Our Portfolio: Challenges and Solutions

Welcome to our portfolio! Here you can find cross section of projects we've created and deployed.

Here is a quick list of what is on this page:

Complete Solar Energy Data Collection and Monitoring Product - Global Resource Options, Inc
Original Web Sites and eCommerce Solutions - (multiple customers)
Full Service Political Candidate Sites - All Points Communications, LLC
Easy Management of Multiple Shopping Sites - Systems Plus Computers, Inc
Application Integration, Single Sign-On /w Active Directory, Customer Extranet /w LDAP - Desktone, Inc

Please feel free to contact us if you are interested in more details or solutions we can provide you!

Complete Solar Energy Data Collection and Monitoring Product

Client:	Global Resource Options, Inc. (groSolar)
Project Type:	Resalable Product
Background:	GroSolar is an emerging leader in the solar energy equipment distribution and installation industry.
Challenge:	Looking to provide a value added service for their customers and to maintain a competitive edge in the market, groSolar needed an end-to-end monitoring solution that attached to existing and future solar energy installations. They needed a complete solution which was easy to install, use, support and maintain by them and their customers alike.
Solution:	Leveraging A-Team's embedded hardware and management platform, we developed a custom yet turn-key system composed of: A customer deployed data collection unit featuring full remote control and firmware update capabilities to provide maximum reliability and future enhancements with a simple update push. Customer, reseller and administration web sites provide real time views on all aspects of the system and deployed field units at customer sites across the globe. Full server configuration, monitoring and management to power everything and keep it running 24x7. Complete documentation and training for groSolar's installers, support staff and territory managers.

"A-Team's technical skillset was exactly what groSolar needed to bring a product to market in short-order. Their web and embedded development skills were outstanding, and their high-level of professionalism and experience showed throughout the various phases of the project. I will definitely utilize their services again."

Wayne St.Jacques
CIO
groSolar

Original Web Sites and eCommerce Solutions

Project Type:

eCommerce and Business Websites

Challenge:

A web site that not only delivers visitors what they are looking for, but also reflects our customer's unique look and feel in a professional way.

Security, reliability, and consistency are the keys to maintaining visitor confidence and portraying an organization in the best light.

Solution:

Clean, original designs which build on existing marketing materials, logos and so forth. Our designs come not just from our own ideas, but are the result of an interactive process with our customers that focuses on delivering the best look for your organization.

We recognize that all sites are truly different and don't try to confine you to a pre-canned idea or template. Our experience allows originality to shine while leveraging common behind-the-scenes technology to deliver the features you need.

Full secure credit card process (SSL), including assistance setting up banking information.
Zen-cart shopping sites with customizations to include non-standard feature such as product previews and galleries.
All of our web sites are completely editable by our customers with an easy to use Word like interface.
No pre-canned templates or other blandness-inducing corner cutting. Your business is unique, your web site should be too.

Full Service Political Candidate Sites

Client:	All Points Communications, LLC
Project Type:	Resalable Product / Internet Technology Partner
Challenge:	As a firm geared towards political marketing and communications, All Points recognized the emerging power of the Internet as a political tool and wanted to compliment their existing skills in print, radio and television mediums. Consistency and quality lead the path to getting a message across effectively; Not only did they want to expand their service offerings to include Internet media, but it had to be part of a coherent strategy for each project they took on. A simple web presence isn't enough in today's world, the Internet not only needs to communicate to visitors but it is an integral part of building a supporter base.
Solution:	Working closely with All Points and their clients, A-Team Systems built on the vision and materials being used in traditional marketing mediums for each client while capturing the modern nature of the web. Behind the scenes we developed a system called eRoots℠ to allow campaigns and groups to build and communicate effectively with their supporters. Some of the features of eRoots℠ include: Full supporter database management and tracking: see what websites and programs are driving sign ups. Micro-targeting of emails via criteria such as location, interest and contributor status. Email reporting shows what emails are making it to their supporters and being viewed. Easy content updates, news postings and more via a common WYSIWYG editor. Drag and drop of images into online galleries. Live previewing of rich emails let the campaign see how their emails look and who is going to get them.

Fast and Easy Market Specific Shopping Sites

Client:	Systems Plus Computers, Inc. (SPCI)
Project Type:	Automation & Scalable Shopping Cart Management
Background:	SPCI provides computer and technology solutions to small and medium sized businesses in the north east United States.
Challenge:	SPCI wanted to offer customized shopping carts with tailored products and pricing. Ranging from corporate client employee discount programs to incoming classes at one of their many educational institution accounts. Due to the volume of sites and the quick turnaround expected by their clients, SPCI also needed a way to automate the entire process of populating each cart's product selection directly from their procurement system.
Solution:	A-Team began with a Zen-cart base shopping site solution, and squared it. A custom management interface was developed which provides a central way for SPCI to monitor and review each site, keeping everything manageable even as the number of sites climbs. As each new site is rolled out SPCI builds a quote inside their wholesaler's website, adding products and adjusting pricing as needed. This quote is then used as the target for our highly tailored screen-scraping system which logs in and downloads all needed product details, images and pricing. This is then seamlessly brought into the shopping site's product list, all with a single click. From a list of products in a quote to a live ecommerce site in seconds: no copying and pasting or manually entering products, pictures or pricing. Central console allows a sane and visual overview to all active shopping sites. Updating a site's products is as easy as editing the quote and clicking the button again. Existing orders are preserved. The ability to override images, pricing or other details as needed. These overrides persist across imports so overrides are re-applied after an update.

Application Integration, Single Sign-On /w Active Directory, Customer Extranet /w LDAP

Client:	Desktone, Inc.
Project Type:	Application Integration, SSO /w Active Directory, and Customer Extranet /w LDAP
Background:	Desktone is an industry leader in the implementation of virtual desktop solutions and delivers service providers the technology to offer hosted subscription-based "desktops as a service".
Challenge:	Having a selection of separate applications which were picked based on their individual merits, Desktone needed these 'islands' to integrate, link, and talk to each other. Employees already had Active Directory credentials; Adding additional usernames and passwords for each application would be cumbersome and undesirable, as would having to log into the 8+ applications individually. Additional accounts were needed to provide authentication to support and customer sites, without the security risk of adding these external users to their internal A.D. tree.
Solution:	A-Team implemented a set of customizations for each application, providing linking and referencing between them as needed. For example: trouble tickets (OTRS) can be linked to the appropriate entry in the defect tracking system (JIRA) and vice versa. All of this appears seamless to the end user, who can easily link and unlink from either application, or quickly jump from one application to the other. We configured all applications to leverage the internal Active Directory server for authentication and permissions. A single sign-on (SSO) interface was developed which allows the user to enter their credentials once and be logged into all appropriate applications. This SSO system required no specific SSO support inside each application, just LDAP support. Finally, A-Team deployed an OpenLDAP based directory server to house customer and partner accounts. This LDAP system was then connected to the partner and customer support web sites. A custom web-based interface was developed to allow easy and visual management of these accounts. Single sign on: Employees only have to enter their username and password once per session. Leveraging of existing Active Directory for employees and deploying an OpenLDAP server for customers provides the best of both worlds. Fully managed permissions either via A.D. for employees or via a custom administration UI for customer and partner accounts. Seamless application integration eliminates copy and pasting and reduces potential errors.

"I have worked with Adam and A-Team Systems for over two years on various projects involving application integration, web site design and remote server administration. They are responsive with a strong focus and commitment to customer service and satisfaction.

They are brilliant technologists who skillfully devise and implement cutting edge solutions. They are also excellent communicators with an uncanny ability to connect with audiences of varying technical competency and to clearly articulate complex technical concepts. I strongly endorse their work recommend them highly."

Mark Lewandowski
Vice President, Support and Operations
Desktone

:: Original Web Sites and eCommerce Solutions ::

:: Complete Solar Energy Data Collection and Monitoring Product ::

:: Fast and Easy Market Specific Shopping Sites ::