About VerticalWave Solutions Design company in Toronto, Canada
Vinostics is our latest project and were proud to say it is one of a kind. As a matter of fact it is the first marketplace dedicated exclusively to the US and Canada collision repair sector. Vinostics has two major components one dedicated to body shops which can open bids on the products they need and one dedicated to suppliers which can fulfill the open bids. Body shops can select the most competitive offers based on prices and product selection saving big on their expenses.
Moreover the marketplace offers a wide array of products from which body shops can choose and also allows manufacturers and distributors suggest alternative products if needed. Communication between body shops and suppliers/jobbers is ensured via web text messages and email. We can say its more of a community than a classic marketplace. The database is huge containing more than 15k products from the most prestigious brands like 3M Norton Tork Devilbiss Carworks Anest Iwata Gerson Fusor and more. From shop supplies and tools like wipers cans and racks spray guns and sanders to consumables like abrasives fillers filters compounds and safety items Vinostics covers it all.
The marketplace is built using cutting edge tech ensuring total security and a modern attractive and intuitive UX. Shopify is used at the core as it is perhaps the most reliable ecommerce platform offering multiple options to sellers and buyers. The back-end uses Node.js due to its cross-platform capabilities. The front-end is based on the Angular framework to deliver enhanced user experience. For the database we used Firestore thanks to its scalable and flexible features. We added Prismic as CMS allowing administrators update the platform quickly and easyily. The marketplace also uses a custom Algolia search engine which provides accurate results on any query.
The Vinostics marketplace grows each day. Dozens of body shops and jobbers are using the platform as we speak placing orders and bids getting in touch and getting jobs done. The Vinostics team is also proud of their platform and the job VerticalWave has done. They are second and third generation automotive craftsmen and merchants with extensive know-how in the industry and the marketplace app is perfectly tailored to their needs.
And that is why Clutch views us as one of the leading e-commerce developers in Canada.
Based in Washington D.C. Clutch is a leading B2B ratings and reviews website which aims to put clients in touch with service providers who will be the ideal fit for their project needs and requirements. Clutch analysts segment the vendors listed on their site according to location and industry and then rank them based on their focus and ability to deliver in order to help clients make a competitive decision.
Based on these criteria Clutch analysts have rated us with a perfect 5 out of 5 star rating.
Here are just a few testimonials from our clients:
’The IGH Hub was successfully launched with all the features we requested…They were willing to work with us to find solutions for complicated features or issues.’ – Project Manager Social Work Organization
’Vertical Wave was on time on budget and very responsive.’ – Business Development Manager Publishing Company
’VerticalWave Solutions has always given us what we were looking for.’ – Communications Officer Research Organization
Apart from its flagship platform Clutch also runs two other websites The Manifest – an online publication that posts business news and insights and Visual Objects – a recently launched website which where mobile app development companies and other creatives can showcase their best work.
Were proud to say that VerticalWave Solutions is included on their page of the top lt;Drupal developers in Canada on The Manifest website.
WordPress has come a long way since it was launched back in 2003.
From a simple blogging platform it has evolved into a powerful and highly customizable CMS a fully fledged complex website solution. Moreover over the past five years it has gained a significant share of the CMS market with about 60% of all websites running it as their CMS.
While competing CMS solutions like Drupal and Joomla have continued to trend downwards WordPress has been gaining worldwide appreciation from both end users and developers thanks to a continuous process of innovation.
Lets take a closer look at the plain facts to understand the CMS market evolution up to 2019 according to statistics:
From our experience in the last few years a lot of Drupal CMS projects have been replaced by WordPress. We do migrations from Drupal to WordPress regularly now a major change from a few years ago when the opposite was a lot more common.
Businesses and developers slowly moved away from Drupal and focused on WordPress due to its increased ease of use modularity and highly efficient plug and play plugins intuitive publishing system and content administration.
While each new version of WordPress focuses on enhancing performance flexibility and usability bringing new features and simplifying administration and development the latest version of Drupal Drupal 8 really managed to mess things up.
Drupal not only changed the whole implementation model for developers but became more difficult to work with overall buggy and with a lack of basic core functionalities. One example is the need to write custom code or install third party modules just to open a link in a new browser tab.
In a stark direct contracts to Drupal WordPress offers extensive flexibility and versatility and comes with ton of features out of the box that cover almost any functionality a website might need.
Its pretty easy and straight forward to work with from an end-user perspective: if you need an online store you just install and configure WooCommerce; you need a forum or community just add BBpress or BuddyPress to the mix. Easy reliable clean development intuitive administration system reliable support.
In summary the advantages of using WordPress are many from lower development costs an easy management and publishing system to multiple functionalities. WP can be used for basic presentation sites as well as advanced custom and complex web applications forums data collection platforms e-commerce stores and more.
We highly recommend it here at VerticalWave and if you happen to need some help with a new or existing website project dont be shy and give us a shout.
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Were proud to announce the launch of our latest project The Institute of Global Homeless Hub (IGHhub) website. Backed by The Institute of Global Homeless the Hub is designed as a multi-purpose platform to serve researchers practitioners and policymakers across the globe and it addresses world-wide audience. It helps connect ideas effective practice policies data and more in an admirable effort to eradicate street homelessness at a global level.
The platform is powered by the powerful Drupal content management system it incorporates the latest tech features for advanced flexibility and usability and uses a custom responsive design which renders perfectly on laptops desktops and mobile devices on virtually any screen size and resolution.
The IGHHub features a friendly back-end user interface which allows administrators and editors add tons of content media items files and more with a few clicks. The large database is easy to manage and a custom search engine based on Solr grants quick access to any piece of content.
Moreover the content adding editing and deletion system is optimized for fast publication and updating. The entire content and user database is highly protected and backed up regularly to prevent data alteration of any kind. VerticalWave Solutions also provides ongoing maintenance and support for the entire project.
Were sure that with a powerful tool like the Hub platform to serve their needs the guys at The Institute of Global Homeless will be able to fight homelessness in a much more efficient and productive way.
So you have a big project on your hands and dont have the man power to get it done but your company is not yet ready to hire in-house developers? Or maybe you need to complete an in-house web or mobile project but lack the technical expertise of a dedicated software development team?
The solution is simple get in touch with a reliable remote developers team and outsource the work. Theres also the option of hiring freelancers but you need to be careful here as things can go wrong fast if youve never done this before.
There are some good freelancers out there without doubt but you cant always rely on the freelance job sites reviews to pick the best of them. Making the wrong choice could bring a world of pain including project going over budget timeline delays poor execution lack of quality control and the list goes on.
How can a remote developer team bring value added to your project and company? The answer is simple but only if you choose the right developers for the job: it can help you reduce costs can stick to a predefined timeframe and budget can deliver projects at high standards and offer ongoing support.
Moreover good developers dont just execute tasks but offer insights suggestions on how to make improvements and optimize the project to achieve the end goals and scope.
Although understandably some companies are reluctant to engage remote developers teams because of the downsides mentioned earlier the benefits far outweigh the potential risks. Hiring remote developers on demand is a viable solution for the fast-evolving and interactive digital world today. Flexibility is no longer a downside but an asset especially when it is professionally managed.
Still dont really know how to approach the remote development team solution? Here are a few aspects to keep in mind if you consider hiring developers on-demand and want to make sure the collaboration is resourceful and successful:
Were proud to announce the launch of our latest service Chatbot Factory aimed to deliver out-of the box cost-effective and automated Facebook solutions to simplify the interaction between users and companies or organizations. The VerticalWave Solutions department behind Chatbot Factory gathers a team of enthusiastic coders and designers skilled in artificial intelligence and non-artificial intelligence Facebook chatbots programming.
Facebook Chatbots can prove really useful and help your customer support and sales team in a constructive way easing their work. Were experts in programming them to assist your company with user and client engagement through your Facebook page by turning it into an engaging and interactive gateway.
Our chatbots integrate with the Facebook messenger and are able to respond accurately and in real time to user inquiries. They can provide basic info regarding products and services but also perform complex tasks like manage sales and shipping services. They are easy to deploy and do not require programming skills to be configured and managed. Moreover they can be adapted to virtually any industry sector.
Chatbot Factory chatbots come in two flavors to bridge the machine-human interaction gap and serve your companys needs:
Both Facebook chatbot versions are designed to mimic human behavior and engage your users customers and potential customers in an intuitive way automating and even improving customer support sales analytics and an entire set of other useful services to boost your companys ROI.
Drupal is without doubt one of the most versatile content management systems on the market when it comes to handle large content and user databases. B2B and B2C companies often look to convert such data as well as website user engagement into leads and potential customers. This is where Drupal CRM Integration comes in extremely handy. Pairing Drupal with an optimally tailored CRM provides excellent business automation allowing companies collect and manage crucial data and thus ensuring a better ROI.
Drupal can be integrated with various available CRMs including the most popular ones such as SalesForce and Microsoft Dynamics. However these CRM systems provide less flexibility and additional coding as well as third party support might be required to ensure optimal implementation.
On the other hand there are a few Customer Relationship Management systems that work almost ’out of the box’ when integrated with Drupal 7 and 8. This seamless integration is provided via dedicated modules and APIs as well as custom codes and widely supported by the Drupal developers community.
A successful integration creates a link between the two systems ensuring successful field mapping data transfer and management. Drupal can gather and send data collected through webforms or through user analysis in real time to the CRM to maximize marketing efficiency. To a certain extent we can say that the outcome is a powerful 2 in 1 content management and marketing platform.
Lets take a look at some of the most common CRM solutions that work best when paired with Drupal:
As said these CRM systems offer reliable integration with Drupal and provide lots of flexibility. However implementing the best suited solution for a specific company or organization requires a careful analysis to highlight particular needs depending on the business and organizational model.
The VerticalWave Solutions team is proud to announce the launch of E-Mentoring Halton a new generation type of collaboration platform dedicated to provide online mentoring partnerships for residents of Halton Region. It is a complex program designed to bridge the gap between established professionals and professionals immigrating to the Region of Halton in occupational-specific mentoring relationships. Moreover the platform is engineered to facilitate communication between program participants across the world at any time zone.
This is a scalable system tailored to put the most efficient collaboration communication and sharing tools at the fingertips of e-Mentors and e-Mentees. The challenge was to merge all functionality features with an intuitive and easy to use design for the end-user and for system administrators.
Using the powerful Drupal CMS our team successfully implemented a wide variety of functional features and a modern responsive design combining state of the art mobile and desktop UI and UX into an interactive and secure specialty platform.
E-Mentoring Halton boasts an innovative resource sharing system which provides users with access to documents videos links and notes. Users have the possibility to communicate via comments or the integrated instant messaging system. At the same time they can schedule meetings and calls to enhance their collaboration and reach the end goal easier while a built-in notification system alerts users and administrators of various activities via email.
System administrators can easily designate groups and associate users with them and create specific modules tasks and evaluations for each group and user. Moreover the content and user management system is designed to provide easy admin access to all resources and user accounts. Administrators control the back-end and entire collaboration system in a very straight-forward way to ensure the lowest interaction latency time possible.
As said the E-Mentoring Halton platform is based on custom functionalities and employs many features but using the latest Drupal 7 installment combined with custom built modules a clean and well-structured programming code and a solid database system our team has delivered a modern customizable and reliable solution for the client.
Part of the Ontarian set of laws intended to improve accessibility for people with disabilities the AODA – Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act adopted back in 2005 is intended to implement and enforce accessibility standards for Ontarians with disabilities with respect to everyday life aspects like goods services employment accommodation healthcare facilities transport and more kh0csxv.
The act eliminates what is called a barrier in terms of technology information communication and more for people with mental or physical disabilities. The Act is a major step forward in the history of fighting against discrimination of persons with disabilities in Ontario therefore supported by individuals as well as by government entities and companies alike.
The AODA sets of rules and standards concern the internet perhaps more than anything else. Ontario based websites need to comply with these regulations or are susceptible to penalties that can even escalate to lawsuits. The Act clearly specifies that government entities public sector organizations enterprises and related businesses must align their websites and web applications with the World Wide Web Consortium Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 intended to make website browsing and content access easily available to people with different levels of disabilities from cognitive limitations to physical impairment.
AODA complaint websites will become the standard in the upcoming years as the Acts rules and regulations must be fully adopted and implemented by 2025 as stipulated by the law. However implementing the necessary accessibility features requires both analysis and development to ensure correct design and functionality and a win-win outcome for visitors and users as well as for website and web apps operators and owners.
The most common implementation of the AODA compliance for web projects is based on the technical standard WCAG 2.0 levels:
At VerticalWave Solutions we support the AODA and work close with our clients to implement intuitive and correct accessibility features across all the websites apps and platforms we develop. This is a complex process starting with website/app/project audit and continuing with responsible research and development to reach the end goal. Our Drupal projects integrate modern UI and UX with intuitive accessibility features. A close focus on design and functionality on both mobile and desktop platforms ensures a successful project delivery and seamless integration with the AODA rules and regulations.
Text resizing text to speech full featured content accurate search responsive and adaptive design mobile friendly interface quick access buttons media integration intuitive menus are just a few of the required accessibility features we successfully implemented for important clients like The C.D. Howe Institute GREO – Gambling Research Exchange Ontario YouthREX lt;a href=https://verticalhq find more info.ca/portfolio_item/the-homeless-hub’gt;The Homeless Hub and more. All of our clients websites and apps are fully comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act as required for an optimal web experience.
Chatbots start to represent the next generation of web services for the modern Internet environment. Chatbots interact with real users simulating (or should we say emulating?) real people. The code behind a chatbot is complex and based on AI-related technology. This code allows a chatbot to intelligently interact with a multitude of users via a specific chat voice or text enabled platform behaving in a human-like way. Technology is advancing fast and even applications in which two chatbots can communicate with each other emerge.
One of the best things about chatbots is that they can be integrated with virtually any chat system or website as long as they are designed and programmed accordingly. Important social networking platforms companies and portals have already embraced the chatbot system. Although the technology is rather incipient the results are outstanding and users interacting with chatbots show a growing interest in this kind of service.
More precisely one of the usual chatbot applications is to guide visitors of a particular site or portal throughout its content. They can provide answers and solutions to questions like what product or service best suits a person based on certain requirements. Another useful job a chatbot can accomplish is to make the browsing experience more intuitive and enhance the users experience or provide selective advice. Chatbots can also collect data based on user preferences for future website improvements. Chatbot applications cover a wide range services from sports and weather to complex industry sectors like banking and finance.
As said chatbots behave in a human-like way based two distinct technologies: pre-programmed sets of rules and machine learning. Machine learning is an advanced tech using dynamic AI systems. Chatbots based on this tech are intuitive and can understand language (spoken or written). Since they can ’learn’ certain user patterns from conversations they develop new ’skills’ and can adapt to various situations and resolve particular tasks on the fly therefore can be integrated with almost any type of website across all popular operating systems like Windows Android iOS and more. Moreover the code behind chatbots is flexible and can be integrated with the majority of content management systems: Drupal Joomla WordPress and others.
These chatbots based on machine learning technology are a new niche in todays Internet environment but store infinite potential in terms of technology and productivity and definitely represent the future of human-computer interaction.
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