The Challenge

In 2004, EFI needed to deliver a wealth of large electronic documents, product announcements, events, and contract information to their entire global sales force—in just one month. They had chosen a Microsoft CMS to drive their site, but lacked the resources to code HTML, design templates, and write the custom code necessary to make the CMS do what they wanted it to do: act as a portal, giving access to document sharing to approved users.

The Solution

SolutionSet's consultants designed and implemented the technical architecture of a new EFI website with a CMS and other existing site functions. A rapid prototyping methodology was employed while SolutionSet developers constructed necessary backend objects. Following site launch, SolutionSet continued to build on the core app to add features such as multiple file downloads, bookmarks, and email notifications, enhancing the end UX and the administrative functionality of the portal. The final product: secure online information exchange to EFI sales team members around the world.

The Result

The site launched on time and on budget, and the sales team had access to the latest information. Also, the entire company's thinking on documentation and content was reoriented around the portal.