User Interface Design, Software as a Service (SaaS), Rich Internet Applications (RIA), Web Application UI, Flex, AJAX and Silverlight

Catalyst Resources - Modular & Reusable User Interface Design for Software as a Service and Rich Internet Applications

Catalyst at a Glance
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We provide strategy, user interface design and rapid application design for mission critical software applications.

Our specific areas of expertise include Financial Services, Software as a Service (SaaS), Reusable UI and Rich Internet Applications using Flex, Silverlight and AJAX.

Since 1994 we have designed and developed more than 300 software applications for many of the world's leading organizations.

We use highly experienced multi-disciplinary teams that can reliably deliver validated UI design for most applications within 100 to 120 days.

Rich Internet Applications and User Interface Design

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Our Work
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Everyday millions of users utilize software designed by Catalyst Resources.

To clients like Cisco, Fireman's Fund, JPMorgan Chase, 3n, and VISA we are the team who has transformed businesses by providing a competitive edge and a focus on positive bottom line results.

We are masters at delivering user-validated design and resuable code with a minimally disruptive, speedy process.

We provide UI Design, Rich Internet Application Design, and Rapid Application Design services for leading global organizations, as well as VC-funded software ventures.
Expertise
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Catalyst Resources has extensive experience and expertise in four primary areas:

Software as a Service (SaaS)

User-validated interface components that adapt when deployed into any customer environment

Financial Services

Application design of mission critical services for large numbers of users — e.g. general ledger, payroll, online banking, benefits, budgeting, trading systems

Modular, Reusable UI

Specialization in modular, reusable UI components to enable development teams to implement changes faster and cleaner.

Rich Internet Application (RIA) Design

Quickly get a handle on how to leverage Flex, Silverlight or AJAX UI in your application - where it will have the greatest impact, what tools to use, and best practices for implementation.
Process
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Our proven Agile UI Development methodology uses multi-disciplinary teams woring in 4-6 weeks sprints to ensure the delivery of a well-validated UI design and development in 100-120 days.

Our teams always engage at least three specialists:

UI Architect

Focuses on user input, business requirements and data and flow of screens

UI Designer

Interprets all the architectural input into concise screen interactions and information flow

UI Developer

Writes modular code and reusable UI components that reflects the blueprint
About Us
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Catalyst Resources is made up of highly seasoned UI designers, UI architects, presentation layer specialists, coders and business experts.

Focused Teams of Senior Professionals

We hire only the most highly skilled people in the industry so clients are assured they are always interacting with senior level professionals.

Innovative & Experienced Leadership

Paul Giurata, chief software designer, is one of the pre-eminent UI application designers in the U.S. He has a long track record of delivering innovative and successful application design to clients in financial services, SaaS and VC-funded ventures. As creative lead of the Catalyst team, he is actively involved in every application design project.
Test Drive
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Choosing a company to help you design your SaaS application is an important decision. Finding the right match is difficult. To make it easier, we offer several ways for you to learn how we think and to take us out for a test drive.

SaaS and RIA Blog

Our thoughts about user experience design, SaaS and RIAs. We encourage you to comment and ask questions.

SaaS Application Design Resource Center

Points you to the articles, blogs and web content that we are currently reading.

SaaS Roadmap @ Lunch Workshop Series

A free bi-weekly online workshop that delivers a roadmap for for SaaS application design, including a set of recommendations and benefits for what customers can achieve in practical and incremental steps. Ask for our input on your current application or project.

SaaS Roadmap @ Lunch

Attend a free Online Workshop

SaaS Roadmap @ Lunch series is a chance for senior level executives to pinpoint where they currently are on the SaaS readiness continuum and discuss a roadmap to improve the bottom line. Each webinar we review elements in the SaaS life cycle, then move to an interactive Q&A for any interface or application design issues you bring to the table.

Next Workshop

Friday, Feb 12, 2010
8:12—am PST

Speaker

Paul Giurata

Register Today!

SaaS, RIA & User Experience Blog

Press Releases

Saas Roadmap @ Lunch Workshop Series

Register for our free online workshop to develop a roadmap for the design of your SaaS application. We review examples and give recommendations on how to achieve bottom-line results in practical and incremental steps.

Next Online Workshop: February 12, 2010

Register Today

Catalyst Resources - Modular & Reusable User Interface Design for Software as a Service and Rich Internet Applications

Catalyst at a Glance

We provide strategy, user interface design and rapid application design for mission critical software applications.

Our Work

Everyday millions of users utilize software designed by Catalyst Resources.

Expertise

Process

About Us

Catalyst Resources is made up of highly seasoned UI designers, UI architects, presentation layer specialists, coders and business experts.

Focused Teams of Senior Professionals

Innovative & Experienced Leadership

Test Drive

SaaS Roadmap @ Lunch

Attend a free Online Workshop

Register Today!

SaaS, RIA & User Experience Blog

Press Releases

Saas Roadmap @ Lunch Workshop Series