.entropy software development case study

Compass Group

In 2005 Entropy began the task of converting the in unit system, Nexus, for the largest catering company in the UK.

 

Nexus, a large client server application, is deployed at over 3500 sites throughout the UK. It was originally developed in Visual Basic 6, VB6, and SQL Server 2000 using a multi-component, tiered architecture, and disconnected XML recordsets.

 

The task of converting Nexus to a C# .NET 2005 Windows Forms application involved a major redesign of the core components and its user interfaces; alongside changes to the SQL Server Stored Procedures and Functions.

 

Due to the scale of the application it was essential to the Compass Group that the legacy, VB6, components could be used, interoped, to allow for a phased release schedule.

 

All new forms were kept consistent using one of the major features of the .NET framework, visual inheritance.

 

Object Orientated design techniques were used to improve the code reusability and quality.

Fintecs

Fintecs developed the first visual MiFID software tool specifically to show compliance officers at a glance the MiFID regulations. MiFIDMap is written in C# .NET 2005 with Microsoft Visio 2007.

 

Because of their relationship with Microsoft and to gain customer confidence, Fintecs wanted to attain a ‘Microsoft Certified for Windows Logo'.

 

Entropy's main objective for this project was to focus on the Microsoft certification requirement of 'Resilient Software'. To achieve this Entropy developed a custom error / exception handler component for Fintecs and implemented it into MiFIDMap.

 

Training was given to the lead developer at Fintecs to ensure that all future development implemented the new component appropriately.

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