QArea

Challenge

One of the requested solutions for the client’s ecosystem of digital services was BIMsmith Forge, a web tool where architects, engineers, and designers could configure complete wall, floor, ceiling, roof, and other BIM component assemblies using generic and manufacturer product data, then download these assemblies for use in their Revit projects. The client already had a legacy solution that wasn’t living up to their customers’ expectation, so our team was tasked with the development of a completely new one from scratch.

BIMsmith Forge is a BIM content configurator that enables you to build entire assemblies and download your creations to popular design tools, complete with cut sheets, specs, and other product data.

Solutions

After a thorough estimation and requirement analysis, we formed a development team and prepared all the necessary documentation for the launch of the BIMsmith Forge 2.0 project. As a software development methodology for the project, we chose Agile.

With consideration of a rich variety of 300,000+ available BIM components that users would have to be able to comfortably research, select, and configure, we needed to make sure that the new version of the BIM content configurator features good usability and utmost performance. To deliver on those requirements, we went with .NET Core and C# for backend, Angular for frontend, and Unity as a rendering engine for the tool. As the cloud computing service for the entire platform, we chose Microsoft Azure.

BIMsmith Forge enables users to export product data for each layer in their assemblies or system families. They can customize these assemblies and system families layer by layer or use already assembled system starters from an orderly catalog. 

Results

In four years we developed from scratch a robust BIM content configurator utilized by more than a million users, customers and manufacturers on the BIMsmith platform. The solution is being successfully promoted across the US, Europe, and the UK.

Our client, BIMsmith, is a company that helps customers discover product data and interact with Building Product Manufacturers in an innovative way, and completely for free.

They came to QArea with a request to develop an ecosystem of digital services, a cloud-native platform that would provide users with means to conveniently research, select, configure, and download building product data from the world’s leading building product manufacturers.

One of the crucial systems on the list of business requirements for the platform was the analytics tool that would provide building product manufacturers with valuable analytics data to help them make informed decisions regarding their SEO and other product promotion efforts.

The development of BIMsmith Analytics started from scratch. To provide BIMsmith with an industry-specific analytics solution that would deliver on their business goals best, our team carried out an in-depth research of the client’s business and the latest analytics solutions on the market.

BIMsmith Analytics has been successfully completed, and now QArea provides ongoing support and maintenance for the project. Our team continuously updates the technologies to the latest versions to maintain the system’s performance at the highest level and ensure that it can easily process such large amounts of data.

Today BIMsmith Analytics supports a whole ecosystem of various services on the BIMsmith platform. The solution is utilized by hundreds of building product manufacturers and the popularity of the platform continues to grow across the US, Europe, and the UK.

Challenge

The client was working on a digital solution to optimize the processes of writing and maintaining medical documentation that would free doctors’ schedules from excessive paperwork and reduce billing inconsistencies and revenue leakage. The client came to QArea with a number of project management issues their team faced in the process. They needed our help in making their team and development processes on the project more efficient, flexible, and better-equipped in responding to change.

Solutions

The client’s team had no experience in Agile development practices when they came to us. And so, the first thing we did was align the vision and scope for the Agile transformation process and set the right mindset to ensure the smoothest transition for the team. Our main goal was to establish effective leadership and set the team on the path of continuous improvement of their self-organization capabilities with minimum friction or delays.

Overseeing the adoption of the Agile method, we rewired the roles and processes on the project through a series of waves to ensure sustained agility. We improved the project’s velocity and adaptability through individualized support and approaches to each team member, their productivity and ability to respond to changes with positivity and efficiency.

Results

It took us 6 months to succeed with the comprehensive and streamlined Agile transformation process we carried out for the healthcare project. The client was impressed with the improved team dynamics, significantly reduced lead time, and increased transparency on the project—all as the result of our effective Agile coaching.

Odoo is a popular open-source CRM and ERP that comes with plenty of features out of the box but can also be customized in a variety of ways to help you achieve your business goals. We were approached by an Australian-based accounting and loan management company with a request to integrate accounting functionality into their existing Odoo infrastructure.

Specifically, the end-user of the application should be able to easily file, process, and retrieve primary accounting data, as well as quickly switch between cash and accrual accounting methods. To help the user make informed financial decisions, the application should also be able to generate balance sheets, bank statements, and reports, display client information, and create charts of accounts.

Solution

The project began with a review of the client’s existing codebase and documentation. Our team held meetings with the client to fully understand the requirements, as accounting and loan management is a highly specific industry with no room for error.

After that, we moved on straight to developing the web application. We used our previous experience with Odoo, which spans several big and medium projects, as well as our Python and JavaScript expertise to turn the client’s vision into reality. 

One of the challenges we faced was working under severe time constraints that stemmed from the client’s business goals.

The project was completed and integrated into the client’s suite within 2 months.

Result

The first stage of the project was to integrate the accounting functionality with Odoo, which we did successfully and within the requested time frame. The project is currently on hold on the client’s side. As soon as the project is greenlit to continue, the next stage in the implementation is integrating it with third-party software, adding debt management functionality, and ensuring the stability and security of the application for a large volume of users.

For a company in the world of banking and financial services, it is essential to ensure that there are no security issues on their website, every function works as intended, and customers can enjoy their services without any inconvenience. That’s exactly what QArea did for a Canadian lending company. We improved the performance and security of their website as well as optimized and standardized all of the modules.

Challenge

The client came to us with a request to review and inventory their website which was primarily used for marketing, communication, and to get customers acquainted with a wide range and scope of financial services the Canadian company provides. Our initial task was to assess the website’s overall performance, standardize the platform, and find and fix all the security issues. As part of the task, we needed to provide constant support and maintenance of the website where we check all the modules and plugins in use, see which are no longer useful, analyze their interoperability, and provide the necessary optimization.

Solution

Since it was planned as a long-term support project, we agreed on the Time & Materials approach for the initial contract. We immediately set up efficient communication and project management channels via Asana and Gitlab and got to work. We reviewed the basis of the WordPress-built website, the databases, and all of the integrated components to standardize them, optimize their interoperability, and create a set of best practices our client can apply across the pages. We improved the tag manager, analytics on the website, prepared a new command-line interface for launch, and remapped the old URLs. We provided constant support of the website in the form of performance and usability improvements, landing page modifications, installation/removal/updates of the WordPress plugins, day-to-day content management, and other ongoing maintenance tasks such as new website builds, bug fixes, integrations, etc.

Result

The initial task was completed in two months while the entire support and maintenance project was going on for a year. Our team managed to deliver on the initial goals flawlessly and provided timely and reliable ongoing support as requested. Today the Canadian lending company keeps growing, marketing their services, and providing their customers with great financial options via a robust, responsive, and secure website.

Requirement

We were to create a mobile version of the client’s company desktop website. The main requirements included UI/UX friendliness, easy access to the company’s services, and aesthetic correspondence to the outlook of their already existing website. 

Challenge

Before getting to the mobile version development, we had to analyze the desktop website in terms of technology stack, UI/UX design, architecture, layout, and performance. Having done that, we discovered that some of the website’s structural parts were outdated which affected its performance. Also, multiple web design elements looked a bit old-fashioned and simply did not correspond to the modern UI standards. We explained this to the client and agreed that we will provide extra service to improve the desktop version of the site, which will become the basis for the mobile one.

Solution

We applied JavaScript and PHP programming languages, WordPress content management system, and JQuery library to meet the project requirements to the fullest extent, including quick performance, responsiveness, and a comfortable user experience for mobile devices. Our team organized the workflow utilizing Scrum methodology. The course of development was tracked with GitHub. We created a simple yet modern-looking layout that corresponds to the client’s expectations and works optimally on all the most popular smartphones in the region.

Result

In just a month and a half, we managed to develop a powerful mobile website, as well as suggest and implement a few crucial changes to the desktop version of the client’s site. As a result, the company increased its traffic and achieved a new level of brand awareness, especially in the younger audience that mostly prefers smartphones and tablets over PCs.

Challenge

The client came to us with a request to create a brand new design for their online store. They did not need the website to be bursting with numerous pages and extra features, instead they wanted us to tailor a minimalist design with the focus on delivering exceptional visual aesthetics and great usability.

Solution

Our designers carefully studied the client’s business, their values and philosophy. We used the information we gathered to conceptualize a unique design that gracefully combines simple functionality with minimalist shapes, smooth interactive elements, and mouth-watering images. The design features very clean, aesthetically pleasing layouts and search filters that make it easy for customers to browse through a rich variety of premium organic products. To provide a gratifying shopping aftertaste, the shopping cart was equipped with a list of suggested recipes that are based on the goods the customer has chosen to buy.

Result

After a month of research, conceptualizing, and prototyping, our designers created the digital storefront design that perfectly complements the quality of the client’s premium organic products with engaging visuals and simple yet compelling usability. Now the organic meat farm can successfully deliver on the expectations of their customers with not just the quality of their products but also the outstanding online service and shopping experience.

An app for an innovative child care service that improves the quality and flexibility of center-based child care with personalized scheduling, convenient booking, and payment by the hour.

Requirement

QArea got a request from a US-based company to help them with reengineering and further development of the Web, Android, and iOS versions of their child care app.

Challenge

The client needed us to provide a software solution that would effectively potentiate their new child care model. Our goal was to develop the app that enables parents to book and pay for child care by the hour, provides enjoyable family profile management and convenient scheduling.

Solution

For efficient implementation of the new child care business model, we had to re-engineer the legacy code provided by the client and tailor the new codebase in a way to ensure smooth and steady continuous development. We’ve put the re-engineered back end on an easy-to-use, flexible and scalable parse server while building the front end from scratch. We’ve equipped the app users with convenient profile management tools that feature dropoff and pickup scheduling, information about kids and their parents (including people trusted to pick them up), activity programming, as well as a rewards program. For the smoothest payment experience, we’ve used Stripe API. At the same time, we equipped the company managers with an admin dashboard for simple and efficient accounting, profile management, and scheduling.

Result

The first version of the child care app has been successfully released on the App Store and Google Play. The app received very positive reviews from both the company and its customers. We’ve succeeded in helping our client revolutionize the way center-based child care works where parents can effortlessly design their own schedule and pay by the hour. We continue to improve the app and extend it with new features, making it even more flexible and responsive with every new version.

Requirement 

For every business, having an online presence has become a necessity. We helped our client, a globally respected Japanese manufacturer, to upgrade their existing site and develop three amazing portals for the company’s subsidiaries to help them grow their business and showcase their brand.

Challenge

QArea’s goal was to build websites for four regional branches of our client’s industrial machinery business. The websites had to be functional, well designed, and informative. Visitors must be able to understand what the company does, browse a catalogue of available machinery, and be able to easily get in touch with our client’s representatives to place an order or request a consultation. The client also provided an expansive list of technical requirements to the website’s functionality, back-end, content management, and search engine optimization. 

All the websites should have had a unique and appealing look while professionally presenting the company as an industry leader with high-quality machinery products. 

Our goal was to create a design that both matched the main ideas of the client’s business and followed the latest B2B trends. We had to ensure the responsiveness and compatibility of all sites so that they could reach the widest audience possible. 

Another important task was to migrate the existing legacy website of the client’s subsidiaries to an Umbraco and .NET content management system. As our client had gone through the rebranding process, it wasn’t clear what content should be published on the new site. One of the biggest challenges with this part was to create the website layout that ensures consistency and a similar design. Once the content parameters were determined, we were able to use all the benefits of the Umbraco platform and build websites most effectively.

Solution

We set issue identification and documentation as an essential part of our development process. This would guarantee that all errors are captured, prioritized, and resolved efficiently. Considering all requirements were specified and explicit, we chose Waterfall as a development methodology for the project. 

We used .NET to build four fast, efficient, and secure websites. Our flexible and adaptable UI/UX process allowed us to ensure the website is easy to use, the content is accessible and presented clearly, and the overall layout and color scheme of the website is pleasing to the eye.

We built an effective workflow within the team by making regular communication with the client a priority. Skype, Google Hangouts, and daily email reports were a core part of our work with the client. This effective workflow resulted in four great websites being delivered to the client within the defined time frame and budget. 

Result

After six months of dedicated work, our team has developed four attractive, cohesive, and visually engaging websites that allow users to easily navigate and communicate with our client.

For the American department of our client’s firm, we created a site that informs the visitors about machine installation, sales and distribution, start-up services, repair, service maintenance, engineering, and technical support, and more. It also includes the chats for communicating with support/finance specialists. 

We also built the portals for the Canadian, South American markets that both take into account the peculiarities of the regions and reflect the massive scale of our client’s global business. Our customer is completely satisfied with the results of our work, and we look forward to new challenging tasks from them in the future.

A lot can go wrong in operations between suppliers and customers in the manufacturing business as there are so many things to follow. This makes good communication and chain management essential to the business. QArea helped a global audit and assurance services company develop a proprietary application that would simplify order and shipment management for their clients.

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Challenge

An international company that provides global audit and assurance services to businesses worldwide, including value chain analysis, compliance assessments, etc., requested QArea to help them with the development of their proprietary system for the manufacturing business—a B2B application that would enable suppliers and their customers to effectively manage orders, track time, monitor shipments, and analyze past activities.

Solution

The client provided us with their vision for the app, documentation from their legacy project, and the general description of features they expect to see in the new app. The requirements provided were pretty basic, so we first had to conduct thorough research to avoid any possible misinterpretations. After we clarified the requirements, established efficient workflows, and had all the gaps covered, we moved on to the development. Since the legacy project was already using the Goa framework, our tech stack comprised Go, Goa, and Angular. First, we equipped the app with an admin panel, added two types of users: Suppliers and Customers. Then, we developed a communication system that also enabled users to log their work hours. After that, we added a system for order management and shipment tracking. Among the many other features the app included were:

• Businesses can invite people to the app, add new users

• Businesses can assign users different roles in their company profile (managers, employees, supervisors, etc.)

• Businesses can set automated shipments

• Businesses can check their activity history: see their orders and shipments from a certain period of time

• Businesses can share reports

Result

The project was successfully completed in eight months. Our client was very pleased with the way we organized our workflows on the project and the results we delivered—a high-performing and flexible B2B application to effectively run operations, supervise orders, and track shipments. We built them a robust proprietary system that simplifies communication and chain management between suppliers and their customers in the manufacturing business.

QArea was asked to develop an interactive, user-friendly, and reliable web online store for a leading global manufacturer and distributor of high-quality shower and tub doors, enclosures, and acrylics bases. The app is focused on the ability to select an appropriate item that will ultimately match the user’s desires. It has an intuitive and easy-to-use interface with the set of features which allows visitors to find needed products just in few clicks.

It also includes personal user accounts and allows visitors to purchase products directly from their personal account. The payment system has a fully-fledged GUI and provides secure and fast data transferring. The online store has a unique customizable configurator that allows users to determine the desired product according to their personal wishes (color, size, material, etc.).

At the moment, the online store is at the production stage. It works quickly and has an attractive and intuitive design that allows visitors to effortlessly serf around the website. Our client is satisfied with our teams and the quality of QArea services, so we have been working together for more than 5 years. We provide comprehensive support and maintenance of the online store and ensure the new functionality is  quickly implemented using the best code practices.

Challenge

Our client came to us with the idea of a revolutionary ecommerce platform with social networking functionality that would not only help people fulfill their consumer needs and desires in the marketplace but also reward their engagement with businesses and social activity with actual cryptocurrency. We had to develop the platform from scratch—find the best-suited technology for the job, plan the architecture with the most secure and efficient logic, and grace it with simple yet elegant design. We had to implement the client’s novel customer engagement model into a future-proof digital solution for the dynamic and rapidly growing ecommerce market.

Solution

To deliver on the performance, scalability, and security requirements for the ecommerce platform, we chose Python as our main programming language because of its incredible code readability, productivity, and speed. We chose React for user interface development to boost productivity and facilitate further maintenance of the platform. We’ve designed a UI that is enjoyable as well as easy to learn and use for both businesses and their customers. To make sure businesses can customize every detail of their store on the marketplace, providing their customers with better service and more engagement options, we equipped them with a wide range of powerful and flexible toolkit. We used DJango REST Framework to ensure seamless interoperability between all the applications and systems on the platform.

Result

The task was completed on time, within budget, and with the required quality. After 2 years of development and painstaking refinement, we’ve successfully accomplished our client’s ambitious goal and launched a scalable, secure, and fast ecommerce platform with its own cryptocurrency, marketplace, and social networking functionality. The platform revolutionizes the way customers engage with businesses. In addition to shopping at their favorite online stores, customers can now reap the rewards of their loyalty to various brands by sharing their shopping experience on social media and earning cryptocurrency for it. This provides a great opportunity for businesses. With the platform’s easy-to-use, highly customizable tools brands can craft unique differentiated value propositions and leverage the reward-based customer engagement model to grow social media presence and reach out to new audiences in a simple, fast, and cheap manner.

Our client owns a large construction company that provides building assistance for hotels, office buildings, residential complexes, etc. QArea was asked to create a comprehensive booking platform that should help trades simplify booking processes while reserving the company elevators, cranes, loading docks, staging areas, etc. So, the main purpose of the application is to organize terms of using certain resources. It allows construction companies to schedule resources flawlessly, helping them to avoid different misunderstandings.

The application works within all web browsers and mobile operating systems (IOS and Android) and provides 3 levels of access to the platform: administrator, user, and read-only access. The platform has an easy-to-use and intuitive interface that allows users to easily book the necessary resources. In addition, the application contains a calendar that displays orders according to the dates, times and selected resources.

About the project:

QArea was asked to build a social platform for people who love food and would like to create a positive relationship with their body. This should allow people to draw up a nutrition plan, helping them to organize a rational and profitable diet. In addition, the application should allow users to share their preferences with other members of the community, allowing them to sell/buy any selected item from the proposed dishes. Items can be selected taking recommendations from other users or from their personal choice. 

Challenges:

QArea team had been actively involved in every stage of the project development. It includes the building of the server side of the application, UI/UX, and QA maintenance within all stages of the development. We also had to realize the overall app logic along the user-friendly and intuitive UX/UI which were crucial for the social aspect of the platform. Also, special attention was paid to the transparency and a robust management support.

Solutions:

The development team included a project manager, a tech lead and solution architect, two frontend developers, an IOS developer, and a QA engineer. As the general business requirements were defined by our client, we have applied management and business solutions based on our own experience and tech expertise. The development process had taken four months.

We have used Golang and React Native programming languages for the server-side of the application. To make it fast and ensure its seamless user experience, we have chose the powerful capabilities of React.js. GitLab and Jenkins hosting services have been used to provide management assistance and to automate the development processes. Agile flexibility along with efficient management tools have given us the clear and transparent communication between the development team and our clients. We have used Skype for daily basis calls, and the e-mails for files and the project data transferring.

Results:

Due to cohesive work both the development team and the client, the project was realized in a short period of time and within the budget limits. Now the project is at the commercial stage that allows us to get feedback from real users. The client is satisfied with a solution delivered.

QArea was asked to update and add new functionality to the Angelinos coffee & tea online store. The platform was released in 2015, and since then has been updated many times. It provides a wide range of tea and coffee products. Visitors can select items based on product characteristics, cost limitations, origin countries, etc.

Actually, the project is at the release stage and has visitors from all over the world. The required functionalities have been successfully completed and thoroughly tested. Now, we provide support services and monitor the correct operation of the online store. Our client is satisfied with the final results, while all user expectations were met. Users can easily buy the necessary products, receive gifts for recommendations, and more.

A betting tip service from Spain that allows tipsters to create tipster profiles to share their predictions.

About the Project

The service allows tipsters to create free or paid profiles and share their predictions with sports fans and other people placing bets on sports events.

Challenge

We needed to create a platform that would allow paying tipsters to create tips manually, while free tipsters can only submit tips via API. Similarly, betters need to be able to pay for and access the tips that are provided by the tipsters. Betters can then be notified about new tips on their Android or iOS devices (or, in specific cases — via email).

The key challenge is that all betters need to receive notifications of their tipsters simultaneously. Since bookmakers change the odds if they see a large flow of a particular kind of bet, any delay between a tipster providing the tip and the better receiving it can cause a problem for the user placing a bet.

Solution

Our team is responsible for the design, development, and testing of the solution’s website as well as the native iOS and Android applications. We used Laravell as a PHP framework for the website and REST API for integration with the most common sports betting APIs (in this case, LSPORT). 

The service’s database is used for the website and applications, which query the database on the front-end (website, apps) and the back-end (admin panel). The website’s admin panel has a built-in chat service, dashboard of matches and gambling corner, as well as an intuitive interface that allows tipsters to submit their tips. 

The option to receive email links with tips was to be implemented with a Google CAPTCHA—a function that was only available upon request within the admin panel. 

Finally, A PUSH notification service (FireBase) was integrated and thoroughly tested to ensure that all betters are able to receive real-time notifications as soon as their preferred tipsters submit their tips.

Results

The service is still being developed, however a working product has already been launched and is being used by over 500 tipsters and 8,000 betters. Further improvements in the website and applications are rolled out on a regular basis. 

This is a mobile application for iOS and Android that allows users to publish and view scientific posters while listening to audio explanations about their content.

Challenge

We had to recreate and optimize an existing iOS application for Android devices. The client provided us with existing iOS application giving full access to its source code. We had to thoroughly review it to understand key algorithms and to write the same application for Android. The application had to be feature-packed but also easy-to-use to tackle all user needs.

Solution

The major programming language for Android application development is Java, while iOS apps were written with Swift. We had to gather a team of engineers who are experienced in both technologies. As a result of the combined effort we packed the application with such functionality:

• Users are able to review scientific conferences near them, get a list of attendees
• Review posters and listen to the audio-reports of the others
• Import their own posters from PDF and PowerPoint
• Record voice, and submit a report to the conference
• Assign poster to the group
• Take a photo with presenter

We had to conduct a number of testing sessions with users to ensure great app performance. We’ve checked the app for high load resistance, usability, and functionality. It took us four months to create the Android application. After deploying the project to the production environment, our team continues to provide support and maintenance services for both the iOS and Android applications.

Result

Users who are interested in scientific conferences can now keep track of posters without missing important information. There are currently about 10k users who installed and use this mobile app regularly.

Financial Service Commission Mauritius is started the Online Submissions Platform (OSP) project to turn much of its ongoing paper-based application process into online submissions and to introduce online payments. Our objective was to provide top notch QA works and find all the possible defects of the OSP.

SOLUTION

Test automation was performed on the customer’s request. It covered standard testing scenarios, load, stress, and performance testing. The purpose of automation testing was to save time and increase test coverage, ensuring more effective results. For Performance and Load testing we used Visual Studio and JMeter. For Automation of UI we used Selenium Webdriver.

RESPONSIBILITIES

We performed all testing activities, such as Static Testing of Requirements, Architecture Inspection, Static Code Analysis, Test Preparation, and Test Execution. Both manual testing and automation testing were performed.

Requirement 

User-friendliness has never been among the strengths of enterprise software, and ERPs are not an exception. While Odoo is one of the most popular ERP solutions in the world, it is quite hard for its users to access, use, or navigate the system. To change that, we implemented significant improvements to the ERP that made it more attractive, user-friendly, and easy to use.

Challenge

Our main task was to improve the Odoo system usability to meet the highest requirements of the technology industries and ensure the best user experience possible. Our goal was to redesign the ERP system in a way so it can align more precisely with the specific, complex, and fast-changing needs of the IT field. As Odoo is a big and complex software solution, it runs very slowly. Therefore, the biggest challenge of this project was to deal with system speed.

Solution

Our team worked with Javascript programming language and the Gitlab tool to meet the goals of the project most effectively. We used the best design practices that allowed us to create a much more intuitive user interface. We chose Agile methodology as the most relevant one and used Skype and Odoo as primary communication channels to ensure smooth delivery of the project.

Result

We have successfully completed all the tasks and came up with several unique solutions (which were approved). The result of our work is an updated, customer-centric, and user-friendly ERP system that can keep up with modern business needs. It is an ongoing project, and we continue to make changes to the system so it can become even more effective, which is crucial in turbulent economic times.

Requirement

QArea got approached by a UK-based fintech company with a request to design a contemporary interactive website that would promote its proprietary transaction solutions and services.

Challenge

Our team had to conduct a thorough research of every technology and service the company offered. We had to decide on the design approach that would best represent the advantages, features, and capabilities of the company’s proprietary solutions. We had to create a website that would be simple, enjoyable and fill the target audience with excitement for the numerous opportunities they could get on the fintech platform.

Solution

We spent two weeks in research, conceptualizing the design of the future website. We provided the client with visual guidelines and detailed information on what drove our choices in the process. After the plan, the deadlines, and the budget were all approved, we launched into designing the website. We used Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop for layout design, slicing, and all the artwork. The website was designed to ensure minimum page size and quick load times while boasting impressive looks and enjoyable interactivity on both the desktop and mobile versions.

Result

Our skills with design tools, expertise in user experience and building user interfaces, as well as deep knowledge of the latest visual communication trends and communication design practices, enabled us to finish the project in less than two months. We created a website that triumphs in representing the nature of the company, the strengths of their proprietary solutions, and the opportunities they bring to their clients. Today our website design helps the company to effectively promote its technology and outperform competitors in attracting new clients.

About the project

Our client, an American startup, came to us with an idea of building an easy-to-use app that connects different night clubs into one network and allows making reservations easily. Through the advanced booking system of the app, the users can choose the time, price and event and make sure their evening will go really well.

Challenge

The main task of our team was to develop an MVP for the app, so our client can attract funding and bring his project to a whole new level. We also had to ensure that our customer’s app will have a modern and interactive design in order to keep up with the latest trends and meet the needs of the most demanding users.

Solution

QArea provided both development, QA and design services for our customer. It took 2 months for the team of 2 developers, 1 designer, and 1 QA- engineer to create a high-quality MVP. We used Python and Swift programming languages that best suited the project needs. With the help of Waterfall methodology, we ensured a clear and predictable development process and Skype helped us to create a perfect communication flow. Our team also used GitLab tool to manage and optimize their work, so we can bring even more value to our client.

Result

Creating an MVP is a good way to minimize the risks associated with the product launch as well as attract the investors’ funding. QArea was happy to work on an interesting project and help our client in achieving his goals. After two months of productive work, our team has delivered the MVP that has fully satisfied our customer and received many positive feedbacks from potential investors. Moreover, with the help of MVP our client even got his first offer to sell the app. QArea has built strong, reliable relationships with our customer, and right now we are creating the plan for full-fledged solution development.

A website and digital marketing materials for a sharing economy platform dedicated to helping existing business ecosystems transition to more progressive ways of customer engagement, as well as production, pricing, and distribution of products and services.

Requirement

The client was in the process of building a unique sharing economy platform that would enable today’s business ecosystems to adopt new, more efficient principles, strategies, and business models by means of the platform’s proprietary financial modules and payment systems. As the client was fully occupied with the development, they wanted QArea to help them with the design of the desktop and mobile versions of the website. In addition, we had to help them promote the website by designing digital marketing materials such as presentations and ebooks.

Challenge

We were tasked to wrap the numerous advantages and features of the in-development platform into a single website that would be as simple and easy to navigate as possible. Our team had to conduct a thorough analysis of the market environment and decide on the design solution that would serve the set objectives best. The same approach had to be applied to the design of digital marketing materials.

Solution

We utilized our skills with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe InDesign to create a website that would provide a pleasant user experience and simplicity in form while being precise and very informative. Our team succeeded in making the website and digital marketing materials visually interesting and impactful on both desktop and mobile platforms. The advantages and features of the platform’s proprietary solutions were presented with an orderly arrangement of symbols, infographics, imagery, and small interactive elements that were complemented by very brief but accurate descriptions. 

Result

In the course of several years the platform spent in development, our team designed the perfect website to promote it. We used our skillset to complement every idea with engaging visuals. We applied our knowledge of UI/UX design to achieve a perfect balance between minimal shapes and maximum impact. We took the target audience on an exciting and enjoyable ride through the future of the sharing economy.

QArea was asked to develop a desktop application for creating backups and safe data storage in the cloud. The key principle of the application is to provide users with a virtual disk on which they can store their files. Files can be shared between 3 clouds: Amazon S3, Google Drive, and Azure Bucket. This way, files are divided into three storage locations. Thanks to this, the application provides a huge level of data protection. In addition, it has an intuitive and easy-to-use command line interface and comprehensive statistics. A handy analytic tool allows users to view their activity history and collect account metrics from the cloud API (application programming interface).

The project was successfully implemented and is now at the production stage. Users can apply all its features without any doubt about their data protection. Our client is satisfied with the end results, especially with the communication processes during the development stages.

The platform for the entertainment industry allows bands and singers to book venues for their concerts, and attendees to buy tickets to the shows.

Our task was to create and implement a booking calendar that would allow quick venue rentals for concerts, festivals, bands, and individual performers.

Challenge

When the client turned to us for help, the system itself was almost ready for deployment to the production environment. We had to implement new features smoothly to avoid any issues with the existing functionality. Moreover, we had to improve the interface and usability of the service so that the end user gets the most convenient venue booking platform which surpasses the competitors.

Solution

Our team used Drupal 7 for the backend, and Angular for frontend. We fixed the issues regarding slow hosting by improving poor legacy code quality. We managed to create a calendar that works smoothly and quickly like Google calendar, so the user is able to create a new event just by clicking on a suitable day.

Result

Thanks to regular communication with the client and deep expertise in JavaScript, we managed to complete the project for just two months. Even though this part of work is done, our team still remains in close partnership with the client and supports their other projects.

Duecode is an all-in-one toolkit for Jira/Jira Cloud that helps developers and managers to control the quality of written code at every stage of project development. This allows managers and business owners to systematically track the personal results of developers or the whole team and contributes to the evolution of trust relationships within the project members. The Duecode toolkit allows software development team, companies, and clients to:

- Control the property of written code and eliminate problems related to its quality;

- Automate and improve the working workflow;

- Make a software product viable in the long term;

- Reduce legal risks by eliminating uncertainty from contracts;

Build trusting and transparent relationships with vendors, etc.

The product provides easy-to-use management features and allows users to boost their productivity in order to achieve stable development & testing processes.

Duelearn was designed for developers to help them create good programming habits and as a result, improve their overall productivity. This is a web interface application so it easily integrates into the development process. The main idea of the project was to help developers analyze their output and enhance their working expertise. With Duelearn, developers can get a list of violations with details about the errors they made. In addition, developers can get the top 3 errors by severity, type, occurrence, etc.

Developers also can comment a problem on relevance and/or ways to solve it, set goals and terms for their achievement. One of the most important features of Code Better is a real-time bug status updating. This allows developers to monitor their work and quickly respond to errors. To motivate developers for better results, the application provides a final score for each individual developer or for the entire team.

You-Doo is a reminder, task scheduler and handy to-do-list based on proximity altogether.

We were tasked to ensure the following:

An app that is very easy to use and provides such powerful features as:

calendar view,

live timeline,

task history,

GPS groups,

and much more.

A pro version with even more functionality like:

device syncing,

friend share,

recurring tasks,

cloud saves,

Outlook import,

etc.

Site YoungCuts.com represents an informational resource for competitors, critics and spectators of the yearly movie festival of young stage directors, which takes place every October in Canada. The site represents means of communication of this event's participants and an informational system for the movie critics' work. Every competitor has the possibility to download a short film (up to 10 Mb), which will be accessible for general viewing further and it can be assessed by the jury members as well.

From technical point of view the site is developed with the Drupal CMS.

Forum and support are switched on;

File downloading system is present and integrated;

Additional functionality includes, yet is not limited to:

Voting system

Mailing system

E-commerce system

Banned ad functionality,

Comments section,

Filter of obscene words is enabled

Considering the stakes, we chose Drupal as the platform for development of the website. It is easily maintainable and highly reliable. Rich functionality and custom-built modules have allowed us to ensure a stable, reliable and secure website with login and registration functionality an integrated payment system and heavy use of social media APIs that enhance user engagement.

Login field and membership application fields: all data entry fields are secure. The site is protected from malicious inputs. Considering a lot of personal data is required in order to apply for membership, the process is divided into several screens with intuitive interfaces and data backup functionality.

E-payment systems we have created allows fast transactions. Receipt is easily accessed by users after payment. All incoming and outcome transactions are encrypted and protected. 

The site has a responsive design meaning it is friendly to users that visit it from mobile devices.

A Twitter feed is integrated into site’s main page. It is a fast and comfortable way to inform users about latest news and encourages them to socialize.

OUR SOLUTION

We have chosen to develop our solution based on the Drupal CMS. Drupal combines might and flexibility and grants limitless possibilities to skilled developers. Wide availability of numerous modules allows mind-blowing development that satisfies all slightest business requirements.

Experts from QArea implemented all following functionality in the Icerink site:

We used views +CCK to create a convenient information modification system for all existing pages.

A video gallery was created with the Embedded Media Field.

An image gallery was designed and created in a manner which allows it to use pictures from files that are stored in the file system of the product. Brilliant Gallery was used to achieve this goal.

Galleries can be created based on those stored in Facebook accounts. This approach delivers even more engagement to users and adds a fine, personalized feel. We have used the fb_gallery module to accomplish this task.

RESULT

Our engineers have created an unforgettable website that literally bonds with users, delivers rich interactivity, powerful photo and video functionality and is quite personalized with every single visitor. And it allows to book tickets from anywhere to those, encouraged to go for some skating adventures after seeing all available cheerful pics and videos.

The main goal of the project is making it easy to select and purchase goods, ensuring simplicity of navigation, establishing maximum speed for accessing the pages and surfing from page to page, etc. And that is exactly what we did.

Additionally, product suppliers can sell goods at different stores within the platform. We have created LagaochDUKA.se in a manner where a complete cycle of distribution is available. It begins with either manual adding of the product to the database (store) or same may be done via importing the product from the ERP. Then the process goes as follows: sakes, delivery, and report viewing functionality. Sales data and metrics can be analyzed with OLAP as well as DataMining.

This site is a sweet portal created sourly for search, purchase, and deployment as well as marketing purposes of goods from Spain (such as designer clothing, accessories, etc.). These goods are sorted by groups in specialized stores. You will pretty much have a shopping mall right inside your browser.

The site is based on Drupal 6 and Ubercart. The Sphinx is the pages search engine. That ensures a massive searching speed-up. As if that was not enough the Sphinx will also decrease the pressure caused on servers.

The original task was to create a platform that would be allowing users to create their own online shops. In those shops the user may create and manage and sell new goods. The products status and condition as well as orders from customers are manageable as well.

The user is capable of creating and designing his store by his bidding in order for the store to match all the goals as well as marketing strategies.

The Beakun project consists of a website and mobile applications for Android and iOS that were designed as a tool connecting various businesses with their customers in a simple yet classy manner.

SOLUTIONS

- The portal is based on the Drupal 6 platform and main layout is based on custom pages and blocks;

- Java Script with advanced and complex logic was written to ensure effective operations with Google Maps;

- An API system was developed for efficient connections and cooperation between Android, iOS applications and the mobile site;

- An application designed and powered with PhoneGap technology.

RESULT

QArea has developed a site for everybody who is a business granting a great marketing platform for event arrangement, thus granting common users the ability to stay in the flow of events 24/7.

Kroodle is a site for designed and developed for Agon, a large Netherland insurance company.

REQUIREMENTS

We were to create an astonishing solutions that inspires trust in visitors, embraces rich functionality and delivers fast, complex solutions from the insurance niche to website’s users.

SOLUTIONS

All parts of the project are connected to Facebook Api. Users require valid Facebook accounts to perform actions on the site, otherwise one should be created. All users can buy, edit, cancel insurance, invite their Facebook friends and get bonuses thanks to integration of the Facebook API and vast functionality of developed features.

Client side communicates with the server side are implemented with json and Ajax. The site has responsive design. The project was tested with Jmeter load-test program and showed stable work under 1000+ user load.

REQUIREMENTS

Implementation of as stable, reliable CRM (customer relationship manager) mobile client that is, besides all expandable and, most importantly, it has to be easy tunable.

SOLUTIONS

Few easy steps that have proven to be the most convenient and user-friendly application workflow. Accumulating the required number of stamps allows users to claim their loyalty-program reward from the retail outlet. Once this is done, users get a fresh slate to accumulate more stamps.

As a handy addition the application is supported with a map feature, showing users all the nearby locations of retail outlets that are accepting loyalty cards.

RESULT

Ever since launched in October, 2011 Perx applications have proven to be Singapore’s leading mobile loyalty platform. The amount of users satisfied with application’s convenience and appearance extend 200.000 which is to be just the thing to be expected from a number 1 app in its domain, right?

Avaaz is a global community of citizens, designed to transfer politics to the community! People are empowered to take action on some of the largest issues that take place in the world.

REQUIREMENTS

Specialists from QArea had to deliver a secure platform that would withstand huge loads. Avaaz was destined to become a stable platform for millions of people. It had to be used on a daily basis by people from all over the globe and at the same time. Special attention was given to functional testing to ensure all vital aspects are 100% verified. We have used the entire stack of all available and accurate web technologies.

RESULT

Such an approach has resulted with millions of dollars in donations raised within 2 days of several campaigns and hundreds of thousands emails were sent and delivered to governmental officials, political leaders and organizations.

REQUIREMENTS

The task was to develop a social media aggregator that allows to create user accounts, to connect different social media accounts and conveniently manage the information from them on one single platform.

SOLUTION

RebelMouse is an aggregator for social media and looks like a digital newspaper that represents user’s social media events.

Basic registration allows users to connect their accounts on Twitter and Facebook. The updates from the connected accounts are represented in the collage-styled information flow that shows user’s presence within social media. The RebelMouse platform also works on the mobile application for iOS.

RESULT

Social media aggregator for managing social media information and a flexible iOS application that allows constant presence in the stream of news and current events. The feed of messages may be placed on the home page of your own site as well, or users can share it with friends.

QArea was tasked to develop a fine, secure, user-centric application that needed to allow easy, user-friendly communication interfaces, vast functionality with social gamification capabilities and solid client-server architecture that explores and exploits social media potential.

SOLUTIONS

- Knozen’s architecture was planned with respect to future flawless integration with already popular social media solutions.

- Through-game communications were carefully considered and developed with respect to solid client-server data exchange architecture with implementation of REST API.

- Local storage is brought to life via CoreData technology.

- Simple, yet addictive and user-friendly UI/UX designs.

END RESULT

All the efforts of development have ended with a breathtaking iOS solution that was named one of top hottest startups by BusinessInsider.

Distractify is a leading entertainment company in the mobile era. This fascinating portal follows the trend (among Buzzfeed and Upworthy) for inspiring, funny and eye-catching post titles, often in list form, with video, image and GIF-heavy content.

We are most happy QArea had a chance to assist them and here’s what we did for Distractify:

Development:

Integrating Service-oriented architecture; Android API; IOS API.

Testing:

Functional testing; Compatibility testing; Regression testing; Ad-hoc testing; UI / UX testing; Validation testing; Smoke testing; Bug reporting; Bug rechecking; Documentation creating.

Results were astonishing: Official stats have their unique visitor count at 43 million since its launch in October 2013, and the site has inspired 10 million Facebook shares in that short space of time.

Challenge - making definite entries appear among the results of running search engines queries, SEO optimization, simultaneous maintaining of a large number of users, quick generation of pages.

SOLUTION

The portal is based on the MovableType platform, which has been modified to minimize the number of database queries and to improve performance. To load a server in order to process pictures, CSS and other statistic content, Amazon S3 is used. To ensure stable and efficient work under heavy and peak loads we have used the memcache technology.

Also QArea responsibilities included: black-box testing; manual testing;  automated functional testing based on Selenium; regression testing; documentation creating.

RESULT

The site has been featured on the main page of Yahoo several times. The site lives perfectly with 200+k visitors per hour. Also, we have created an iOS client for The Huffington Post news system.

THE CHALLENGE

We were to create a mobile client for the blog. Primarily the task was difficult as the blog was already an established brand. It is popular and beloved, with a unique stile and format. Quite a pack of expectations we had to surpass.

OUR SOLUTION

We created a multilingual iOS application available in English, French, Dutch, Italian and Traditional Chinese. Additionally Twitter was integrated for deeper engagement of visitors. All their favorite posts are now easily shared with but a tap of a finger.

Allwomenstalk app is very like the blog itself, however is more comfortable, runs faster and is simpler in use.

Additionally, we have implemented an astonishing design, transforming the app into something even more lovable and widely accessible than the blog itself.

Our client required a fitting combination of an artistic platform and a prominent market place in a gorgeous wrapping. The site needed to be both functional and convenient to end-users. A customer’s wish is our command!

Third And Wall allows registered visitors to choose from different works and group them into projects with the ability to buy all arts in each project at once.

Pictures can have size, substrate and border variations. We’ve also implemented search functionality to boost up user experience as well as overall convenience of the solution.

In addition, site’s functionality allows to import all products, users and projects from the previous site.

 A custom plugin was written to implement project functionality. Іearch functionality was improved to filter images by additional fields and to work with the standard WordPress search system.

Variations of pictures are implemented with another custom plugin to improve performance. 

Development of a website that delivers visitors with offers from world’s leading hotels.

The site presents the currently active and future proposals, photos of hotels, rooms and the surrounding area, includes description of features and attractions, etc.

Payment functionality is tailored in a fashion when transactions are possible via numerous systems as PayPal, Click & Buy, Caixa, Banesto.

SOLUTION

We have developed the project based on eCommerce Zen-Cart (PHP, MySQL), a fine CMS that was chosen by our client. jQuery, a JS library was used to juice up instructiveness and provide more functionality. Image galleries and libraries were modified to meet with project scope and business requirements.

Due to high loads (traffic: up to 1.1 million visits per month, 550 thousand registered users) and the large size of the database there significant structure optimization was implemented, that reduces time costs to a minimum.

A web application for the real estate industry in Norway. The major goal of the app is to help owners who want to sell or buy property, to check the average estimated price of real estate by finding resembling property with similar facilities.
QArea was asked to develop new functionality for the real estate web-application and implement it into the existing legacy code. Users had to be capable of filtering the results by the type, size, and approximate price of the property, and by the specific region of the city in which they want to sell or buy real estate.

Challenge
Our team had to redesign the application and create a responsive mobile view of it from scratch in order to implement the lacking functionality. The app wasn’t compatible with major web browsers, so we also had to make sure it works flawlessly on the latest versions of Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge.

Solution
We were able to integrate the new, requested features into the existing code by using Python as well as AngularJS and Stylus frameworks.

To tackle the goal of making a responsive, user-friendly interface, the QArea team rebuilt the applications front-end completely from scratch. Our team implemented the required redesign following the clients Figma mockups. The app’s performance was improved by simplifying the interface and leaving only the most needed functionality.

The app’s backend was also changed. We personalized Google Maps API with custom bundles, clusters, and pop-overs so that users could find the properties easier.

So far, all functionality implementations have been carried out seamlessly, which took us 7 months. However, the client wants to add more features, so we continue working on this project. Meanwhile, users can enjoy the Beta version of the app and find the desired properties by the honest, smartly-estimated price.

Creating a modern, appealing website that conveys the company’s business value, attracts visitors, and converts them into customers.

Challenge

QArea was approached by a European-based company that develops and sells water purification systems both for businesses and individual customers. The company already had a working website, but eventually decided to look for another vendor to develop a new site more efficiently. We gladly accepted the proposition.

Solution

Our team began the work by preparing the new design of the site pages. The client provided us with some references but was also open to our suggestions and expertise. The minor requirements sometimes changed over the course of the project, but ultimately, we implemented the concept we originally discussed. One of the most challenging parts of the process was developing complex animations from scratch, but, with the help of a 3D designer from our team, we successfully delivered the animated elements.

To make sure that the work on the project was going as planned and to keep the client informed about the progress, we had weekly meetings, where the whole team reported on their work and the client offered feedback.

Result

The project started several months ago and is currently ongoing. At this point, the designs both for the mobile and the desktop version of the site are ready. Technology-wise, the web version of the website is nearly completed and every new feature implementation is reviewed and approved by the client. Our team is currently working on the mobile version of the site, as well as adding new functionality to the existing website pages.