We created an iOS website which provides information about companies in the country.

Results Achieved:
• Native applications for iPhone and iPad devices
• Improved and easier to use searching interface
• Client’s existing web services for fetching and searching data used to reduce TCO
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• iPad application supports both portrait and landscape

Societe.com, http://www.societe.com/, is a French website which provides information about companies in the country.

Client / Fortess, Societe
Platform / iOS (iPhone and iPad)

What the client required
The client already had a version of their website for mobile devices, and wanted to introduce native applications for iPhone and iPad devices.

The new applications should provide most of the functionality offered by the main website and its mobile version:
• Searching companies in the database by name, company code or director's name
• Viewing the detailed information about a company
There was also a specific feature which the client wanted to implement specifically for iPhone and iPad devices - maintaining the list of favorites.
The applications required only French language support, as for their web versions.

What we implemented
We have implemented iPhone and iPad applications supporting all current iOS versions and devices including iPod Touch.
As the client specified, the iPhone version supports only portrait orientation, but the iPad application supports both portrait and landscape.
The applications were developed using the client’s existing web services for fetching data and performing searching operations.
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The App TreeWe have created writing practice and colouring book app for kidsResults Achieved:• Children can learn to write, spell and read • Kids are creative while learning cause it was designed by Montessori professionals • Amazing coloring book of weather themes¨Thanks, really really great ..... (read more) job,I'd like to thank you and your guys for the great work you have done on this, I am really pleased with the results so far... Mary Cronin – The App Tree MDThe App Tree / Client IOS / TechnologyWhat were the client’s needs?The client approach us with idea of application which would teach kids the spelling, reading and writing plus it would be colouring book as well.What did we offer to our client?Based on the graphical materials that we have received from client we have developed the demanded application. After login you can create your own colouring-writing book by choosing eight pages from a library of 25 illustrations. By swiping you can see all your illustrations and the bottom row shows you all the pictures you have selected to make up your book. When you're finished choosing your illustrations, just click the "make my book" button and you get to see your colouring bookAfter saving the book your child is ready to start colouring and writing. Select the page you want to colour and write about. Tap the palette to use your finger like a paint brush, or else the bucket for the simple paint fill.By tapping a letter in colouring picture you show your child how the letters should be formed, and then they simply trace over the letters example. Or there are no lines because your child is already on their way to becoming a writing expert - writing the letters themselves. Whatever word your child has written appears in their book - exactly as they wrote it themselves.There is also supervisor block and possibility to select the type of letter tracing you want for your child.(less)

Our offshore team developed a mobile application which provides flexible and simple control of plug energy consumption. Results Achieved:• Product brings dramatic savings to end users• Complete solution available on the app stores• Development in 3 versions - for iPhone and iPad, ..... (read more)for Android, and for Windows Phone 7 “It looks really great, thank you! I am very impressed from your team achievement during time we work together!” Mihail Mihaylov, Fifthplay, Project ManagerClient / FifthplayTechnology / iOS (iPhone/ iPad), Android, Windows Phone 7 Fifthplay develops and produces innovative technologies for energy management in buildings and for health monitoring of patients. They are also actively working on the further integration of technology into our buildings and cities.Gateway is a key device for Fifthplay customers. It enables various devices to be accessed from the Internet without a computer.One of the great features Gateway provides is the ability to control devices at home via the Internet. The Energy Smart application that we have developed for Fifthplay is an inroad to the skyrocketing mobile market. Users who install it on their smartphones obtain mobile control over their home plugs.What the client requiredThe customer ordered the full cycle of the application development for 3 OS: iOS, Android and Windows Phone 7. It included:• Architecture and planning;• Graphical design;• Implementation;• Testing;• Posting on app stores.What we offered to our clientOur team was able to cover all required tasks and developed all 3 versions from scratch. After the acceptance procedures at the customer side, those applications were published on the respective app stores.Main features of the applicationThe user logs into his/her account using login and password received together with the Gateway. A list of registered plugs is shown. Their statuses are indicated using special icons or labels, as shown on the screenshots. In addition, the list on the Windows Phone 7 version is done in the form of a panorama, and shows various totals: Tapping on a plug opens the Plug Details screen. Here, the user sees information about electricity consumption on the plug, and can turn it on/off from his/her smartphone.(less)

We have developed a tablet solution which makes inspection in warehouses easier

Results Achieved:

• Faster and efficient defects reporting
• Important information about inspections shareable
• Better inspection management

Client / Pehade, Mdo Techniek
Platform / A ..... (read more)SP.NET, MS SQL, Android (tablet devices)

What the customer required
The customer is MDO Techniek, a Belgian warehouse service company which builds and repairs storage systems. Also they perform security evaluations of warehouse storage systems. The storage equipment should be checked for each position in a warehouse. If there is a safety problem, this should be reported. The customer wanted to have an application for an Android tablet devices (7’’+) and big smart phones (e.g. Samsung Galaxy Note) that would help them during inspection and can generate a complete report in PDF-format afterwards in web based management backend system.

What we implemented
APRO implemented a complete inspection solution for the customer.

Back-end part:
Back end part was developed using ASP.NET and MS SQL technologies which provides system management functions:
- user management
- management of parts and defect types
- management of registered inspections and defects
- set of special reports
- web service responsible for communication between mobile application and server

Front-end part:
User starts from the main screen where he can select inspection from the list of the existing inspections or create a new inspection. After that user can begin (or continue) inspection: inspect warehouse, search for defects, and add them into report (add photo, description, coordinates). After inspection is finished whole inspection report should be send to server where managers can do reports and communicate to their customers. Android application was developed to support online and offline modes.
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We created visual reporting web software that represents the data from Visma Global ERP Results Achieved:• Visual and user friendly compelling data representation• Enhance real time reporting of ERP • Better information for sales and department managersClient / DuplexTechnology ..... (read more)/ ASP.NET, HTML5, BootstrapWhat the client requiredOur long term partner Duplex approached us with project MoniBoard. It supposed to be a web-based program that is showing real-time figures/key figures, from Visma Global ERP system, it should be presented in a web browser.The main goal was to present figures in an easy and understandable way for persons who have no or little knowledge of economy/finance. The program should address typically sales-organizations, project managers, department-managers. The program was not intended to be a tool for deep financial analysing. What we deliveredWe have developed together with our partner Duplex visually compelling reporting system called MoniBoard which as required is very user friendly. Our solution takes data FROM Visma Global ERP system and shows them in web browser.MoniBoard consist of these parts: • A composer which is a service installed at the customer server. This extracts data from ERP and admin part, does calculations and transfers everything into a standard xml file.• A parser imports the xml file to the Moniboard database (SQL).• Webpageso Front-end that shows graphs and figures.o Admin part - for user and role management, input of budget figures and other settings.Web part uses responsive design with breakpoints at 320, 768, 1024 and 1280 px.Front-end boards - reportsA board is the frame where the figures are presented to the user. Moniboard is consist of 4 different boards• Public board – a screenreport with figures aimed for a public display.• Mydashboard – a report with figures belonging to each employee.• MyDepartment – a report with figures belonging to a specific department.• MyCompany – a report with figures for the total.Examples of reports: Sales today - Collection of figures showing the current status of salesDepartment history - graphical representation comparing budget vs actual contribution margin. Year budget vs actual - it shows accumulated budget compared to actual. Topsellers - table showing top 5 sellersBoard of fame - the graph shows performance in percent per month compared to budget. Potentials – it gives the user a view of his/her sales potential based on invoiced orders and orders. (less)

We provided a team to develop a system for processing
user information and managing user access within a Wi-Fi
Internet network which is used mainly for advertising.

Results Achieved:

• More accurate advertising as a result of user´s profile analysis
• Application provides ..... (read more)valuable user statistics for marketing purposes
• User´s actions tracked by log features
• Client is now more accurate and thus more effective in his marketing
• Application is flexible for third-party service replacements

Client / ZapFi
Technology / Java, PHP
ZapFi was created to provide free Wi-Fi Internet for the city of Bruges. Now the company is growing its network to other cities and even countries. Also various applications have been developed (especially in the mobile field) to provide more services to ZapFi users and more ways to advertise to the customers.

What the client required
ZapFi uses its network for advertising. Therefore the client needed a core system for storing user data and managing their sessions. This system was called ZapCenter and was primarily needed to improve their advertisement targeting to users. Also the system had to collect network usage statistics: registrations count, session numbers per day/week etc.

What we offered to our client
First we provided an analyst and project manager to the client. They participated in software platform selection, and recommended an application server and the database engine. After that, we developed database schemes and the application structure.
Then we provided ZapFi with three Java developers to create the system for storing user data.
New users are required to register and provide some basic information about themselves. This is called the user profile. During the user sessions, the profile is updated with statistical information for further advertisement analysis. Based on the profiles, the system discovers user interests and is able to provide the right advertisements to them.

The APRO part is the core of the whole ZapFi system for maintenance and administration of the whole advertising Wi-Fi network. We store data about user registrations and their sessions, log their actions and do the analysis of these. The application is built using J2EE, GlassFish as an application server, and PostgreSQL database. It provides a RESTful API for the client-side applications.

Application design principles
As ZapCenter is used by several teams (and their applications), and at the same time contains sensitive user data, security was one of the main requirements.
Another important requirement is flexibility. ZapCenter uses several third-party services (SMS sending, WiFi equipment, warehouse application etc.). We were required to make service replacement as easy possible.
The system needed to support Multilanguage and localization. We also solved various interesting technical problems, such as language-specific characters in SMS messages.

Conclusion
During the development, there were continuous improvements to ZapCenter in order to find the best solution. This required intensive communication with the customer and all the teams participating in the development.
The customer had several teams working on the different parts of the system. Most of them were using the API provided by the APRO application to request user data or usage statistics.
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We extended the development team by adding six highly skilled developers to help build content around Windows Phone, Azure and Windows 8. The product was an innovative e-learning system for improving software development skills.Results Achieved:• Product makes learning development skills easie ..... (read more)r• Real-world-like experience through emulation of developer’s platform• A coding sandbox to learn new skills and programming techniques • Tight integration with Visual Studio“We’re delighted with their aptitude and skill sets. Their communication with us has been focused and productive. In a very short space of time, we’ve come to feel that they are part of InnerWorkings and have almost forgotten that they work with APRO Outsourcing.”Robert Brady – VP of Operations, InnerWorkings, Ireland.InnerWorkings, Ireland / Client .NET, C#, HTML5, JavaScript / TechnologyInnerWorkings learning platformIn contrast to ineffective classroom instructors, lightweight e-learning or expensive conferences, the InnerWorkings platform emulates a developer’s real-world experience. It is a coding sandbox, tightly integrated with Visual Studio, to help .NET developers learn new skills and programming techniques. Developers learn by completing real coding exercises and submitting their solutions to the platform‘s patented code judging engine. The platform‘s judging engine follows a rules-based model to provide each developer with detailed feedback on their code solutions in real-time – no waiting around for an instructor to grade the developer‘s solution.The InnerWorking learning system already contains hundreds of training programs (drills). Each drill consists of several steps.What did we offer to our client?We offered developers experienced in working with a wide range of technologies. For this project, knowledge of a specific field was not essential: a general understanding with the ability to learn was more important.Our client also demanded a high level of code quality, and therefore we offered them more senior developers. We offered six developers who:• Have experience in a variety of .NET frameworks• Have extensive experience in one or more of these frameworks, and who can design simple applications well• Enjoy programming and like to learn new things• Can write clear, simple and well-factored code • Can communicate really well in their own language, and fairly well in English.Our developers’ role in the processThe complete development process requires strong collaboration between the management team in Ireland, and developers both in Ireland and on our side.Our developers are responsible for the following steps:• Story development - the task developer researches the topic to be developed, and produces sketches of the scenario and the problem statement.• Code development - the first of two important code-development phases, with the goal of producing the result project. The result project is used as the sample solution offered to users at the end of a task, but more importantly, during development it serves as the template for the task project in which the user works.• Primary development - Primary development creates the remaining elements of a task (the task project, the task document and the task tests). The task project is created from the result project, but changed to create the challenge that the user will solve in order to learn. The task document contains the scenario, problem statement, and all other presentation elements such as steps, hints, constraints and summary. The task tests are also created at this point.(less)

We have helped company MicroBe to rewrite their application SaXo from Visual Basic 6 into Visual Basic.NETResults Achieved:• We enhance the client resources with our team• We use our VB.NET skills expertise • Application was rewritten into modern programming languageMICRO BE / Cli ..... (read more)ent VB 6 and VB.NET / TechnologyWhat were the client’s needs?MICRO BE is a company specializing in electronics and computer engineering which develops RFID products and specific software for its clients.MICRO BE has a product SaXo. It is an access control system using RFID cards. It manages accesses, electronic purse and catering with the same RFID contactless smartcard. • SaXo is designed to customize the layout and electronic data of the smartcards, to define the set-up of the stand-alone readers and to manage the card users’ records.• The cards can command a range of equipment such as locking devices, gates, vending machines, photocopiers, etc.• The readers can debit money or tokens as well as handling the access functions.• Several security levels guarantee reliability and confidentiality: information coding, PIN codes, intrinsic security of the smartcard.• Each reader can be configured using a setup card, so that the access is automatically granted.Client MICRO BE approached us to transfer this product from VB into VB.NETWhat we did?The whole application was written originally in VB. The client did not have enough time to rewrite into more modern and convenient language. Old language was causing issues with compatibility.Also look of the software was not up to date. That is why they used our outsourcing services. We have helped MICRO BE to transfer the product SAXO into VB.NET. We used 4 specialist (project manager, 2 developers and QA specialist) who rewrote the solution in 3 months. During development process we collaborated with Micro Be team using Team Foundation Server.Now MICRO BE can enjoy the advantages of modern language especially during the implementation. (less)

We developed an intranet solution for our Irish digital marketing client on MS SharePoint platform

Results Achieved:

• Document libraries delivered
• Media library implemented, with the ability to watch videos directly from the web
• Custom graphical design applied to the S ..... (read more)harePoint platform
• Improved user experience

Client / Cybercom, Ireland
Technology / Microsoft SharePoint

What the client required
Cybercom requested from APRO an implementation of an intranet solution based on Microsoft SharePoint for one of their clients – Coca-Cola Global IT. The tasks included:
• Implement document libraries based on Microsoft SharePoint
• Implement media library with ability to watch videos directly from web
• Apply a custom graphical design to the SharePoint platform
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We developed a multilingual and multi-domain website for our Irish digital marketing client.

Results Achieved:

• Ensured security and safety through user access rights management
• Easy localization with manageable multi-lingual interface
• All national websites on one eas ..... (read more)y-to-manage deployment location
• Migration of content from old to new platform

Client / Cybercom, Ireland
Technology / Umbraco CMS, ASP.NET

What the client required
Cybercom were looking for a solution for the implementation of several special features on top of any ASP.NET CMS.
Requirements for the CMS included:
• Ability to support 10+ templates for pages
• Administrator’s back end should give different access rights for different user roles
• Support of multi-lingual interface, which can be easily managed from administrator’s back end
• Management of national websites on one deployment location (multi-domain support)

What we implemented
We selected Umbraco CMS as an open source CMS combining user-friendly content editing and flexibility for developers.

We moved all content from the old website to a new platform, together with implementation of the following features:
• Easily managed blog and news sections
• Integration with an existing booking mechanism
• Several custom forms
• Full-text search
• Support of user-friendly SEO URLs and others

Conclusion
The final solution contains nine national websites (e.g. http://www.euromedic.ie, http://www.euromedic.gr) running on the same server under the same Umbraco installation, and supports 11 languages.
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We outsourced continuing development of the key product ShareDoc by creating an Internet-based document management solution for document sharing between companies, customers and business partners.

Results Achieved:

• Convenient publishing, reliable archiving
• 24/7 access to the l ..... (read more)atest versions of documents
• No document modifications lost, as a result of logging features
• Safety and security through access management features

“I must say that at all times I have always been served with high professionalism by APRO team workers – any time and over any problem that we resolved.”
Kenneth Jensen - CBA Software MD

Technologies
• .NET 3.0 (C#)
• Microsoft Silverlight
• Microsoft Outlook 2003 & 2007 COM Add-in

Solution
ShareDoc is an Internet-based document management solution, with the option of MS Outlook 2003/2007 Add-in, which is focused on document sharing for corporate use. The main purpose of the solution is the sharing of documents between companies, their customers and their partners.
By archiving and publishing documents in ShareDoc, all the involved parties will always have access to the latest versions of relevant documents – 24 hours a day. Companies, their partners and customers have the opportunity to publish, view and edit documents, provided they have been given the necessary access rights.
All the actions carried out in the system are logged, to provide a complete record of which party has uploaded, edited or read the document. ShareDoc uses widely accepted standards for encryption, data storage and user interfaces. This ensures easy but secure access to the system, and unlimited possibilities for integrating ShareDoc in third-party systems.

During our partnership with CBA Software, we have improved the current Internet version of the product, and developed an MS Outlook 2003/2007 Add-in.
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We have developed a solution which enables to automate photo taking and uploading procedures during stock-in in warehouse.

Results Achieved:

• Faster and efficient stock-in in warehouses of company
• Automated process of uploading photos on server
• Extreme time savings i ..... (read more)n warehouse
• Native Android app on Samsung camera

Client / Limal - eshop Rozbaleno.cz
Platform / Android (Samsung cameras)

What the customer required
Limal is an operator of an e-shop called Rozbaleno.cz (unpacked). It is store specializing on selling already unpacked goods from other e-shops. When clients return the products, for e-shops it is better to sell these goods to Limal. Then Limal will sell it on auction portals and on its own e-shop Rozbaleno.cz.
This market focus makes pressure on Limal logistics because each product that is received is basically different. The employees of Limal had to take pictures of each product and then they uploaded it on server and it was very time consuming to put tags to these products.

Limal needed some solution that would make this process more efficient.

What we implemented
We have created native android app which is then running on Limal’s cameras (Galaxy Camera GC100). In this app user will set up the resolution and define FTP server.
We have created native android app which is then running on Limal’s cameras (Galaxy Camera GC100). In this app user will set up the resolution and define FTP server.
Internal Limal ERP system uploads settings to the FTP server about each product which operator should take a photo of (name, where to store product photo, etc.). After making each photo, application extracts those settings from FTP server and apply them to a new product photo. So using the application operator is able to create products description much faster, than in case such job would be done manually.
When there is no internet connection the app will use default settings.

Internal Limal ERP system uploads settings to the FTP server about each product which operator should take a photo of (name, where to store product photo, etc.). After making each photo, application extracts those settings from server and apply them to a new photo. So Limal’s ERP database is updating much faster, than in case such settings would be applied manually to each photo.

Results
It makes whole process of presenting the goods a lot easier and more efficient. Which is crucial for Limal company in order to grow its business.
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We have created app that takes picture of defect on the road, locate its GPS and send it into the system Protank

Results Achieved:

• Enable more efficient fixing of roads
• Better and more exact communication among road inspectors and despatcher
• Native Android app
Prota ..... (read more)nk / Client
Java (Android) / Technology

What were the client’s needs?
Protank is Fleet Resource Management system. It enhances regular Fleet management by adding unique new features. The clients of Protank are also organizations that are responsible for fixing the state roads.
There are inspectors who check the state of the roads and inform the dispatchers about defects. To automated this process it was natural to develop the mobile app.

What did we offer to our client?
We have created the native mobile app which is running on Android devices. When the inspector finds a defect on the road he takes picture of defect.

He can draw on picture and make notes attached to the photo. Then he is sending the photo of defect to the Protank system. The defect is automatically localised with GPS.
The dispatcher is notified about the defect and he can then deploy the trucks and people which can fix the defect.

Results
The mobile app makes the notifying of dispatchers about the defects on the roads much more efficient. The dispatchers see the defect pictures and he can decides better about the plan of fixes. The localization of the defect makes the repairs much easier as well.
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We outsourced Java developers for a project in the European Commission.

Results Achieved:

• High-quality software developed thanks to our professional staff
• Reduced costs due to our inexpensive professionals
• Provision of complete administrative and legal paperwork for o ..... (read more)ur staff

AariXa / Client
Java / Technology

The solution

Aarixa is a custom software development and IT staffing company located in Belgium.
Aarixa asked us to cooperate with them in staffing Java developers for the European Commission.

APRO provided Aarixa with several profiles of Java developers from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. We pre-selected people based on TopGrading methodology, and from the CVs that we sent them, Aarixa chose several profiles.

We arranged visas and work permits for the selected people, who then commenced work for the European Commission in Brussels.
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We developed a paperless reporting application for managing the company´s off-site teams who perform various jobs. The system uses Android-based tablets for filling in the reports connected to the back-office web application.

Results Achieved:

• Improved management and surveillance ov ..... (read more)er teams
• Report evaluations from various data formats (video, images, text)
• Total costs for management of data were reduced
• Whole process is more effective, faster and more accurate

Client / Pehade, Mdo Techniek
Platform / Android (tablet devices)

What the customer required
The customer is Mdo Techniek, a Belgian warehouse service company which builds and repairs storage systems. They have to manage their teams who are on the road daily to perform one or more jobs. So they would like to use an application for electronic paperless reporting.
The customer wanted the team leaders to use Android-based tablets (e.g. Samsung Tab 10”) to fill in the reports at the end of a job. A report consists of completing a number of fields, adding pictures or video images, and having the customer’s client sign the report on the tablet’s screen.
The tablet’s application needs to communicate with a back-office web application where the customer can prepare the jobs, and manage the users and clients, but can also make evaluation reports, using the information from the individual reports.

What we implemented
APRO implemented a complete solution for the customer. The solution contains a back-end part (developed using ASP.NET and MS SQL technologies) which provides system management functions: manage (create / edit / delete) users, job tasks and other data; generate reports for company management.

The second part of the solution is an Android application which runs on Android 10’’ tablet devices (e.g. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10’’) and allows the creation and uploading of reports to the server after some work is done on the client side. The user can attach photos and videos to the report, which will be uploaded and stored on the server. After the work is done and the user creates a report, the customer signs this report directly on the device and the report is sent to the server.
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We developed iPhone and iPad application for a luxury footwear and accessories promotion.

Results Achieved:

• Very high-resolution view function adapted to hardware limits by special algorithm
• Function to send products via email
• Function to find a store that carries the ..... (read more) item
• Video with Mr. Lagerfeld’s interview integrated
• Great response from end users, according to the survey

Client / Fortess, Hogan
Platform / iOS (iPhone and iPad)

Hogan is a Karl Lagerfeld label which is comprised of luxury footwear and accessories designed for trendy yet discerning cosmopolitan women and men.

What the client required
Hogan by Karl Lagerfeld requested an iPhone and iPad application as an additional way of promoting their new collection. A mobile application should include product information, campaign images, personal sketches and an interview with Karl Lagerfeld.

The application is supposed to be entirely in black-and-white and includes menu options such as photos, sketches, collection and interview. The photos section will show campaign images of the Fall/Winter 2011-12 collection using both male and female models. This collection includes shoes, jackets and handbags in leather and high-tech materials.

Another section displays personal sketches by Mr. Lagerfeld. Users are able to see drawings of people wearing the collection, as well as individual product sketches. The collection section will show products by themselves. The pictures are high-resolution so that consumers can correctly see the materials and textures of the products. If users tap the “more” option, they will be able to send products via email and find a store that carries the item.

The most unique part of the application will be Mr. Lagerfeld’s interview. The famed designer discusses inspiration, his take on the collection and specific products from the collection.

What we implemented
APRO developed both iPhone and iPad applications which covered all the requirements.

One of the more challenging parts of the implementation was the requirement for the customer to display photos within the application in very high resolution, which the user should be able to leaf through quickly. Unfortunately, current device capabilities were not sufficient to support this requirement in a standard way, so our team implemented a special algorithm which helped to solve the issue.
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We created a web-based CMS solution for a catalogue of finance companies. Key requirements were easy management and all the essential features of a modern CMS system, such as activities calendar, native full-text search, web TV section, email client integration or social sites integration. To addres ..... (read more)s these needs, we implemented the open-source system Drupal.

Results Achieved:

• System implemented with minimal programming effort
• Extendable modular system implemented with wide community support
• Efficient email campaigns with the ability to compile emails directly from the website section
• Native full-text search, web TV section, email client integration or social sites integration
• Reduced costs for further application changes

Code24, a Swedish web agency asked APRO to develop a website based on Drupal CMS for a Swedish financial company.

Client / Code24, Sweden
Technology / Drupal CMS, PHP /

What the client required
Our customer was looking for a solution for a catalogue of finance companies, which could be easily managed by an administrator. The catalogue was to be implemented as a website, providing the following parts and features:
• List of finance companies where each company will have a description, list of attached documents, video, useful links and so on
• News section
• Activities calendar and glossary sections
• Native search mechanism through all content on the site
• Web TV sections where all videos on the site are be accommodated, grouped by categories
• Support for simple banner managements
• Social sites integration
• Integration with Mailchimp, a popular email marketing and email list manager
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Nuvonet PortalOur offshore team independently developed and QA tested a social network portal-based website. The website makes local information, services and shops accessible to everyone simply using a PC, smartphone or tablet.Fifthplay develops and produces innovative technologies for energy manag ..... (read more)ement in buildings and for health monitoring of patients. They are also actively working on the further integration of technology into our buildings and cities.Gateway is a key device for Fifthplay customers. It enables various devices to be accessed from the Internet without a computer.Nuvonet is one of the websites that Fifthplay provides to their customers. This system is designed to make living in the city even more integrated and comfortable. It contains information about stores and service providers, and allows ordering goods or services directly from the website. Any merchant can buy Fifthplay Gateway with a printer, and orders from the Nuvonet portal will be printed at his/her premises.For service providers like dentists, or restaurants, Nuvonet users can reserve a time slot when they would like to come. This information will be printed, sent by SMS and added into the Nuvonet Calendar.What the client requiredThe customer has a rapidly expanding system which requires considerable development effort, so they have been seeking an experienced team able to look after the project. The team had to work independently, following Fifthplay architecture standards, and report to technical and business people.What we offered to our client Our team of four professionals performs development and QA tasks on the project. A user experience designer, also provided by APRO, creates UI concepts for the Nuvonet Portal and for other customers’ projects. The co-operation between APRO team and Fifthplay is based on Kanban methodology as used, for example, in Toyota plants.Application design principlesThe application was designed to meet the needs of a wide variety of users with many different types of devices. Our main task was to create the public version of the portal, together with user experience design and usability optimization. We have developed the portal for use across all browsers and tablets, including iPad and Android-based devices, and we have also developed a mobile version.The main technologies used are as follows:• ASP.NET• MVC 3• MS SQL • Entity Framework• JavaScript• CSS The portal has several features, allowing the user to:• consult custom-tailored news reports and weather information• search for services of merchants, associations and service providers• order products and services directly from merchants (baker, supermarket, etc.)• consult city information• subscribe to city events• monitor in-house energy consumption• carry out a GPS search for closest store, restaurant, or other points of interestConclusionWe offered Fifthplay three developers and one QA engineer, who work remotely in our development centre. There is also a user experience designer who creates all the portal designs and improves application usability. The team has considerable experience of work in user-oriented projects, paying close attention to device compatibility, performance and comfortable usability.(less)