Friday, September 21, 2007

Convergence of Information: How Corporations Can Dramatically Enhance the Decision-Making Process.

A company has to understand and measure its processes in order to properly manage the business. This is not an easy task, since the information is spread among various systems in an heterogeneous computational environment. Convergence of Information deals with the challenge of providing a single entry point where all key metric elements can be accessed, giving agility to management and executives, and enhancing the overall performance of the corporation.

Download paper here.

Friday, May 11, 2007

A Different Approach to a Window System: The Modeling and Applications of a Non-Overlapping Window Environment.

The era of Web 2.0 allowed us to implement and use windows inside a web browser, without impact neither on performance nor usability. The possibility of desktop-like experience while using web applications, broads the horizon of programs that can benefit from all the advantages that come with the Internet.

In this paper we are going to explore a different approach to how a dynamic window system can function and behave. Windows squeeze and expand, resembling an accordion. This way, windows give a little space to other windows (when required) , or request a larger area, within the canvas, to allow the user to concentrate his/hers focus, without loosing the sight of what is in the other windows.

Download the complete paper here.

A flash binary executable demo can be downloaded here.

The complete source code (written in OpenLaszlo) can be downloaded here.


Saturday, March 10, 2007

Cash Processing and Handling



This system was develop back in 2001 by me in cooperation with De La Rue after we identified the need of treasury rooms to process different kinds of forms of payment, in different processing cells, but all working together and in a collaboratively way.