The Oakgrove Computer Group, Inc.
     located in Michigan since 1986
Custom Database System Design  & Programming
E-Commerce and Data Driven Web Sites
Internet Database presentation for organizations
Three Dimensional Immersive Online Simulations
Microsoft.NET© / MS SQL-Server© / Visual Studio-VB-WinForms©

Its principal is Paul E. Emery. He has a Masters Degree in Philosophy and Symbolic Logic from Michigan State University. In business in Michigan since 1980, Emery established the Oakgrove Computer Group, Inc. in 1986 and has been an adjunct faculty member in the Computer Department of Davenport College. He has been a Microsoft Consulting Solution Provider and a beta tester for MS-Foxpro for MAC, and MS-Visual Foxpro. He was past Chairperson of the Mid-Michigan Fox User/Developer Group and was a founding member of the Greater Lansing Microsoft.NET Users Group. Current Linkedin Group Memberships: Immersive Virtuality, Tandem Learning Innovation Comnmunity.

Contact us at theoakgrove@lansing.com or at 
1017 Crescent St. N.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49503
US Telephone 1-517-881-9837
In Second Life and OSGrid Mr. Emery is Casias Falta
View Mr. Emery's Profile on Linkedin

Three Dimensional Immersive Simulations

We created and maintain the three dimensional simulation of the Historic Old Town Arts and Entertainment District in Lansing Michigan on Linden Lab's Second Life © platform.     Transport directly to Virtural Old Town in Second Life

We host a nine region world on OSGrid.org which includes a current project under development: re-creation of the LEED's Certified building and Rain Water Garden housing West Michigan Environmental Action office. This will be accessable through the OSGrid using the open source technology from Open Simulator.

Please view Intro to Open Sim for Second Lifers - a presentation by Paul Emery and Stiofain MacTomais given to the International Second Life Community Convention in Boston, US on August 14, 2010.

Data Driven E-Commerce Web Sites

We are the developers of Connect2agent.com. This site mixes classic Active Server Pages with ASP.NET and ADO.NET to serve up data from MS SQL Server© data stores to over 10,000 visitors each month. This site is rated as one of the top 1 % of all web sites on the web. The site is build and maintained using MS Visual Studio.Net 2003, Macromedia Flash and Dreamweaver MX 2004. We also provide system administration services for the Windows 2003 web server.

We won Yahoo's prestigious "5 percent" Point Survey Award for our work on Earthy Delights, a gourmet foods website.

For an example of our e-commerce shopping carts see ApcoInc.com. This system includes desk-top front-end applications to allow users to update catalog, pricing and other information that is dispayed. Secure server credit card validation is provided as well.

We originated the mid-Michigan regional web portal Lansing.com, and still provide the data base maintenance and retrieval services for the site.

Database Systems Design / Programming and Web Presentation

Several projects involved developing and integrating Visual Foxpro front-end systems with MS SQL Server© and ORACLE© Data Stores.

Extensive work in web-enabling access to data utilizing ASP/ADO/HTML technology and implementing access via intra-net connections for the State of Michigan Department of Education.

Developed Genesee County Michigan Water and Sewer Billing system that produces more than 30,000 bills/month and is accessible to 15 remote locations via Citrix Wide Area Networking.

Developed MS-Access© database system to track 'Job Tickets' for payroll and customer invoicing for Skill-Tech Automotive Services, Inc. 

Michigan Department of Transportation: extensive modifications to Visual Foxpro data base system for analyzing and reporting on highway traffic data.

Comprehensive installation and modification of SBT Accounting Systems G/L, A/P, A/R and Inventory modules.

Experienced in converting applications to Visual Foxpro from earlier versions and older languages.