Opportunity:

Our client required a pc/browser based widget for a company promoting their line of Spas and Hot Tubs.
This widget would help enhance the companies brand and will also lay emphasis on relaxation and a healthy life style.

The widget would remain active on the desktop, and based on the users profile, would display any or all of the following:

• Healthy Lifestyle and Relaxation Tips
• Series of images relating to health exercises and relaxation
• Play soft or relaxing music

The branding element would be subtle, and would allow the user to learn more about the company’s product line, and locate a dealer nearest to them.


Solution:

Web Spiders developed the widget application along with a back-end CMS module. The CMS module provides the Admin User an easy means for maintaining and updating content displayed to the end-user by the Widget. The content is as described – text, images and music.
The application was optimized for the different Windows versions and also MAC.
The dealer search functionality, based on Zip code, was integrated using a third party web service.
The widget provides capability for the user to personalize its settings that best suits him.

Technology:

Adobe Flex, AIR Beta 3, AIR, PHP, MySQL on Linux