Equity: The Actors Union
Technology: ASP.NET & SQL Server
Features: Custom desktop style CMS, Web service integration, sync with membership system.
Overview:
Equity required the migration of thousands of member records, integration with their in-house membership system, and an intuitive admin system to manage their online members and site content. Any loss of data could leave them with unhappy members, and the in-house system was occasionally inaccessible when undergoing maintenance - meaning members would not be able to log into the site. They also wanted an advanced search facility implementing, which still looked clean and easy to use. SQL scripts transferred the member data to a new database, leaving a copy of the old database to refer back to - up to and beyond launch, and the new site was integrated with their in-house membership system via a web service - falling back to the websites local database if a connection cannot be made. A single threaded synchronisation routine then removes any members whose membership has lapsed or cancelled on reconnection. The search facility within the site shows different sections of the form dependant upon previous choices made. The admin system is configured to look like a desktop app, using web 2.0 components such as overlays used to load new content, and uses Ajax to ease the load on the server.
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