Application Development

Delivering a Scalable MVP for Complex Billing Workflows

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A leading retail logistics provider approached Improving Winnipeg with the request to develop a scalable MVP and a foundation for a new billing application. Our client has numerous well-established Canadian retail relationships and transportation partnerships. They have been on the market for more than half a century, and are consistently evolving as an organization to meet modern and future client needs. Our client already had a billing automation that accepted invoices from its partners and billed clients at flat rates. Due to lack of flexibility and a lack of a user-friendly interface, there were many errors and inaccuracies, which led to substantial customer service efforts and client dissatisfaction. Our client … Read more

Front-End Modernization and Responsive Design Enhancement Betters User Experience 

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An internet-based reservation portal was using an outdated website that was no longer in line with corporate standards or current business practices. The company also wanted to change its reservation process to reduce the number of interactions customers needed to complete an order. They were in need of a front-end modernization. To help the client, we started a review of the current website and the user workflows by engaging with our UX team to perform analysis and redesign. After iterating on the design with the client, we implemented the redesign of both the look and feel of the site as well as the ordering process. The redesign included designs for desktop, … Read more

Automated Data Parsing Saves Time & Better Allocates Resources

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A provider of real estate advisory services contacted Imaginet because they were loading large amounts of data into their databases using a batch process as opposed to automated data parsing. The data being loaded was used for making critical business decisions. All the data being loaded required validation and much of it required transformation as it came from disparate sources, each using their own document standards. The process that loaded the data was very manual, taking a lot of effort from multiple people.  Automated Data Parsing Setup We created a process where a user could upload the excel file and have it processed automatically. When the file was loaded it … Read more

Application Upgrade Resolves Vulnerabilities and Security Issue

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After a software audit at an occupational health and testing company revealed several technical issues and security vulnerabilities within the customer’s core line of business applications, Imaginet was engaged to help identify the solution and lead the effort to resolve it. Due to the issues with the applications, we determined an application upgrade was needed.   The existing application was built as a .NET core 2.1 web app running on .NET Framework 4.8, with an Angular front-end client. While .NET Framework 4.8 is still supported, .NET Core 2.1 is not. The customer needed a solution that could be implemented in a matter of months, so rewriting the application from the ground … Read more

Modern DevOps Practices Lead to Better App Functionality 

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A leading Canadian retail logistics provider contacted Imaginet for a variety of application support. Broadly speaking, they needed assistance in managing several applications that had been written in the old .Net framework. These applications were poorly documented and lacked standardized build processes. Modernizing the applications was necessary as was breaking the larger applications down into smaller ones. This would make them more testable and would allow the client the track any in-application issues. In short, our client needed to adopt modern DevOps practices.    What We Did   The client had one massive application that, among other functions, primarily managed the inventory orders coming out and shipments to customers. There were roughly … Read more

Application Update Leads to Improved Performance and Functionality

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A provider of real estate advisory services contacted Imaginet to assist them with an application we had previously developed for them. Most of the application was developed using .Net framework 4.8, which is now outdated. The application’s front end was developed with version 8, but now Angular 16 is the most updated and recent version. An application update would improve the overall use, performance, security, and functionality of the application itself.   Our Solution  The application required an update so it would use .Net core and Angular 16 as the frontend. The client also requested other fixes that would improve the performance, such as moving some data processing from the Angular … Read more

Revised Application Improves Product Quality & Business Development  

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A well-known consumer packaged goods (CPG) company specializing in pet food that Imaginet does ongoing work for identified a legacy application they were looking to modernize. The old Java application was slow, with redundant data columns and information and a compressed view that made it difficult to view and analyze all the data. The client asked Imaginet to create a revised application to enhance data management, nominal feed, and user-level permissions.   The Imaginet Application Development team created a new application using .NET Core 6.0 on the back-end and Visual Studio 2022. We utilized Visual Studio Code to develop the front end with Angular 14. We implemented a REST API and, … Read more

Modernized Application Results in Increased Productivity and Better Control Over Technology 

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A provincial agricultural services corporation had been using IBM Domino Designer to complete their organization’s projects. Designer is an outdated tool making it difficult to find someone who can support the maintenance of it. Very few developers are familiar with Designer due to its decrease in popularity. They approached Imaginet for assistance in developing a more modern application. Outdated applications and technology result in a variety of challenges. Making changes or adding additional requirements becomes almost impossible because of the lack of knowledge of these tools. Therefore, our client was experiencing outdated processes resulting in inefficiencies and a harm to productivity. In addition, the client could not see the developer’s … Read more

Modernized API & User Interface Optimizes Application & Performance

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A leading asset manager with an emphasis on real estate and financial services had been using an older REACT application to view and track data about loans and transactions. The user interface could have been faster, and the database on the backend more convenient to use. The client engaged Imaginet to modernize their API and user interface to increase team productivity and ease of use.  The Imaginet Application Development Team rebuilt the API in .NET 6 and C#, using a modern controller-based approach with a mediator pattern setup between the controllers, servers, and database layer. The old application had many different pieces working together, and we focused on keeping the … Read more

Updated Parcel Tracking Portal Allows Customers to Access Most Recent Business Features

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A leading Canadian retail logistics provider had an existing parcel tracking portal based on a .NET 5 backend and a React frontend. However, these technologies had become outdated relative to their business processes due to a lack of resources to support them at the required pace. As a result, their customers had no access to the most recent business features. They contacted Imaginet to develop an updated portal for parcel tracking and to reduce the effort required for future support and development.  To fulfill the client’s requirements, Imaginet developed a new portal which included the following features:  With this project, we also introduced new Blazor technology and followed clean architecture … Read more