Our Approach
Any software project, large or small, will fail if there is poor communication between the developer and the buyer. – Nick Pernblad, CTO, Pervasent
Pervasent takes a collaborative approach to developing applications, working as a team with our clients, design agencies and all parties on a project to deliver solutions based on a common understanding of business need. By partnering with our clients, requirements are clearly defined and the surprises that can derail a project are substantially reduced.
Pervasent takes a collaborative approach to developing applications, working as a team with our clients, design agencies and all parties on a project to deliver solutions based on a common understanding of business need. By partnering with our clients, requirements are clearly defined and the surprises that can derail a project are substantially reduced.
Restaurant
Restaurant applications are similar to other e-commerce applications, requiring the ability to register, login, select items to order and complete a secure credit card purchase. However, food purchases add a unique scheduling element, such as the busy professional needing to pick up lunch in the next half hour.
Using the Chipotle application, customers can find the nearest store location, select from that store’s full menu of options, order for a group, pay for the order and choose a pickup time. Favorite orders can be saved, making it easy to order “the usual” anytime.
While Chipotle’s menu may not be as extensive as a typical eat-in restaurant, it offers its own challenges with build-to-order meals and custom instructions (extra cheese please). A fun and intuitive user interface make the process simple for the customer while also extending the restaurant’s branding and marketing approach.
Underneath the hood, the application incorporates business logic and server calls to retrieve pricing that varies by both store and ingredient selection and offer order pickup times. Data size and network latency issues are addressed to ensure application responsiveness. Integration with the point-of-sale system ensures orders are routed to the right restaurant at the right time.
Using the Chipotle application, customers can find the nearest store location, select from that store’s full menu of options, order for a group, pay for the order and choose a pickup time. Favorite orders can be saved, making it easy to order “the usual” anytime.
While Chipotle’s menu may not be as extensive as a typical eat-in restaurant, it offers its own challenges with build-to-order meals and custom instructions (extra cheese please). A fun and intuitive user interface make the process simple for the customer while also extending the restaurant’s branding and marketing approach.
Underneath the hood, the application incorporates business logic and server calls to retrieve pricing that varies by both store and ingredient selection and offer order pickup times. Data size and network latency issues are addressed to ensure application responsiveness. Integration with the point-of-sale system ensures orders are routed to the right restaurant at the right time.
Chipotle
Digital Media
Digital media applications need to address the small form factors and portability of mobile devices to provide an enjoyable and compelling user experience. Delivery mechanisms need to be suited for media consumption in short bites, throughout the day and on-the-go.
Technical trade-offs involve delivering high quality artwork and other services while providing a robust and responsive interface. For example, the BuzzVoice application serves up on-demand audio while accessing a text-to-voice server to transform a traditional blog reading experience to a listening one.
Delivered by the Zinio application, digital versions of some of the world’s most popular magazines incorporate videos, bookmarking, and emailing of articles. A fluid text-only mode allows users to convert high-fidelity representations of magazine layouts into an easily read format. Articles can be downloaded and read offline anywhere at any time.
Pervasent applications such as Zombies vs. Robots, Tribe and Shadows Never Sleep address media forms as diverse as a comic book, art gallery and children’s story. In each case, the distinct essence of the media type needs to be conveyed while leveraging the capabilities offered by the iPhone platform.
Zombies vs. Robots draws on a page-by-page navigation model with users zooming in on individual graphic panels. Shadows Never Sleep transforms a picture book into a participatory, non-linear experience that could never be replicated with a printed book.
Technical trade-offs involve delivering high quality artwork and other services while providing a robust and responsive interface. For example, the BuzzVoice application serves up on-demand audio while accessing a text-to-voice server to transform a traditional blog reading experience to a listening one.
Delivered by the Zinio application, digital versions of some of the world’s most popular magazines incorporate videos, bookmarking, and emailing of articles. A fluid text-only mode allows users to convert high-fidelity representations of magazine layouts into an easily read format. Articles can be downloaded and read offline anywhere at any time.
Pervasent applications such as Zombies vs. Robots, Tribe and Shadows Never Sleep address media forms as diverse as a comic book, art gallery and children’s story. In each case, the distinct essence of the media type needs to be conveyed while leveraging the capabilities offered by the iPhone platform.
Zombies vs. Robots draws on a page-by-page navigation model with users zooming in on individual graphic panels. Shadows Never Sleep transforms a picture book into a participatory, non-linear experience that could never be replicated with a printed book.
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E-Commerce
E-commerce applications on mobile devices require the same features as any e-commerce application: product catalogs, configuration options, special requests such as gift wrapping, shopping cart management, credit card payment and clear communication of order summaries and billing and shipping information.
However, mobile devices add the challenges of small form factors and less-powerful mobile processors. Intuitive and easy-to-use interfaces are critical to e-commerce success. Networking and calls to servers have to be handled right to ensure high levels of responsiveness. Applications need to recognize the immediacy of the mobile experience (I better order flowers before I forget).
The first Yahoo store to release an application for the iPhone, California Blooms offers quick and easy ordering of fresh roses with most orders completed in three minutes or less. Customers can save previous orders and ship-to and bill-to addresses to expedite future orders. PCI compliance enables secure transactions.
Yahoo doesn’t offer an out-of-the-box first-time buyer’s coupon. Pervasent implemented one for iPhone stores. Customers are automatically informed of coupon offers when they launch the application. Business rules enforce coupon terms.
With the introduction of the California Blooms application, Pervasent can provide an established path for the 35,000+ businesses on the Yahoo! Merchant Solutions platform to quickly and cost-effectively deploy an application for the iPhone and iPad.
However, mobile devices add the challenges of small form factors and less-powerful mobile processors. Intuitive and easy-to-use interfaces are critical to e-commerce success. Networking and calls to servers have to be handled right to ensure high levels of responsiveness. Applications need to recognize the immediacy of the mobile experience (I better order flowers before I forget).
The first Yahoo store to release an application for the iPhone, California Blooms offers quick and easy ordering of fresh roses with most orders completed in three minutes or less. Customers can save previous orders and ship-to and bill-to addresses to expedite future orders. PCI compliance enables secure transactions.
Yahoo doesn’t offer an out-of-the-box first-time buyer’s coupon. Pervasent implemented one for iPhone stores. Customers are automatically informed of coupon offers when they launch the application. Business rules enforce coupon terms.
With the introduction of the California Blooms application, Pervasent can provide an established path for the 35,000+ businesses on the Yahoo! Merchant Solutions platform to quickly and cost-effectively deploy an application for the iPhone and iPad.
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