Previously, Clicks had to produce physical images and post a copy to each of the territories, taking anywhere from three to five weeks. The intranet solution enabled Clicks to put a new image on the system in one to two days. Clicks impressed Sony, and The Web Factory won the Clicks' contract. The Web Factory installed an AlphaServer system to optimize application and database performance, implemented security and authentication processes, ran a leased line into The Web Factory network, and created a WebSpeed application using a Progress database. The development lasted about eight weeks.
Users can easily locate and order images, and even change their minds about an order.
They don't have to spend time learning the system. Today, buzzwords like intranet and extranet have launched a culture of their own. Yet few Internet providers in the U.K. have their own electronic backbone and software departments to successfully build these environments without incurring customer disruption and downtime. They also wanted to develop a private area on their website where members could exchange information. As The Web Factory learns how to incorporate more complex functionality into its sites, it gains the experience to construct increasingly intuitive, convenient, and fully secure websites.