Re-engineering of a business simulation software using C and LAMPTHE CUSTOMER A key player in the experiential learning space; their business simulation software suite is considered one of the best-ever learning tools for students and executives alike. Their simulations are designed by leading academic specialists from top business schools and cover the areas of marketing, strategy, management, and international business. Their products have been used by more than 100,000 people, including students from the top 10 business schools in the world to community colleges, and executives from hundreds of companies.
THEIR NEED To enhance and re-engineer their existing desktop based simulation software (written in VB) to meet the changing demands of worldwide customers. They also wanted their various simulation solutions available through a web interface with internationalization (I18N) support for multiple languages and accessible to global users.
OUR DEED Aspire helped the customer to re-engineer their simulation software engine from scratch using C and provided a flexible new web platform using the open source architecture of LAMP. Aspire also internationalized their software and enhanced it by building a scalable, MVC framework, customized data access and abstraction layers to improve performance and provide better usability. New simulation models for specific industries were also designed, developed and implemented by Aspire. View the full story (PDF)  |
