Datafrond is a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) consulting firm which provides business advisory, process management, consulting, training, user adoption and systems selection support to its clients. It was founded in 2007 and focus on building the right PLM foundation that integrates business strategy, processes, systems and people.
Datafrond approached Amadeus Consulting because of our technical expertise in doing Rich Internet Applications and our "Everything is Possible" philosophy. The company appreciated the fact that we were willing to take on this challenging project.
Datafrond wanted to create a visual representation of its current project system for a more intuitive user experience. The goal was to make the current information easier to search and use, as well as allow users the ability to visually see project milestones and project progress
Amadeus Consulting tackled this project by utilizing Adobe® Flex®, to convey Datafrond's project information into a Rich Internet Application (RIA). Flex is a framework for building highly interactive, expressive web applications that deploy consistently on all major browsers, desktops, and operating systems. It also has a
rich user interface and user experience capabilities. MXML, a declarative XML-based language, is used to describe UI layout and behaviors, and ActionScript
TM 3, a powerful object-oriented programming language, is used to create client logic.
Amadeus Consulting used Flex to build from scratch a dynamic data visualization user interface and then leveraged Datafrond's existing web services to integrate the new UI with its existing website. Though dynamic data visualization is a difficult endeavor, Amadeus Consulting was up to the challenge. The new UI integrated seamlessly with the existing website and has been a great asset for Datafrond's clients. It allows users the ability to not only search for project information, but be able to see an overall project picture from beginning to end.
Datafrond's UI project was successfully deployed on January 19, 2010, and Amadeus Consulting looks forward to future projects with Datafrond.