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Heading to Mexico
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
Next week we’ll be installing the first release of the new BCA software version, the system we designed and developed for a vehicles plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico.
We are very excited that our customers continue trusting us to keep updating their systems and this is one of our most valued objectives.
The BCA upgrade will deliver significant performance improvements in the database and with the processing of files.
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Wednesday Worst Day for Traffic in BA
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
Centraldev has worked closeley with C2DataOnline and Microsoft Argentina to develop a traffic information system for Buenos Aires city that’s currently in use as a layer of MSN Maps Argentina, Microsoft’s online map application.
Our work has been the development of a Ruby on Rails web application that’s used as a backend for C2DataOnline to continuously monitor and update Buenos Aires traffic information. On the other hand, we also provide a PHP webservice that is queried during the day by MSN Maps Argentina, in order to obtain the updated traffic information.
Our last project has been the development of traffic reports to obtain statistic information about the worst traffic incidents in Buenos Aires. Analysts at Microsoft have concluded, thank to these statistic reports, interesting data about the traffic in Buenos Aires. One of the most concluding facts is that if you want to drive through Buenos Aires, Wednesday is the worst day to do it.
Buenos Aires is usually freezed by demonstrations and this data is logged to the C2 traffic system. It appears to be that demonstrators usually prefer Wednesdays for their acts. Other incidents that affect transit are reparations, accidents and fog.
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Centraldev to Start Three New Challenging Projects
Saturday, April 4th, 2009
Yesterday, we have been notified that we have earned three challenging new projects that should keep us bussy for the next months. We are really excited for this projects because they represent important oportunities to grow and to learn.
One of the projects is a Windows application that will require to use Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF). It will also require extremely easy administration and configuration, since it is going to be used by non technical personnel. That’s a challenge and we like it.
We have another project to do on a Windows Mobile PDA, using the .NET Compact Framework. This application should sync data with another desktop application. We had already done a prototype of this app back in November, and now it was approved. Also very interesting.
Finally, we are doing another project with smart cards, which will use the Key Diversification System we have finished in January. This may be the biggest project of the year.
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Portfolio also updated
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
One of the most important updates we published today, and maybe the reason why we went online so early with the new version is our portfolio section. Our previous site didn’t give the portfolio the importance it needed. As a web design and programming services company, our portfolio should always had to be our most important section because it is expected that there it is where prospects will go when they want to learn what our capabilities are.
Sincerely, we have never done the job of looking back through the projects we have done in the past and that was the only way we realized that we had a lot to show! What you will now see in portfolio is only the most important projects, but we have lots more.
Most of them are websites, because they are easier to show. But we have also done lots of desktop applications, like RFID, Smart Card and FingerVein applications. Some of the most important ones that come to my mind now, that we left outside are:
- The Raffle application: this was an application that was used by Hitachi in a trade show in Las Vegas. It was used to make a raffle and it had a colorful spining wheel done in Flash.
- The EPC reader controller: this was a configuration tool also done for Hitachi to control one of their RFID readers remotely.
- The RFID demo application: we did this application to demo the functionalities of the Hitachi RFID readers.
- The Finger Vein GINA: this was one challenging project. It was a complete Windows Logon screen replacement (GINA) that used Hitachi’s FingerVein reader. With this application you could log on to Windows with your finger vein pattern.
- The Card Management System (CMS): this was a web and desktop application we did for smart card issuing and management.
- The Smart Bio Authentication System (SBAS): this was a three-factor authentication system for medial applications that used finger print, smart card and PIN. The system was composed of a server application for authentication, an issuing application and a client application. Transactions were done with webservices and it had a challenge/response security mechanism that used a SafeNet Hardware Security Modules (HSM) for cryptograpy and random number generation.
- The ProPay HSM functionality module: we did a functionality module for a SafeNet HSM that it is currently used in ProPay payment transactions. It implemented the DUKPT algo.
I’m sure I’m still forgeting something but, so far, that’s the most important that it is NOT in the portfolio with a picture.
So, don’t forget to visit our portfolio!
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Site update
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
Today we have updated our site. You will notice a new fresher design. Simpler, more white, more space for content and more flexible for us. We’ll continue working on it during April, so it’s not finished work, but it works better than the previous, at least, for the kind of content we want to publish.
Why did we change the design so soon? As a web design shop, I think we owe you an explanation.
We ordered the previous design to Dario, one of our designers. Unfortunately, over the months, we were still not convinced. Too much HTML and CSS hacks, too much styles. We wanted something simpler. We thought that it didn’t really transmitted the style that Centraldev always put in their clients sites!
The new design is a lot simpler. Just a white rounded box where you can put anything you want inside. We don’t have to follow a fixed template for every page. Each page can now have its own personality, since this is more neutral, as we see it.
Remember, it is still work in progress. We still have to create the WordPress template for this blog, what should happen next week. We also have to describe more about our services, specially web design and programming.
Now, you can let us know what you think about the new design. We promise we’ll listen to you!
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