Harnessing the power of Web 2.0 in online wine storeTHE CUSTOMER Our customer has an online wine store that makes the experience of buying, selling and collecting wine effortless and enjoyable. From an extensive selection of fine wine to its online cellar management software, to collector (including on-site inventorying and full-service storage), the online store is an ultimate resource for both wine collectors and enthusiasts. Users of this wine store’s community can buy/sell wine via the collaborative e-marketplace or directly from the customer.
THE NEED Enhancement of their complete online wine store and cellar management software, with rich internet and collaborative features. They wanted to scale-up the system to meet industry standards and provide a solid architecture for future enhancements. OUR DEED Aspire helped them to enhance the system by introducing new design patterns using AJAX and JSON. Major performance enhancements were made in the entire application. Aspire adopted an agile approach for product development with several small releases, continuous integration and very close interaction with the customer. View the full story (PDF) |