Case Studies

MOSS Search Enhancements case study

Citric recently delivered a SharePoint development solution to a major enterprise client with 5000+ users and 10,000 of customers. The client required the search functions of MOSS 2007 to be enhanced in order to enrich their end user/customer searching experience. Find out how Citric delivered this solution according to SharePoint best practices.

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Data Collection Application case study

Citric Technology developed a secure data collection web application for local governments. This application is designed to replace paper-based forms which are sent to council suppliers/providers for the collection of statutory/financial information, by collecting the information through a secure website.

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Human Resources Handbook case study

A long standing client of ours wanted a system that was able to publish and maintain an employee handbook, whilst being able to service the day-to-day HR queries of 3000+ employees.

SharePoint was the obvious solution to the client's requirements. Find out how we delivered this solution.

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My Site customisation case study

Customising 'My Site' definitions within SharePoint can be tricky, Citric use a technique called 'stapling' to attach custom functionality to the existing definition. As part of this flexible SharePoint development solution we can offer a handover, walkthrough and full documentation.

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MOSS Full Deployment case study

Citric Technology have provided the end to end delivery of SharePoint solutions to many organisations. In this case study you will find out how we implemented a dynamic IT platform for Northamptpnshire County Council to help them refocus the service delivery towards their customers.

The council engaged a group of Microsoft Gold Certified Partners in an arrangement where all the partners collaborated to deliver the best solution. One of the projects the group was asked to deliver was the implementation of the SharePoint platfom on the council's new infrastructure. Citric were chosen to deliver this project, as the infrastructure specialists of the group.

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MOSS Farm Deployment case study

Citric have recently completed an end to end MOSS farm solution, from hardware installation, to production support, at the UK headquarters of a large defense manufacturer.

Initially supporting some 400 team-based workers, this model of MOSS farm could support a wide range of organisations, providing both high performance and availability.

This is how we built the farm, and how the customer used the new features.

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Local Government CMS Website

Citric have just launched a brand new website on behalf of the West Northamptonshire Joint Planning Unit. The Unit has been created primarily to prepare a joint Core Strategy document that will set out a vision for the development of the region. Citric received a detailed specification for the new website's feature set and we could immediately see that our solutions could meet these requirements perfectly. The website needed to provide functionality for Content Management, Online Surveys, Document Libraries, Multimedia Compatibility, Newsletters and more.

One of the key requirements was that the site needed to meet and comply with accessiblity standards in accordance with all Government websites. This can be hard to achieve with a Contetn Managed system but we were able to tweak the implementation in order to meet with these regulations in as much as possible. The site was created using XHTML Transitional and CSS in accordance with web standards.

We were given a very short turnaround time for this project but we managed to meet all deadlines and successfully launched the site ahead of schedule.

Web 2.0 Application - www.thunks.co.uk

"Thunks" is a concept developed by Independent Thinking Ltd (see above). In their words:

"A Thunk is a beguilingly simple-looking question about everyday things that stops you in your tracks and helps you start to look at the world in a whole new light."

A "Web 2.0 application" is a website that uses user-generated content to deliver a service (e.g. Youtube, Myspace). We developed a thunks.co.uk to allow users to submit their own thunks and answer the thunks set by others, leaving comments as they go. The site is very simple, but so is the thunks concept, and so the site achieves it's aims very well. 

Web Application for Crown House Publishing

Crown House Publishing is specialist book publishers based in Carmarthen, Wales. Having used a bookings system we developed for ITL, Crown House realised they could benefit from having a system developed specifically for them. 

The system we developed, nicknamed "Colin" by the users, is designed to manage the publisher's inventory of titles. It is completely web-based, and hosted on Citric's servers, ensuring zero IT management overhead for Crown House. A sophisticated reporting interface ensures data can be viewed and exported in a variety of formats for further processing, while still ensuring all the user needs is a browser. 

NHS Housing Portal

Citric has carried out a number of consultancy and development projects for the NHS over several years. This has included development work on the main NHS portal at www.nhs.uk, consultancy work on key projects such as the National Electronic Library for Health and e-Medical records, and infrastructure projects such as SharePoint for the National Patient Access Team and SQL installations for the NHS Information Authority.

This strong relationship with the NHS led us to design, develop and host and NHS Accommodation Portal, which helps fulfill the government's targets for assisting key workers with their housing requirements. Receiving over 20,000 visitors per month, it allows NHS trusts to post up-to-date information about their available housing, as well as informing health professionals about the assistance available to them, providing an invaluable service.

Independent Thinking Portal Site

For over ten years Independent Thinking has been working to bring the best out of young people and those who work with them, focussing on areas including thinking, learning, motivation and creativity.

Citric has been working with Independent thinking for a number of years, and the current site represents the 3rd generation of technology we have developed as a solution. The site is a showcase for the Independent Thinking associates, and uses a whole range of web 2.0 technologies - including podcats, video streaming, forums, feedback, and article publishing.

Regularly receiving over 12,000 visitors per month, Independent Thinking continues to be the primary source of advertising for the group, and has led to the founder using Citric for many other projects.