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Business Applications Delivered

Below is a selection of some of the most recent business applications I have worked on.

There are no demonstrations or links to business applications, but we can arrange a demonstration of WebDesk or partner solutions.

Business Applications

Chevrolet Connect Europe 2011

A european wide system distributed across multiple servers, designed to provide national business units with communications tools to their dealers.

Deployed to 15 countries in 14 languages, Connect is an international system architected, developed and managed by TheCodeStep.co.uk, delivered as part of Thread's communications strategy.

Our platform has allowed regional offices to manage over 500,000 customer queries via national dealerships, through a fully tracked and managed aftersales service solution.

This site is built on DSX 5.0/5.1, uses Microsoft C# ASP.Net 3.5 C#.Net libraries and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, hosted across private clouds.

Chevrolet Europe Technical Assistance Portal 2007

A European wide portal providing technical assistance for Chevrolet Vehicles to the individual business units of each country.

This site uses Classic ASP, Microsoft VB ASP.Net, VB.Net libraries , and Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

Chevrolet Network Assistance UK Retailer Portal 2013

A tailored platform for the UK market, CNA-2015 is an upgrade to our 2013 platform, that provides additional bespoke modules, built on a solid and stable framework, modern UI, rich management tools and API.

This site is built on DSX 5.1, uses Microsoft C# ASP.Net 3.5 C#.Net libraries and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2.

Chevrolet Network Assistance UK Retailer Portal 2006

A national retailer portal providing technical documents, servicing quotes, vehicle logging and support desk call management.

This site uses Classic ASP, Microsoft VB ASP.Net, VB.Net libraries and Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

Chevrolet Network Assistance UK Part Claims Module 2010

A national retailer Claims System enabling retailers to manage part returns, with a head office approval system and transport/warehouse tracking.

This project was later combined into CNA2015.

This site uses Classic WebForm Framework, Classic ASP, Microsoft VB ASP.Net, VB.Net libraries and Microsoft SQL Server 2005

EightSquared Document Generator

An updated version of an existing document management tool providing 'question-and-answer' based document generation.

This site was updated using Classic ASP and Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

EightSquared Document Management Portal

A Client Access portal providing documents, reports, galleries and file sharing.

This site uses Microsoft C# ASP.Net 3.5, C#.Net libraries and Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

Illusionfactor's AccountAbility 2.7 Project Management System

An early project management and job costing tool providing cost forecasta, employee time tracking and expense payments giving real-time analysis of all jobs, clients and suppliers.

This project was a joint venture between Illusionfactor and TheCodeStep, until the release of Infinity 2013 below.

This site used Custom build of DSX 2.6, Classic ASP, Microsoft VB ASP.Net, C#.Net libraries and Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

This system has now been surperceeded by SalesPro 2018. (Previously Infinity 2013)

A business operations management tool providing budgeting and job management, timesheet and purchase order tracking and live reporting and activity statistics.

With additional project based file sharing, client access areas and entirely new APIs, Infinity represents a major upgrade to a .NET based, modular solution built on CodeStep's DSX and WebDesk Platforms.

This system has now been surperceeded by SalesPro 2018.

This site is built on DSX 5.0/5.1, WebDesk 2012 and uses Microsoft C# ASP.Net 3.5, C#.Net libraries and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or 2008 R2.

IntoZetta's Data Quality Reporting Tool

IntoZetta’s Data Quality Reporting software helps you to understand the quality of data that your people capture and use across your organization every single day, highlighing the areas where data cleansing and root-cause analysis needs to take place.

Our solution was to provide a modern, multi-device application that allowed IntoZetta to deploy their services into secure customer locations, whilst still allowing a web-based distributed delivery and rich easy-to-use interface.

This project was managed and produced by TheCodeStep and partners utilizing multiple technologies.

Working closely with the client, our partners produced an introductory video to help provide an overview to their business solutions. You can view it on this YouTube link and for more information contact IntoZetta.

Knauf Earthwool Order Management Tool

An internal order management tool for processing retail orders and managing the freight batch processing.

This site uses Classic ASP and Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

Lead Alert B2B Marketing Alert System

Lead Alert B2B Marketing Alert System

A subscription based system providing information and news updates within various business sectors. With CMS functionality and management tools to handle the informaion, this system provides the tools needed for keeping clients informed of events in their marketplace.

This site uses Classic ASP and Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

PDI Europe Ltd Partners Portal

A portal providing order and delivery tracking tools for associated partners to manage international deliveries and notify customers of changes.

This site used Classic ASP in accordance with existing infrastructure.

PDI Europe Ltd Customer Portal

An updated portal providing product search and ordering for customers.

This site used Classic ASP in accordance with existing infrastructure.

SalesPro 2018

Building on the WebDesk and Infinity Systems, SalesPro is the latest variant, incorporating enhanced CRM Reporting and Proposal generation facilities.

Working with our partners, we delivered a pixel-perfect HTML-5 implementation of our customers brand and UX design, using our template driven content engine. The same engine powers the built in CMS, document generators, and allows designers to edit the application UI realtime.

The 2019 release incorporates all the latest features from WebDesk 2018 R2 and adds additional reporting and tablet support.

This project is developed in partnership with Thread Group and available for resale or rental.

This site is built on DSX 5.2, WebDesk 2018 R2 and uses Microsoft .Net framework.

Spice TMS

Initially built as a migration application from a legacy database system, TMS is now the groups' Business Management platform, deployed across the UK in multiple franchises.

With a comprehensive bespoke Travel-Commerce API, TMS allows multiple systems to connect - bringing partners together on a large scale and long term collaboration project.

The client commissioned a number of external partners across the world to produce public websites, plugin modules, payment systems and applictions that use our API.

This system and business architecture was scoped and managed by external partners, with TMS and API's built on a specially extended version of DSX 5.2, WebDesk 2018 and Microsoft .Net Framework

WebDesk 2018

With a whole host of improvements and updates, R2 is now available!

WebDesk 2018 now includes a complete Business Management and Project Finance tool, Asset Management and CMS Site Making tools, Standardised System Management tools and a comprehensive API Documentation suite

R2 Includes a new modern theme pack, refined navigation and interaction as well as performance improvements and API additions.

Custom Design Packs are now available from our Partners at DigitalOcean.co.uk - together we built a process for our applications to be quickly tailored to individual customer brands.

This system was developed by TheCodeStep, including licenced modules from partners. WebDesk 2018 is built on DSX 5.2 and Microsoft .Net Framework

WebDesk 2018 Basics

Our modular development framework also has a basic administration platform, ready to run and designed to provide a CMS and basic Asset store out of the box.

Deploying our Basics kit gives us a stable foundation compatible with all our other systems and ready to start building your custom solution into.

Including a built in documentation website that is ready to edit, you can start to grow your online knowledge base and toolkits for your teams.

R2's shell has been refined and geared towards multi-device support - combined with the latest DSX improvements - WebDesk R2 brings old Desktop Systems to life on new devices and with a faster response.

WebDesk 2018 Nano

Our Nano Deployment platform is a super-lightweight version - with just enough to serve your CMS driven website.

With complete integration to your main office or online platform and running our full CMS Engine - Nano allows you to deploy secure public websites without any admin tools, whilst still having the ability to edit your site securely from your business management suite.

Multiple Nano sites can be integrated - giving you a complete multi-server hosting platform - all managed from a single secure location.

With full support for FTP/SFTP and other CMS integrations, our system can sit alongside your existing development and design processes.

R2 now includes our ultra-fast CMS Page Rendering and Caching System - just enable Auto-Cache in your page setup, and see the difference!