Company

System: Distributed web-automation application simplifying tasks on a public sector ecommerce portal

Client: MePATool

Technologies: Perl, Javascript, Mojolicious, Hypnotoad, SQL

Problem: The workflow required for public sector ecommerce in a particular jurisdiction can slow down business.

Solution: 7 subsystems have been created and are maintained by Virtual Blue, including client executables, API, Web Admin and web-automation processes. Multithreaded headless Chrome instances are controlled via a custom process management system. Rendering browsers tend to be memory hungry which is one reason the system is distributed across several servers, in order to cope with traffic spikes. Recently very low error rates have been achieved.

System: iOS and Android app to provide alerts when entering the London Congestion Zone

Client: Outbound BPO Ltd

Technologies: Rust, Javascript, Cordova

Problem: Drivers in London may find it difficult to keep track of and avoid the London Congestion Zone boundary

Solution: The system takes advantage of an Open Street Maps tiling server and Cordova's Geolocation Plugin to track the user's location in London. A push notification is sent when user approaches the Congestion Zone boundary.

System: iOS and Android app to allow users of a SaaS platform to enter OTPs remotely

Client: MePATool

Technologies: Apache Cordova, Javascript, Perl

Problem: Users need to provide OTPs to automated processes so they can log in to the target portal.

Solution: When automated processes encounter a request for an OTP a push notification is sent to the users device. The user is able to provide the OTP directly in the app and this is relayed back to the waiting process, which can then proceed.