Mobile Portal Enabler With Content Creation Distribution Capabilities

GREY MATTER INDIA TECHNOLOGIES
PRIVATE LIMITED
www.greymatterindia.com

CASE STUDY

MOBILE PORTAL ENABLER WITH CONTENT
CREATION & DISTRIBUTION CAPABILITIES

Mobile Portal Enabler with Content Creation & Distribution Capabilities

CLIENT REQUIREMENT

The system will be a mobile content generation application as well as a mobile community portal-
enabler through its various modules.

Through its modules, the system will be aimed towards providing centralized wireless content
generation through the desktop and enabling desktops to host mobile content as a server.

The modules will be devoted to managing all aspects of enabling a mobile portal such as
monitoring the system and acting as an umbrella for exclusive services like client services,
wireless security and messaging services.

The system will include the Client module, Mobile Security Server, Mobile Messaging Server,
Command Center, and the Mobile Portal, which will be comprised of the aforementioned
modules.

Designed to provide an extensive mobile networking experience, the system will be equipped
with features to manage user information, plug-ins and content efficiently.

The system will also display dynamic content through the inclusion of RSS and ATOM feeds to
maximize user experience.

CHALLENGES

Developing a wireless community network enabler that generates and hosts content through the
desktop by incorporating complex modules.

Implementing the framework for an application that includes content generation as well as
hosting facilities with modules coordinate with each other to exchange information.

Equipping the modules with enhanced client services, messaging services and content-related
functionality.

Developing support for incorporating RSS feeds into handheld devices.

Implementing stringent security measures that safely handle the vast transfer of data.

GREY MATTER INDIA TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD


TECHNOLOGIES USED

Communication Center Environment
Development tools Visual Studio 2005 (.NET)

Editors Visual Studio IDE, Edit Plus

Testing tools Rational Rose Enterprise Edition

Servers Microsoft VSS.NET 2005

Database MS-SQL

Security Server Environment
Development tools Visual Studio 2005 (.NET)




Database MS-SQL

Server Development Environment
Development tools Visual Studio 2005, VC++ (MFC/COM/ATL)




Client Development Environment
Development tools Visual Studio 2005, VC++ (MFC/COM/ATL)






MANPOWER

Project Leaders 2
Developers 6

Designers 2
Quality Assurance Testers 3

PLANNING

The five modules the form the mobile community portal can be classified as:

The mobile security server that communicates with client services, provides HTTP
responses to mobile users and handles user validations, among other functionality.

The mobile command center that handles the administrator responsibilities.

The client services that are capable of generating and hosting the content.

The messaging services module for managing SMS activities.

The mobile portal comprising of all the previously mentioned modules.

ARCHITECTURE

Designed to be a powerful tool for generating and hosting mobile content through the web or PC,
the system's Security Server communicated with the Client through a secure channel, validating
and storing user registration information. The security server was also responsible for updating
the WAN IP's, displaying the login screen to mobile browsers and providing HTTP responses to
mobile users. Once installed, the Client efficiently handled services like creating and editing
content, content-related categories and user profiles. The administrator tasks for the network
were managed by the Command Center. This included management of partner details,
templates, plug-in libraries and most importantly, key generation and maintenance for partner &
users. The Command Center also maintained the database in the event that the client was
unavailable. The Client information for the system was provided with a robust database for
storing addresses, phone & geographical information along with registration details. Client
services provided maximum freedom in creating and editing content, content-related categories
and user profiles. User experience was enhanced through the implementation of live RSS feeds,
ATOM feeds and different content from web as well as the PC.



DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS

The system was designed to play the dual role of generating mobile content as well as hosting it
as the server, performing these crucial functions through the desktop itself. This eliminated the
PLANNING while executing these functions separately. The framework was designed such
hassles posed
that each desktop could act as a mobile content generator as well as a mobile server, capable of
hosting dynamic mobile content. Users were provided with the ability to create and
spontaneously host intelligent contextual ads based upon user preferences. Numerous services
that could be accessed from the system included mail, Yahoo Messenger, Google calendar,
iTunes etc. The messaging module was synergized with the client services for greater
performance. In the event that the Client was unavailable to provide content or information, the
Security Server was equipped with the functionality to redirect the user to the Command Center
which maintained a copy of the data. The User experience was enhanced through the
implementation of live RSS feeds, ATOM feeds and different content from web as well as the PC,
such as files or folders. Together, these services formed the mobile portal which provided a full-
fledged community networking experience on handheld devices. The system was developed and
fully functional within a span of 8 months.

CLIENT FEEDBACK

“GMI is an excellent off-shore service provider. They have a great stable of programmers who
have a wide-range of knowledge. They tackled my project with gusto and delivered several
releases to make sure customer satisfaction is 100 %. We had continual input into the process
(both at the design stage and the functionality stage) and GMI was quick to incorporate our
input. We have already contracted with them for another application and will continue to use
them in the future.”


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