Working with a company whose business is the delivery of vehicles across the UK using freelance trade-plate drivers, we took sole responsibility for requirements analysis, system design, development and implementation of a tool to replace their manual, Excel-based spreadsheets. Interfacing to an existing provider of mobile data units for the drivers, the new system manages all aspects of entering jobs, allocating to drivers and updating the mobile units, and tracking progress of active jobs. The system incorporates links to Google for real-time calculation of mileages (used in pricing formulae), and makes extensive use of AJAX techniques to assist with accurate, consistent job details completion. 

Working very closely with Oracle's senior management, we assisted with the definition of the customer journey and user experience, with the help of their graphic designer. Once screen designs and functionality were agreed, we took complete technical responsibility for designing the infrastructure and database, coding all pages and building interfaces to 3rd parties. Additional features included dynamic generation of customer policies in PDF format, integration with the end insurer, switchable single- or multi-page format for the main application form, a full admin portal allowing for complete customisation and control of the site together with comprehensive reporting, plus an affiliate portal for external traffic generators to track their leads and conversions.

The Moneytree (demo available at moneytree.derektp.co.uk) was just one implementation of a package developed by us for the consumer finance market. The application features integration with multiple third parties, with these interfaces defined via admin templates requiring no programming. All text and content is not only database driven (maintained via WYSIWYG editors in the admin portal), but is fully customisable by affiliate level, allowing affiliates to incorporate their own branding. A further level of customisation is at website domain level; a single instance of the application can run under multiple domains with an entirely different look-and-feel (delivered by CSS) for each, together with separate branding and even pricing, payment and offering options.

Our client asked us to take an existing desktop application written in VB6, and create a single-page ASP.Net webpage with the same functionality and look-and-feel. The tool takes a custom script font, containing additional "alternative" character glyphs, and performs randomised substitutions on certain character groups to create a much more natural-looking text than standard script fonts. The page incorporates secure access via login to customers' own fonts as well as public demo fonts. Visit www.scriptalizer.co.uk/scriptalizer.aspx to see it in action now.

Building a new subsite from scratch, the brief was to provide secure access for Transactor's clients to a range of user guides. Using industry-standard authentication methods, the site also includes administrative screens to allow for addition of users and uploading of user guides. A subsequent enhancement permits users already logged-in to Transactor's ZenDesk support site to access the site without further prompting, and the sharing of user data between the application and ZenDesk.

 Having set the "Treasure Hunt" quiz for Swanage Carnival 2019, we then set to and created a mini website at carnival2019.derektp.co.uk giving answers and background information. The site uses the same micro content management system that we developed for the Small Office Solutions Site, enabling the site to be created very quickly. It incorporates Google Mapping features and, like most of our sites, is mobile-device friendly.