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4Ward - Company presentation

Ariton Zanev, CEO Andrija Gramatikovski, COO

07 April 2011

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• Founded: October 2005

• Founders: Ariton Zanev and Andrija Gramatikovski

• Current number of employees: 15

• Divisions: • Software Engineering

• Graphic Design & Media

• Areas of expertise: • Web based application development

• Graphic design for web and DTP

• Corporate identity development

Organization structure

Our Philosophy: “Divide and Conquer”

We divide projects into tasks and conquer tasks by experts in the corresponding field. We do not hire

one-man-shows.

Our Motto: “Think the way the end-user thinks”

This way of thinking has led us to developing applications

with a sophisticated and technologically superior programming code but yet easy-to-use and intuitive.

Standards

• W3C (www.w3c.org)

• Internal .NET coding standards book • Pascal Casing, Camel Casing

• References: MSDN Library (http://msdn.microsoft.com); IDesign C# Coding Standard v2.2; NetObjectives Code Quallities and Practices; Scott Bellware C# Code Style Guide v1.2; Philips Medical Systems C# coding St; Framework Design Guidelines: Conventions, Idioms, and Patterns for Reusable .NET Libraries (Microsoft .NET Development Series) – Krzysztof Cwalina, Brad Abrams

• ISO 9001:2000 Quality of management (in process of implementation)

Memberships

• Registered member of the Microsoft | Partner Program

Services

User research

The result of our research are series of user personas (which depict “archetype” users) and scenarios focused on the goals and behaviors of your users.

Samples from user personas developed for www.simplydeliciousm.com

Business process modeling

This process enables us to better understand our clients internal procedures and allow us to translate this knowledge into automated tools for BPM.

Sample from a business process diagram

Information architecture (IA)

Key to successful application design is the organization, navigation and accessibility of information. Done well, good IA enables the user to easily find and manage information.

IA diagram developed for www.derma.ch Site diagram developed for www.menerga.si

Interaction design

Here our main focus is on making the user’s experience (UX) as simple and intuitive as possible. We analyze simple and complex workflows and develop appropriate interaction schemas.

Interaction map developed for www.menerga.si

Prototyping

Based on our client needs and available budget we develop lo-fi or hi-fi prototypes which are used for accurate understanding of our client’s needs and for performing usability tests.

Active hi-fi prototype developed for Dermokrates (e-learning platform) Static lo-fi prototype developed for www.menerga.si

Visual design

The visual design process focuses on creating a cohesive look and feel that enhances usability and supports the company brand.

Chupa-Chups brand site frontend Mood board for www.watchpoint.com.mk Icon set for www.ihne.mk

Visual mockups

Visual mockups capture the potential final look, presenting the brand image use. Mocks show color, type, button styles, links and imagery in context with real content.

Visual mockup with actual content developed for www.ihne.mk Visual mockup with actual content developed for www.malioglasi.mk

Content strategy

We believe that a well-designed site should have relevant and meaningful content. We provide project planning and oversight of the content development process.

Frontend development

We develop websites and web application following the latest web technologies and making sure that our products meet every standard for proper functioning across platform and browsers.

Application interface developed for the advertising facility of www.mnogoo.mk

Programming

• Frameworks • .NET 2.0/3.5/4.0

• jQuery

• Flex

• Languages • C#

• AS3

• FBML

• JavaScript

• Transact-SQL

• PHP

• XML

• (X)HTML

• Technologies • ASP.NET

• Adobe Flash

• Windows Communication Foundation

• LINQ

• Databases • Microsoft SQL

2000/2005/2008

• MongoDB

• MySQL

• Microsoft Access 2007

Third party services integration

• YouTube API

• Vimeo API

• Amazon S3

• Google API

• DiscountASP API

• Facebook API

• Twitter API

• Wather.com API

• Pantheon

Project management

• Internal procedures

• Experience with waterfall PM

• Experience with agile PM (SCRUM)

Case presentations

Products

• Eazyio is a .NET wCMS (Web Content Management System)

• Eazyio stands for “easy input/output”

• Eazyio fully supports SEO for content

Products

Eazyio

Eazyio ID card

Current version: Previous versions (official releases):

3.5 (details provided below) 1.0 (ASP.NET 2.0; MSSQL 2005) ; 1.1 (ASP.NET 2.0; AJAX; MSSQL 2005); 2.1 (ASP.NET 3.5; AJAX; MSSQL2008)

IDE: Programming platform: Database: Database options:

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/2010 ASP.NET 2.0/3.5 (Visual C#), AJAX, LINQ Microsoft SQL Server 2008; Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2000; MySQL

Year of first release: 2006

Modules: 35

Connectivity/integration: Supported platforms:

Payment gateways, remote databases PC, MAC, mobile devices

Graphic design: GUI development:

Adobe CS4 (Illustrator, Photoshop, Fireworks, Dreamweaver) Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/2010; Microsoft Expression Web 2.0

Implementations: More than 100

Eazyio architecture

Eazyio GUI (screenshot)

Web Sites

Challenge • Allow students from three universities

(Skopje, Maribor and Aachen) to showcase practical works during the course of their studies.

• Allow potential employers to review students’ portfolios and initiate contact trough the website.

• Enable teaching staff to communicate with students, upload course materials and schedule classes.

Special features • Social networking utilities for connecting

teaching staff, students and potential employers.

Technology • .NET 3.5;MSSQL 2008

Industrial design department on FMS www.design.mf.edu.mk

Challenge • Redesign the existing Menerga website

following the guidelines provided in the corporate graphic standards book

• Replace the TYPO3 wCMS with Eazyio for easier content update and maintenance by non-technical staff.

Technology • .NET 3.5; MSSQL 2008

Menerga Slovenia www.menerga.si

Challenge • Design a multimedia heavy interface

without using Flash.

Technology • .NET 3.5; MSSQL 2008; JavaScript

Quasar Film www.quasarfilm.mk

Challenge • Develop a website which will be deployed

trough a central deployment portal and maintained by local distributors of the brand.

• Allow local administrators limited permissions and monitor/track their activity.

• Design a frontend which will follow the brand image and be appealing to a younger audience

Special features • Facility for easy site skin changing.

Technology • .NET 3.5; MSSQL 2008; Flash

Chupa Chups Site hosting discontinued

Challenge • Develop a primary communication

interface between the Agency and any potential investor.

Technology • .NET 2.0; MSSQL 2005; Flash

Notes • Site theme was redesigned by third party.

All functionalities provided by Eazyio remain accessible.

Agency for Foreign Investments of RM www.investinmacedonia.org

Web applications

Challenge • Secure the distribution and usage of

computer vouchers granted by the government to aid computer purchase for grad students.

Solution • Web application for matching voucher

numbers and owner personal data and reporting facilities for authorities supervision.

• SSL encrypted data transfer between interface points and central database.

Technology • .NET 3.5; MSSQL 2008

Development duration • Approx. 1 month

Computer voucher for every grad student Protected web application – no link available

Challenge • Develop a complex system for maintaining

an online media. The system should support content publishing with complex workflow management, user database building system, advertising server for serving ads.

Solution • See Infographic on next slide.

Technology • .NET 3.5; MSSQL 2008; JavaScript,

MongoDB, Third party services integration

Development duration • Initial development approx. 9 months /

upgrades still ongoing

mnogoo.mk www.mnogoo.mk

mnogoo.mk - backend screenshot 1 No direct link available

mnogoo.mk - backend screenshot 2 No direct link available

Challenge

• Deploy a network of 24 local brand sites for Mentos and Chupa Chups in the CEE region.

Solution

• Deployment portal for easy deployment (by non-technical staff) of local brand sites with CMS for Chupa Chups and Mentos in the CEE region.

Technology

• .NET 3.5; MSSQL 2008; Flash

Development duration

• Initial development approx. 6 month

Perfetti Van Melle local brand sites system System hosting discontinued

Challenge • Develop a system for collecting enforcement

bills information from executors’ office software throughout Macedonia.

• Identify duplicate entries in collected data.

Constraint • Rare or no data normalization in the existing

local software.

Solution • Desktop application for interfacing the local

software and central database over VPN connection.

• Central web based application for intelligent data processing and duplicates matching.

• Reporting facilities for authorities.

Technology • .NET 3.5; MSSQL 2008;

Development duration • Initial development approx. 2 month

KIRM – Chamber of executors of RM

Thank you