Highstreet IT Solutions
Diverse Management Services for ERP based Applications

With the advent of cloud based Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings, organizations are challenged with developing a strategy for cloud adoption. The firms need to be accustomed with cloud, all at once, in a phased approach, with security, redeployment of labor, the total cost of ownership and cost justification concerns. Firms are looking beyond cutting costs and driving efficiency with cloud. This is where Oracle’s new Cloud Application Software is replacing traditional on-premises back office Human Capital Management (HCM) and Financial Management Systems (FMS), “The traditional consulting delivery model has significantly changed from FIT/Gap analysis, planning, customize, configure and test based model into a ‘test and go’ model,” says Mac Slingerlend, CEO, Highstreet IT Solutions. “In the new Cloud Apps models, there is dependence on offshore support, change management and training. Highstreet leverages its offshore delivery capabilities to support implementation, configuration, and third-party systems integration, all on a 24x7 basis.”

According to Slingerlend, Highstreet has created a new style IT services company, focused on superior ERP and Cloud enabled managed services solutions. These solutions facilitate the clients facing the challenges brought on by the intersection of traditional and updated application software with new Cloud-based paradigm shifts. The company, in addition to being one of Oracle's select Platinum Partners, holds many industry specific specializations, including— Education/Research, Public Sector, Health Care, Aerospace and Defense. “As a firm, we align our experiences and industry practices with each ERP implementation project,” adds Slingerlend.

Highstreet has established a strong foothold in delivering Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise applications—designed to tackle the most complex business requirements, offering comprehensive business, and industry-focused solutions. The company ensures an organization’s PeopleSoft system is supported for current business processes as well as future growth with the platforms inherent functionality. “We include the use of Oracle’s Cloud based Platform as a Service (PaaS), which offers many useful tools for needs like application development, system interfacing and messaging. We are not just a hosting company with PeopleSoft running on our hardware, we are an Oracle application specialist company who can deliver SaaS-like service experience through a modern cloud,” explains Slingerlend.

The traditional consulting delivery model has significantly changed from FIT/Gap analysis, planning, customize, configure and test based model into a ‘test and go’ model

The company’s deep rooted Oracle expertise can be seen through Peralta Community College District (Peralta). Highstreet deployed Oracle PeopleSoft’s Financial Aid Software in Peralta to replace costly and inflexible legacy IT systems while providing students with new financial aid self-service capabilities. By decommissioning its cumbersome legacy student financial aid system, Peralta achieved significant cost savings, including more than 118 percent increase in student financial aid award disbursements over prior years.

Reliance Standard Life Insurance (RSL) is a leading insurance carrier specializing in innovative employee benefits solutions. RSL needed to replace its legacy financial system RSL’s unsupported legacy financial system created a few challenges for the project. Mainly, the legacy GL portion had multiple systems feeding into it even for a single business process like approving and paying a claim. To solve this we implemented Oracle R12 eBusiness Financial Accounting Hub, GL, AP, FA, PO, and iProcurement, facilitating processing policy administration and claims transactions through the Financial Accounting Hub to create accounting transactions based on reusable, consistent rules and a process for reconciling GL accounts across disparate source transactions using FAH transaction data.

“We are builders, our vision is to be more relevant each year, growing revenue, employees and value. We are proud of our employees, people that other people want to be with, dependable and reliable, climbing the relevancy ladder. We separate ourselves from clichéd solutions and services for the clients’ based on our innovative resolutions, technical teams, and budget friendly pricing,” concludes Slingerlend.