MAIN PROJECTS - SUMMARY

Here is a brief summary of the most significant projects, developed by Corax team.

RUNNING PROJECTS

SIAS Module 4 - a project designer & calculation tool to streamline the engineering of innovative constriction elements for thermal insulation, impact sound insulation and reinforcement. The tool optimizes the engineering process, ensuring central data management, reusability of the created solutions, uniformity and traceability of the design process, and greatly reduces the risk of wrong input or arbitrary decisions. It also provides close integration of AutoCAD drawings and sophisticated structural calculations via Dlubal RFEM 2D package. SIAS Module 4 is designed to extend the already developed Modules 1, 2, 3 of the Schöck Information Automation System (SIAS).
Developed for Schöck engineering department (The Netherlands) in partnership with Bisoft, The Netherlands, and deBIMspecialist, The Netherlands.
Technologies used: .NET, MS SQL Server 2005, AutoCAD programming, RF-COM automation of Dlubal RFEM 2D.

WordConnect - a specialized solution for controlling correspondence processes in organizations. Designed and developed by our client, CRMconnectors, WordConnect manages all aspects of this process - from addressing to sending and saving. Electronic and paper correspondence is composed from rich variety of templates and customized text blocks, that are filled and combined dynamically, based on client's CRM data.
WordConnect is fully integrated with Microsoft CRM, Assistance PSO 2009 and Archie and offers great flexibility upon customers' deployment requirements. CRMconnectors also provides customised solutions to WordConnect users.
We joined this project as a subcontractor, writing modules for application configuration and remote document storage and retrieval.
Developed for CRMconnectors (The Netherlands) in partnership with Bisoft, The Netherlands
Technologies used: .NET, ASP.NET web services, MS SQL Server 2005, Microsoft CRM, Microsoft SharePoint.
For more information, please visit www.wordconnect.nl.

RECENT PROJECTS

CBK – Corporate BanK (CBK) is a central repository of reusable knowledge inside a construction company. The knowledge is structured according to properties (attributes) of building types, assemblies (building parts), building tasks and resources. It covers the whole life cycle of a building – requirements specification, design, construction, maintenance. Assemblies can be linked to objects in Autodesk’s Architectural Desktop. This way CBK creates an intra-company standard for describing construction projects and stores best practices based on this standard.
Developed for Bouwtaak KennisCentrum, The Netherlands, in partnership with Bisoft, The Netherlands, and HorcsikCAD, Hungary.
Technologies used: .NET, MS SQL Server 2000.

WebCalc – an web-based system for construction project management, working in tight integration with CBK (see above).
Developed for Bouwtaak KennisCentrum, The Netherlands, in partnership with Bisoft, The Netherlands.
Technologies used: ASP.NET, MS SQL Server 2000, XML.
URL: http://www.webcalc.nl (content and user interface in Dutch; user account is required to enter; use Demonstratie link on the home page for an interactive demo)

BouwtaakFM – an web-based system for facility management, based on 3D building models (AutoDesk's DWF format). The application provides role-based navigation, data access and filtering, as well as options for secure link to other third-party FM applications (e.g. ServiceBeheer, www.servicebeheer.nl). The desktop BouwtaaKFM Editor allows for advanced content authoring and management.
Developed for Bouwtaak KennisCentrum, The Netherlands, in partnership with Bisoft, The Netherlands, and BouwnD, The Netherlands, and Service Beheer, The Netherlands.
Technologies used: .NET, MS SQL Server 2000, XML, DWF.

PAST WEB-APPLICATION PROJECTS

ImagosPortal - a chain of Internet shops (portals), that enables picture agencies, image distributors and publishers to sell digital images online. Currently used by members of the IDA Group (FontShop Benelux, Seridec, TegneCenter, ImagesOnline, Pico Media Store)
Developed for Bright55 BV, The Netherlands, in partnership with Tuparev Technologies, The Netherlands.
Technologies used: WebObjects, Objective C.

RechtsForum - an web portal for Huethig, a large German legal publisher. Includes on-line catalogs, message boards, newsgroups, chat, and on-line training.
Developed in partnership with ObjectZoo Ltd, The Netherlands. Corax designed and implemented an XML-based on-line training module.
Technologies used: WebObjects, Java, XML.

COMPUTER-BASED TRAINING (CBT) PROJECTS

These projects were developed for KPMG Management Consulting, The Netherlands. The e-Solutions team of KPMG used these products to create various end-client products - computer-based training applications and multimedia educational content.

Maestro - a custom tool for development of rich and interactive multimedia presentations and computer-based training (CBT). Includes an integrated multi-user WYSIWYG development environment for authoring and a player for clients.
Developed for KPMG Management Consulting, The Netherlands, it became the main authoring tool of the e-Solutions business unit.
Technologies used: Visual Basic, ADO, API, COM.

EDS Project Management Toolkit - a document management system for computer-assisted project management.
Developed with KPMG Management Consulting, The Netherlands, and Virtech Ltd., Bulgaria, for the needs of EDS.
Technologies used: Visual Basic, Delphi, OLE, COM programming.

GAK: WPO, VVV, and Leidraden - an Internet-based knowledge management system, concerning Dutch law, social security regulations and procedures, etc.
Developed with KPMG Consulting for the needs of GAK (Dutch Social Security)
Technologies used: ASP, MS SQL Server

MISC

e-Book - a database application for presentation and analysis of results from parliamentarian, presidential and local elections in Bulgaria (1992-1997). Developed for the Central Electoral Committee of Republic of Bulgaria.
CORAX provided database support for the Central Electoral Committee as a subcontractor of Demetra Ltd, Bulgaria.

WetlandsDB - a database application, part of the Inventory of Bulgarian Wetlands and Their Biodiversity project, by Wetlands International and Le Balkan Foundation.

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