and interactive Web applications.

      AJAX incorporates:

AJAX eliminates the start-stop-start-stop nature of interaction on the Web resulting in increased performance and faster load times. AJAX is utilized in both the ForeSight™ and VisibleChoice® platforms.

In-force through Web services technology

A variety of administration systems can be supported in a single ForeSight™ implementation by using Web services technologies. Web services are used to retrieve policy data from back-end administration servers. This could be directly to an administration server or to a “broker/middle-man” server that may involve retrieval of data from multiple admin servers, depending on the product selected.

Our in-force illustration system in ForeSight™ allows wide flexibility for illustrating “what if” scenarios and produces accurate results based on detailed policy history information.

Existing policy data can be imported from policy administration (via ACORD XML or other proprietary transaction), or input into ForeSight™ or FireLight® by the user.

HTML5

HTML5 introduces many new tags and enhancements for a wide range of features including form controls, APIs, multimedia, structure, database support and faster processing, providing more powerful and efficient applications along with superior user experience.

By utilizing HTML5, Insurance Technologies applications can support high-quality drawings, charts and animation, and many other types of rich media content demanded by users without relying on 3rd party plugins or apps. HTML5 provides a new SQL-based database API that can be used for storing data locally. This allows for the ability to save structured data client-side using a real SQL database. The temporarily stored data can then be easily accessed to support the Web application and can even be accessed when the client is disconnected for a short period of time, increasing system efficiency.

Silverlight

Silverlight provides application framework and advanced developer support tools that provide Insurance Technologies the capabilities to create a rich Internet application solution. With its cross platform and browser implementation capabilities, Silverlight can be used on Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems opening a window of opportunity to more users. By utilizing Silverlight with .NET 4.0 Framework, FireLight® provides an advanced, user-friendly user interface and the capabilities to set business rules that are sophisticated enough to manage the entire process from filling out the forms, routing to prospective clients or other entities for collection of additional data, and finally through a secure e-signature process.