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PH&V Information Services

Software Development Technical Writing Training Services
PH&V Information Services provides knowledgeable, experienced consulting services to clients creating n-tier applications in .NET. Clients include Volvo Heavy Equipment, Microsoft, Canadian Imperial Bank of Canada, Service Brands International. Current projects include the WebBAT component of the BatRF system for tracking RFID information for the trucking industry. PH&V expertise includes database design, n-tier architecture, and user interface design. The company has designed several XML dialects in use in industry.Recently, Peter gathered up some of the experience that the company has developed in building code generation solutions and included it in a book published by Addison-Wesley.

Our current major project:
The BatRF site
Information about the WebBAT package
For technical advice on ASP.NET
Peter's column at Visual Studio Magazine Online
Selected columns from Peter and others in the "Article of the Day" on Microsoft's ASP.NET site
Peter's code generation book
Amazon.com
Download for the ConnectionManager and LookupValidator case studies
Download for the T4/DSL tag parser case study
PH&V Information Services' principal has written several books and provided technical writing services to a variety of clients, including Microsoft. PH&V has published "rtfm*: the little book on how to write so that you'll actually get read". Peter has also edited several industry journals including Smart Access, XML Developer, and Advisor Guide. He has written numerous articles for a wide variety of magazines including Information Week, Contract Professional, and Datamation. Currently, Peter is Products Editor for Visual Studio Magazine and writes their Practical ASP.NET column.

Follow the the rtfm* blog
Buy rtfm*
Paper
Paper or E-book
Product Reviews and the ToolTracker blog at Visual Studio Magazine
Blog
Product Reviews
PH&V Information Services provides training services in software development and management, primarily through Learning Tree International. In addition to teaching various courses (.NET Design Patterns and Best Practices, Relational Database Design, Programming C#, Negotiation Skills, MBA Essentials, and Business Communication, among others), PH&V wrote both of the company's introduction to ASP.NET courses, their "Technical Writing: Hands On" course, and was part of the development team for both the "Introduction to Knowledge Management" and "Applying Strategic Thinking to Operational Management" courses.

PHVIS' courses written for Learning Tree
Introduction to ASP.NET
Introduction to Technical Writing
Other courses that PHVIS has contributed to
Knowledge Management
Applying Strategic Thinking to Operational Management