| Opportunity Tracking System for a major Global Telecom Company |
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| The Challenge |
The project was for the development and maintenance of Client’s internal and external web presence across international regions. |
| The Requirement |
Through acquisitions and organic growth internationally the client had a multiplicity of systems and databases that were not easily accessible, if at all, by all appropriate staff. |
They also needed a common and speedy process for dissemination of information across the Group internal and external web presence across international regions. |
| Orion’s Solution: |
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Worked out the Physical site structure to synchronize with the Information Architecture, as defined by Global Web Framework of Client. |
| Designed the layout, navigation patterns and look-n-feel templates complying with web-usability metrics |
| Designed and developed various sites and web form based applications for internal/external portals, e.g. Polls, Registration forms, Feedback forms, Configuration tools, etc. |
| Configured Index Server for all Internal/external sites and developed customized result pages |
| Developed an XML-based transport logging system for logging responses submitted through web forms |
| Innovated a File System based publishing model to share common content across different portals |
| Migrated the entire Internal Portal from Windows NT 4 (IIS 4.0) to new Windows 2000 (IIS 5.0) |
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| TV Internet Portal Development for a Sports Betting Company |
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| The Challenge |
TV Internet portal is a selection of web sites that have been optimized for use through a TV. Portal had various sections like news, sport, travel, shopping, etc. |
| Requirements for creating a user-friendly TV Internet portal were: |
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Text is legible from TV viewing distance |
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Simplified layout, color and display issues- optimized for TV screen |
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Minimized vertical scrolling |
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No external links and image maps |
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Simplified forms and searches |
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Optimized use of images, where required |
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Email forms instead of mailto links |
| Use of Secured Socket Layer (SSL) for E-Commerce applications |
| Orion’s Solution: |
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Designed and implemented the portal using dynamic content fetched from underlying Oracle database and XML Repository |
| N-Tier Architecture using Data Access Layer and Application Logic layer |
| Presentation Layer used Markup Language Templates and Template processors |
| Front-end developed using Web TV compatible JavaScript |
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| Event horizon/Y2k Bug Assessment & Code Remediation for a large Trading Company |
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| The Challenge |
To review over 20 Core Business Systems & 100 related applications running on Legacy systems and AS400’s invo ensure Y2K fix, Event horizon alerts, and to re-write specific applications to cover for changing business situations and market demands. |
| Requirements for this were: |
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Ensure that Core Systems remained live at all times |
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All Y2K issues were sorted out |
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All client data dating back 20+ years should remain intact |
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All AS400 Applications be reviewed [ over 3.5 million lines of code] |
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New applications be taken into account and delivered |
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Test Beds and Test Strategy be presented for entire project |
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Mock Y2K situations be created to random test applications |
| Provision for On site Support |
| Orion’s Solution: |
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Prepared and Implemented complete Y2k Strategy for client |
| Partnered with Global Blue Chip company to participate as co-partner for the project |
| Created a On site “ Factory” environment of 50+ resources to take on the task |
| Weeded out Critical & non-critical systems and used the on-site / off-shore model to make good the clients requirements |
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Project Managed entire complex work model, including 3rd Party vendors |
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