Database-Driven .NET Web Application
Los Angeles, Calif. -- AMULET Development Corp. is pleased to announce the launch
of the new Official Police Garages of Los Angeles website for use by the public
in locating impounded vehicles. The site is found at:
www.opglaviic.com, where public users can determine where their vehicle
is located by entering the state of registration and either the license number or
VIN. Developed by AMULET, the web application provides information pertaining to
the impound: location and phone number of the tow-yard where the vehicle was impounded,
date of impound, impounding agency (e.g. LAPD), reason for impound, and break-down
of charges and total amount due to release the vehicle. The development project
was funded by a consortium of eighteen official police garages (OPGs) in order to
provide a useful service to the public as well as to streamline their operations.
AMULET developed the OPG website as a showcase of Microsoft web and database technologies
including: Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft IIS web server, SQL Server 2000 relational
database, Visual Studio, and custom programming using the .NET Framework. AMULET
provided graphic design and user interface design services for the look-and-feel
elements of the site.
AMULET also built a custom Windows service allowing each OPG to regularly upload
impound data in a near real-time manner to the web server for fast integration into
the site’s data warehouse. In addition to the public website features, the site
also provides administrative functionality for each OPG, and agency including advanced
queries, analytics, and reporting.
In a related announcement, AMULET’s web/graphic design department developed the
newly launched main OPG website found at: www.opgla.com.
AMULET’S Development Services
AMULET Development Corp. offers a wide range of custom software design and development
services for the SMB community including: application planning and consulting, system
architecture, database design, .NET application programming, and graphic design.
AMULET was recently awarded the Custom Developed Solutions competency by Microsoft.
A Word from OPG
“We are extremely pleased with the work that AMULET has provided. This new site
helps us provide faster service to the public. It also reduces our operations expenses,
because we are now able to improve many of our processes. AMULET did a great job!”
says David Ospina, OPG's technical liaison.
A Word from AMULET’S CEO
“We are very excited to launch the new OPG websites as they provide a distinct service
to the community. As a Microsoft Certified Partner, we’re also happy to feature
our years of experience working with the Microsoft .NET Framework and SQL Server,”
says Dan D. Gutierrez, AMULET’s CEO.