Some of the world’s most innovative applications were built using Microsoft Visual Studio.
Airline set to transform customer experience with travel portal
From its inception, low-cost airline easyJet led the market through its use of the internet as a ticket distribution channel. Today, easyJet aims to redefine the travel portal to offer customers the most intuitive site ever experienced, that will not only leave competitors behind, but will also lead to significant revenue increases. Read More
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Lifesaving screening tool uses enhanced web technologies
Severe sepsis is the 10th leading cause of death worldwide and costs hospitals over US$16.7 billion each year. VUMC and AOI developed a web-based screening solution to help doctors diagnose sepsis and increase patient safety, all using the enhanced web technologies of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and other Microsoft solutions. Read More
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Financial exchange speeds development and audits by 20%
When CME and The Chicago Board of Trade merged in the US to form CME Group, the company needed a faster, more streamlined way to conduct audits and distribute the information. Its solution? To create a smart client Office Business Application called Castle, based on Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Suite and Microsoft .NET Framework. Read More
Xerox cuts dev time and costs by up to 50% and boosts scalability by up to 500%
Xerox analysts use software to give their clients the best possible document service. When they needed a more scalable tool, Xerox built it using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. Xerox reports it took half the time and money of a Flash-based solution. Now they deliver superb graphics and dramatically increase internal productivity. Read More
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The Chicago Bears boost team spirit and drive web traffic
The Chicago Bears American football franchise sought to improve fans’ recognition of its website as a prime source for team-related news. The organisation decided to offer fans 'Bears Alert', a downloadable desktop application that would alert them to updates on the site. Using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Development Edition, their development partner quickly built an application that helps build fan loyalty and increases web traffic. Read More
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Clear Channel cuts code by 84% and speeds its interface as much as 400%
Clear Channel Communications executives were using a frustrating software to optimise and obtain ad rates. Not only was it difficult to troubleshoot, it couldn’t scale to address business needs. In response, the company is creating a new version using the latest Microsoft technologies. With the new solution, the code base has shrunk by 84%, responsiveness to business needs will be almost immediate, and performance is up as much as 400%. Read More
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K2’s developer team boosts productivity as much as 25%
Business process management and workflow solution provider K2 has always adopted new technologies early to accelerate product development and deliver richer, more useful customer solutions. The company is using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 to build the next version of its software, leading to a 20% to 25% increase in developer productivity, improved testing and enhanced application lifecycle management. Read More
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Merrill Lynch creates development framework for increased productivity
Merrill Lynch wanted to streamline its application lifecycle management to increase developer productivity. It created a process framework using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 and WiX to automate processes and make it possible for developers to use their choice of methodologies. With the new framework, Merrill Lynch can maintain its competitive advantage by getting innovative solutions to business users more quickly. Read More
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New tools help solution developer deliver richer web applications and raise productivity
MethodFactory develops web applications for a variety of clients and is always looking for ways to enhance their solutions. The company’s move to Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 helps make it easier to deliver rich web applications, leading to a better end-user experience and increased client satisfaction. What’s more, it helps developers to be more productive when coding and debugging. And with a centralised repository for all project data and deep visibility into all aspects of the application lifecycle, MethodFactory is seeing better collaboration across the entire team. Read More
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IT leader accelerates development process with robust architectural modelling
In early 2007, a global financial services company turned to Sogeti Group to develop a web-based interface for managing customer account information. For this project, Sogeti wanted to reduce development time and improve overall application lifecycle management—without sacrificing accuracy or quality. Using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Architecture Edition, a single Sogeti architect completed a multilayered system model of the new application in just two days. Now Sogeti can design and build detail-rich application models faster, which helps streamline the entire development process and contributes to a better overall experience. Read More
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Starz Entertainment expands its offering to meet demand while cutting costs
Premium movie service provider Starz Entertainment needed a better way to create branded, service-specific movie files for its expanding distribution channels. It automated the process by creating the MediaForge production solution, using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5. The result helped to boost productivity, provide capacity for new distribution deals and save Starz US$2.4 million on development. Read More
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A happy Thomson Reuters unifies development processes
Thomson Reuters is a leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. The group’s 150-person development and test team worked across multiple frameworks, operating systems and management tools, which resulted in an 'information black hole'. To improve transparency and collaboration, they standardised on Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server and the Teamprise Client Suite. Now everyone shares a single, integrated-source control system and collaboration server to better control code and processes and more accurately communicate with one another. Read More
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