HSTC101 www.harbinger-systems.com SOCIALLY ASSISTED TRIP PLANNER

Challenge Shoe-string budget mandating use of some open source technologies with known limitations Uncompromising user interface design with advanced usability experience Harbinger Solution Scalable custom content management system for remote authoring and publishing of travel content Very rich UI with sliders, grids, drag-drop and custom controls using AJAX and JavaScript programming Advanced Web 2.0 features like Geo-coding and mash-up with travel portals via web services Browser, session and application level caching to enable great performance with rich UI Technologies & Tools Slide CMS, XForms REST, Web Services integration Mashup, geo-coding, Google Maps, AdSense AJAX, JavaScript, complex UI controls Benefits Travel content providers / authors writing content and publishing within minutes from anywhere in the world Intuitive trip planning interface for users with scheduling calendar, geo-coding, proximity locations and others Socially rated content delivered to users via rich UI application Relevant, location-based click-ads and access to complementary travel portals from inside BOTTOM LINE A one-stop trip planner with socially rated content delivered through rich, intuitive user interface SOCIALLY ASSISTED TRIP PLANNER www.harbinger-systems.com Situation A bootstrapped silicon valley startup with an idea to help travelers plan their trips Main differentiator to provide rich content on cities and locations through using travel professionals and social network Need a one-stop travel planner with seamless integration with travel service providers

Challenge

Shoe-string budget mandating use of some open source technologies with known limitations

Uncompromising user interface design with advanced usability experience

Harbinger Solution

Scalable custom content management system for remote authoring and publishing of travel content

Very rich UI with sliders, grids, drag-drop and custom controls using AJAX and JavaScript programming

Advanced Web 2.0 features like Geo-coding and mash-up with travel portals via web services

Browser, session and application level caching to enable great performance with rich UI

Technologies & Tools

Slide CMS, XForms

REST, Web Services integration

Mashup, geo-coding, Google Maps, AdSense

AJAX, JavaScript, complex UI controls

Benefits

Travel content providers / authors writing content and publishing within minutes from anywhere in the world

Intuitive trip planning interface for users with scheduling calendar, geo-coding, proximity locations and others

Socially rated content delivered to users via rich UI application

Relevant, location-based click-ads and access to complementary travel portals from inside

Situation

A bootstrapped silicon valley startup with an idea to help travelers plan their trips

Main differentiator to provide rich content on cities and locations through using travel professionals and social network

Need a one-stop travel planner with seamless integration with travel service providers

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Services

Web 2.0

eLearning

Software Product Development

Performance Engineering

Systems Software

Locations

Redmond, USA

Pleasanton, USA

Pune, India

Contact

[email_address]

[email_address]

USA Tel: +1 (425) 861-8400, +1 (510) 991-7766

India Tel: +91.20.2528.4201 / 2 / 3