Software Development

TECField has extensive experience in the development of information systems. We are sensitive to issues related to interfaces, accessibility, scheduling applicational management, traffic information, sustainability and security aspects needed to be taken into account when developing systems to be used by a large number of users.

The development of solutions based on large-scale distributed systems involves not only functional  and technical issues of the application to implement, but also a set of factors related to interfaces, accessibility, scalability, availability and security

TECField has proven experience in this sensitive area. We project large-scale solutions, taking into account all the human and technical details  related to human-computer interaction.

TECField is sensitive to the investment made in the areas of e-government and suplly chain management and is committed to developing solutions that suit each project, focusing on process management of organizations and helping decrease  the costs involved in organizational and institutional processes.

In TECField, this type of distributed applications are designed taking into account the fundamental pillars, which we will distinguish between:

The Interface:

Primary component to be taken into account when the system is designed to be used by employees with user level computer experience. It is necessary to consider the standards for the identification of applicational elements, so that the work of each user within the system is carried out efficiently and as quickly as possible. TECField has experience in gathering requirements of the most important tasks of each process, usually associated with a particular official or function as well as the goals associated with each process. To do so, following the development of project since its early stage, we take into account any improvements that can speed up administrative processes.

Security:

Aware of the increasing benefits of the Internet and of the use of distributed systems for the realization of tasks, TECField believes that the opening of a distributed system to a global network carries risks related to unauthorized access attempts. The element of safety and security is taken into account at all stages of project development, from initial requirements gathering, prototyping, through delivery, integration and use of the system by users.

Scalability:

The design of a distributed system must be made by providing their growth over time. Both at the study and implementation of the data structure, as well as coding in terms of programming language, as well as in operating systems and hardware types, TECField is always aware of the possibility of growth and increasing the use of the system. The aspects mentioned above are important and these should be provided on the number of user, but the pplicational design should be structured to increase use over time, so that the system is accountable to certain levels of demand, which are expected to be increasing, and that investment in the acquisition and development of the system is ensured in the long term.

Availability:

With the massive use of Internet, distributed systems have been growing over time, and the dependence of administrative systems, which are supported in their organizational processes, has increased significantly. TECField is sensitive to this issue, and has experience in the problems associated with failures in administrative procedures due to flaws in computerized form. The systems designed by TECField target primarily the availability and accessibility in their access and use. For this purpose TECField considers key aspects in the design of the system and the design of the communication system between all parts in the process.

Accessibility:

Standards Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) were set to encourage authors to develop web applications that are accessible to people with disabilities. The Internet is extremely important in receiving information, as well as dissemination of information and interaction with society. It is therefore essential that the Web can be accessed in order to allow access conditions and equal opportunities for persons with disabilities. An accessible Web can help people with disabilities to participate in society in a much more active. TECField also ensures that it’s applications will be developed and supported by the main existing Internet browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 7 or higher), Mozilla Firefox (version 3 or higher), Google Chrome (version 5 or higher) and Apple Safari (version 4 or higher).

TECField is qualified in treating and resolving these issues. Within the frameworks of the company, researchers are engaged in academic activity in this area and publish academic articles in international conferences and books related to these topics.

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