bGlobal | Case Studies

Case Study: GFI Software

About The Company

Founded in North Carolina in 1992, GFI Software has offices in the US, UK, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. Its worldwide roster of satisfied clients includes those working in aerospace, IT, financial services, lighting and architecture. GFI prides itself on creating affordable, resilient IT software for small- and medium-size businesses. GFI’s products are robust yet simple and cost effective to implement, and are designed to help customers manage, monitor and secure their networks. The company’s services includes cloud-based server monitoring, antivirus and web protection; network security such as internet access control and log data analysis; online faxing and email archiving, and hosted services such as remote management.

Solution

Turning to us for help, we quickly assembled a team of developers, project managers, quality assurance specialists and network engineers. We used Drupal, a CMS (Content Management System), as the platform for their main site. As our relationship progressed, we built four more sites and then shifted gears and leveraged SiteCore CMS for everything. We also created and maintained a Hubspot campaign including analytics.

Result

After we implemented GFI’s new site, engagement grew by a whopping 35%. By consolidating all of GFI’s websites into a single area, we made it easy for them to manage and maintain their properties. The bottom line: GFI saved time, money and resources – without sacrificing their reputation for excellence – by going offshore and partnering with bGlobal.www.gfi.com

Case Study: Tech Data Corporation

About The Company

Headquartered in Florida, Tech Data boasts four decades of expertise in IT product and service distribution. In fiscal 2014 the company realized almost USD40 billion in sales. Charting at number 119 on the Fortune 500 list, Tech Data serves customers in over 100 countries and employs 9000 people across the globe. The firm helps IT resellers meet the needs of consumers, businesses, government agencies and schools. Tech Data, though itself not a manufacturer of IT goods, nevertheless ensures that products from renowned brands such as Apple, Lenovo, Samsung and Cisco reach the marketplace. In addition to giving resellers access to a slew of technology products, Tech Data offers financing, technical training and marketing support.

Solution

bGlobal devised an end-to-end solution including all IA and UX (Information Architecture and User Experience) development, quality assurance, implementation and training. We got the ball rolling by conducting a number of discovery sessions to understand and document Tech Data’s needs. From there we brought in designers to create and implement a user interface and experience. This was followed by project development, testing, implementation and support. The portal was tailor-made, using a number of technologies: A custom framework was built using PHP, MySQL was leveraged for the database, and jQuery, AJAX and JavaScript were used throughout the build.

Result

By creating a custom-made events management portal, bGlobal saved Tech Data an enormous amount of money in yearly licensing fees. Today the site is used by nearly 50 internal Tech Data event staff and thousands of company clients. Surveys point to increased user satisfaction with the new portal, which enjoys popularity with non-technical and savvy users alike.www.techdata.com

Case Study: Bayard Advertising

About The Company

A full-service digital branding firm, Bayard was founded in 1923 by New Yorker Murray Waldorf. The company took its name from the lower Manhattan street on which its original office – a small flat, actually – stood. In those days Bayard’s services included typesetting and ad creation for businesses that wanted to place advertisements in the prestigious New York Times. Of course, nearly 100 years ago, all work was done by hand. Even Bayard’s layouts, created from hand-set blocks of type, were delivered via horse and buggy to the Times! Today Bayard boasts nine global offices, 12 partners and specialty divisions in the fields of transportation & logistics, real estate, recruitment, government and education.

Solution

Needing support on a wide variety of technologies, Bayard entrusted us to develop complete CMS-based sites for multiple platforms as well as Responsive jQuery solutions. We used tools like HTML5 and CSS to create microsites, banner ads, newsletters, e-flyers and dynamic forms with back end administration – all implemented to help Bayard meet the needs of its most discriminating customers.

Result

Although our partnership started with a small trial run, today we support Bayard’s division with an offshore technical team of 12 and handle all production for some of their biggest clients. bGlobal is proud to have delivered hundreds of projects for Bayard – on time and on budget! www.bayardad.com

Case Studies

Case Study: GFI Software

A respected security software firm tasks bGlobal to build, manage and maintain their web properties.

Case Study: Tech Data Corporation

To reduce costs, an industry-leading IT distributor assigns bGlobal to create a cutting edge events management portal.

Case Study: Bayard Advertising

One of America’s most established ad agencies turns to bGlobal to provide technical support and expertise across a broad spectrum of digital services.