Sample Projects & Case Studies: MS .NET Development

Bibliographical Catalog is a software application designed for collecting bibliographical records as well as maintaining, retrieving and managing these data. The previous version of Bibliographical Catalog application was developed using FoxPro language and worked only on DOS operation system. Arcadia's team moved the application to modern platform, improved usability and added new functionality to the system.

Technologies & tools: MS Windows, MS .NET Framework, MS SourceSafe, MS SQL Server, Bugzilla

Software re-engineering | Desktop applications | .NET | Other business areas | Science & Culture

The Client had a goal to develop new software system aimed to address day-to-day needs of child-care organizations, their employees and relatives of children they serve. The system was built from scratch on top of MS .NET Platform; detailed technical requirements were developed by Arcadia in co-operation with the Client. Typical deployment is to serve about 250 child-care organizations with 25 000 employees, 37 000 children and 180 000 children relatives.

Technologies & tools: MS .NET, MS SQL Server, MS Windows Server, MS IIS, MS Windows Indexing & Search Service, NHibernate, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, MS Visual Studio, TestTrack Pro, Subversion

Custom development of a collaboration portal on .NET platform, system analysis | Web applications | Education & e-learning | Online collaboration tools

A custom business application for automated gathering and summarizing of information on all available insurance options for a client. Implementation of the system reduced work-time and number of mistakes manyfold.

Technologies & tools: MS Visual Studio, WatIn, TRAC, Subversion, Ant, MS .NET Framework, MS SQL Server, MS Windows Server Platform, IIS 6.0, C#, JavaScript, Transact-SQL, XML/XSLT, ASP.NET, Ajax, CSS, jQuery, WCF, Web Services, ADO.NET, LINQ, Entity Framework

Custom software development | .NET | Workflow & BPA | Insurance automation

A non-expert tool for data retrieval and analysis of statistical data about patients for pharmaceutical research. The query wizard applications are implemented as plug-ins to the existing spreadsheet application on Customer's side. During development Arcadia's team focused on the user-friendliness of the user interface, algorithmic quality of the code and the overall resulting performance.

Technologies & tools: Tortoise SVN, Visual SVN, JIRA 3.7.x, MS Visual Studio, MS Windows XP, Oracle 10g/11g, MS SQL Server, .NET Framework, C#, Oracle Data Provider for .NET

Implementation of new functionality | Desktop applications | .NET | Pharmaceutics

A school management system managing all aspects of school life: financials, scheduling, school tasks, grades, etc. According to the client's request, the system was created as a desktop application providing data exchange with the server for all users (teachers presparing for classes, students doing hometasks, administrators) not only from school but also from home computers through desktop interface.

Technologies & tools: MS Windows, C#, MySQL, Crystal Reports, InstallShield, Adobe Reader, Agilix InfiNotes, Infragistics NetAdvantage

Custom software development | Desktop applications | Education & e-learning | Online collaboration tools

The objective of the project was re-engineering chart and grid functionalities in the presentation layer of both 2- and 3-tier versions of an existing HRM application.

Technologies & tools: MS Windows, MS Windows Server, MS Visual Studio .NET, MS SourceSafe, TestTrack Pro

Software re-engineering | Desktop applications | .NET | HRM

Arcadia’s client develops programming language and IDE with a long history. To use the advantages of the .NET Framework, it was decided to redesign the language and to implement the IDE on .NET platform. The task included
• new programming language compiler implementation;
• new programming language IDE implementation as plug-in for existing IDE.

Technologies & tools: C#, MS Windows, SharpDevelop, MS .NET, MS SourceSafe, TestTrack Pro, MS Visual Studio

Software re-engineering | Desktop applications | .NET | Developer tools, compilers & IDEs

Internet portal for Russian Institute of Literature hosting one of the largest archives of ancient Russian manuscripts and documents. The portal allows to store and publish unlimited number of documents. Special tasks included automation of information loading process and publication of “parallel texts” — original Ancient manuscripts with translations into modern Russian.

Technologies & tools: MS Visual Studio, MS SQL Server, DotNetNuke, MS .NET Framework, VB.NET, C#

Custom development and web-design | Web applications | .NET | DNN | Online services | Science & culture

Project tasks included (1) development of a new version of the testing tool (part of Virtual Learning Environment) allowing to create more flexible and complicated instruments to assess knowledge and learning results of students, and, therefore, get better learning process feedback; (2) migration of existing data to new formats.

Technologies & tools: MS Windows XP/2003, MySQL, MS IIS, .NET Framework, Adobe Flash Player, MS Visual Studio .NET TestTrack Pro

Implementation of new functionality to the existing web application, data migration | Web applications | .NET | Education & e-learning

The Client develops an international travel management solution. The main goal of the project was to enhance usability for end users and to implement new, up-to-date, version of application based on modern technologies.

Technologies & tools: .NET Framework, ASP.NET AJAX, SQL Server, Oracle, Telerik Web Controls, MS Visual Studio, MS Visual SourceSafe, TestTrack Pro

Usability improvement, re-engineering | Web applications | .NET | Financials & accounting | HRM | Workflow & BPA

Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), used by millions users, is contantly evolving. Thus it needs additional features to be implemented regularly.

Technologies & tools: MS Windows, MS .NET, MS SQL Server, MS Windows Server Platform, C#, С/C++, JavaScript, Transact-SQL, MySQL, XML/XSLT, ASP.NET WebForms, AJAX, CSS, DHTML, jQuery, Flash, Cloud e-mail (Google and Microsoft), Exalead Enterprise Search, COM/DCOM, MSXML, MSMQ, LDAP, ADO.NET, LINQ, WCF, XML Web Services, jQuery UI, MS Visual Studio, MS TFS, ReSharper, CodeSmith Code Generator for .NET, MSUnit, Rally, MS Team Build, Accept 360

Software re-engineering, implementation of new functionality, data transferring | Web applications | .NET | Education & e-learning | Online collaboration tools | SaaS

Moving a complex accounting solution to .NET platform. The product is aimed at SMEs and specialized accounting firms, provides full accounting functionality customized to specific country requirements and consists of a number of modules which can be purchased separately. Arcadia's team provided full cycle of re-engineering and data migration services. Besides, new functionality was added to the application in course of development.

Technologies & tools: MS Windows, MS .NET, MS SQL Server, C#, Transact-SQL, ADO.NET, LINQ, Entity Framework, WCF, XML Web Services, WinForms, WPF, Enterprise Library, Telerik RadControls for WinForms, MS TFS, ReSharper, MS Visual Studio, MSUnit, MS Team Build

Software re-engineering | Desktop applications | .NET | Financials & accounting

Development of additional modules for existing HRM system allowing to manage training courses and employees' competencies.

Technologies & tools: MS .NET, MS SQL Server, DotNetNuke (DNN), Centura, C#, VB.NET, JavaScript, VBScript, Transact-SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle (PL/SQL), XML/XSLT, ASP.NET, AJAX, CSS, DHTML, Silverlight, ASP, COM/DCOM, MSXML, Win32 API, CDO; ADO.NET, Cryptography algorithms, LINQ, Entity Framework, WCF, XML Web Services, Enterprise Library, Telerik RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX, MS Visual Studio .NET, MS TFS, ReSharper, MS Visio, InstallShield, MS Project Server, .NET Memory Optimization Tools, FxCop, nUnit, TrackRecord, Test Track, MS Visual SourceSafe, MS Team Build, Visual Build Pro, MS Project

Custom software development | Desktop applications | .NET | HRM

Document flow system in the domain of fine art insurance for artists, museums, private collectors, dealers, framers, libraries, collectors.

Technologies & tools: MS Windows, MS Windows Server 2003, MS .NET, MS SQL Server, MS Windows Server Platform, C#, JavaScript, Transact-SQL, XML/XSLT, ASP.NET MVC 2, AJAX, CSS, jQuery, MSXML, ADO.NET, LINQ, Entity Framework, WCF, XML Web Services, jQuery UI, MS Visual Studio/2010, MS Visual Studio 2010, FxCop, MS TFS, MS Team Build

Custom software development | Web applications | .NET | Workflow & BPA | Insurance automation | ECM & document management solutions

A complex electronic document management solution for a major insurance company, including the following components:
• a web portal
• a set of desktop applications with access to database through SOAP (Web Service)
• several add-ons for Microsoft Office and Adobe Reader.

Technologies & tools: MS Windows, MS .NET, MS SQL Server, MS Windows Server Platform, MS Office System, C#, VB.NET, Transact-SQL, Visual C++, XML/XSLT, ASP.NET, Servlet, Internet Information Services (IIS), WCF, ASP.NET Web Service, ASP.NET Handlers, COM/DCOM, MSXML, MSMQ, Win32 API, ActiveX, Adobe Acrobat SDK, SoftPro Select SDK, WinForms, WPF, Infragistics NetAdvantage controls suite, MS Visual Studio, InstallShield, Windows DDK, nUnit, Seapine Test Track Pro, MS Visual SourceSafe, Subversion, custom build tool

Custom software development | Desktop applications | Web applications | .NET | ECM & document management solutions

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The client had a legacy business application developed on Centura platform for human resource management. It allowed to manage information about company employees (current and former): search, edit, display, add new employees. This module was part of a complex HRM system used by thousands of customers.

The client decided to create a new app based on a new platform providing the same functionalities plus new features to keep up with the market and changing customers` needs. Besides, the new application provides services to several other business applications developed by the client.

Arcadia`s team, in close collaboration with client`s in-house development team, developed a new application on modern MS .NET platform which provides all features of the old application plus new features required by the client.

Technologies & tools: MS Windows, MS .NET, MS SQL Server, C#, Silverlight, WCF, RIA Services, Silverlight Toolkit, MS Visual Studio, MS TFS, MSUnit, MS Visual Studio Team System Test Edition, MS Team Build

Custom software development | Implementation of new functionality | Web applications | .NET | HRM<

Arcadia's team developed hotel reservation search and booking module for e-tickets purchase and travel planning web service. The module can connect to different booking adaptors (TransHotel, AcademService, etc.) thus providing the most wide range of offerings for the clients. Besides, the system allows online payments through Assist system.

Technologies & tools: MS Windows, MS .NET, MS SQL Server, Kentico, C#, JavaScript, Transact-SQL, XML/XSLT, ASP.NET WebForms, AJAX, CSS, jQuery, WCF, MSMQ, ADO.NET, LINQ, NHibernate, Reactive Extensions, Unity Application Block, jQuery UI, MS Visual Studio/2010, ReSharper, nUnit, MS Visual SourceSafe, Subversion, NAnt

Custom software development | Web applications | .NET | Online services | Travel

The client provides car courier services. The costs of delivery services are invoiced to the customers. As every delivery usually amounts to a small sum of money and courier customers usually request them several times a month, the courier services invoices its customers once in a fixed period of time instead of sending invoice for every delivery. According to the client's request, Arcadia's team developed a Windows application for facilitates the process of invoicing with the following main functionalities:

• reading the invoicing data from files in CSV format
• generating invoices based on the data
• monitoring payments
• handling reminders
• printing
• exporting to Finvoice (an XML standard format for electronic invoices).

Technologies & tools: MS Windows, MS .NET, MS SQL Server, C#, Transact-SQL, XML/XSLT, ADO.NET, WinForms, MS Visual Studio/2010, MS Visual SourceSafe

Custom software development | Desktop applications | .NET | Financial

The client is a hotel offering to it's guests unusual pricing options which are not available in standard hotel room reservation applications: price of the room rental is not strictly linked to the number of guests; additional services are not included into the price but are ordered as separate items instead. Thus, the hotel developed it's own online reservation system matching its unique offerings. Still, the system needed improvement. The client's web-site allowed reservations of one room at a time. According to client's requirements, Arcadian team implemented the following new functionalities:
1) Multiple room reservation for one customer. This feature required changes in user interface, business layer, database structure and communication protocol with Amadeus Property Management System.
2) Possibility for registered users to log in and make a reservation without paying it online. Instead, they receive invoices later.

Technologies & tools: MS Windows Server 2003, MS .NET, C#, MS SQL Server, ASP.NET, ADO.NET

Implementation of new functionality | Web applications | .NET | Online services

Re-engineering and data migration of auto insurance modules of a legacy insurance automation system from FoxPro to .NET. Arcadia implemented the following features:

• policies input, search, view, printing on blanks
• data import/export, MS Excel reports 
• user management
• drawing bills
• software updates
• printed forms designer.
Besides, Arcadia's task included changes of business processes.

Technologies & tools: MS Windows XP, MS Windows Vista, MS Windows 7, MS .NET, MS SQL Server, C#, ADO.NET, Perpetum Soft Report Sharp Shooter, WinForms, MS Visual Studio, MS TFS, Seapine Test Track Pro

Re-engineering | Desktop applications | .NET | Insurance automation

Client had a VB6 desktop program for automated selection of drier solutions according to target room conditions, ambient weather conditions and a catalog of available drier units. Some time ago the Client started moving to Intranet-based solutions.

Main tasks of the project were:
• to implement the required functionality of existing software on new platform — Microsoft Silverlight 4
• to improve business logic of the application.

Technologies & tools: MS .NET, MS SQL Server, C#, Transact-SQL, ASP.NET, Silverlight, ADO.NET, ASP.NET WebForms, LINQ, WCF, MS Visual Studio, MS SQL Management Studio, Subversion

Re-engineering | Web applications | .NET | Intranet | Workflow & BPA

The Client needed a new common scheduling and resource-planning functionality implemented as web service. It should have modern graphic user interface (Silverlight) that can be shared between a number of applications included into the suite.

Arcadia's task included implementing whole stack of layers of scheduling module. Special features include:
• Server side paging and sorting (this allows to show huge databases)
• Lambda expressions as universal search criteria (specifications)

Technologies & tools: MS Windows 7, MS Windows 2008, MS .NET, C#, MS SQL Server, Oracle (PL/SQL), XML/XSLT, ASP.NET, Silverlight, Internet Information Services (IIS), WCF, ADO.NET, ASP.NET WebForms, LINQ, Entity Framework, MS Managed Extensibility Framework, Enterprise Library, Silverlight Toolkit, MS Visual Studio, MS TFS, ReSharper, MS Visio, MS SQL Management Studio, DevArt Entity Framework Provider for Oracle, FxCop, MS SQL Server Profiler, MS Team Build

Custom software development | Web applications | .NET | HRM