Advanced Financial Visualization

Client: American Express
Service: RIA, Reusable UI
Technology Implementation: Flex

Catalyst Resource designs RIA for advanced modeling and visualization of cardholder spending

Challenge

American Express wanted a way to model spending for millions of AMEX cardholders as a result of promotional campaigns

Solution

Catalyst designed a dynamic and interactive analytics and visualization tool to target groups of cardholders who would be best served by particular campaigns

User Interface and application design for Portfolio Management Portal

Client: Morgan Stanley
Service: RIA
Technology Implementation: Silverlight

Catalyst Resource provides portal design with analytic and visualization tools for portfolio managers

Challenge

1700 Portfolio Managers needed access to sophisticated tools and metrics to provide consistent service and recommendations

Solution

Catalyst designed a portal web site with dynamic analytic and visualization tools enabling portfolio managers to provide quick and consistent analyses

User Interface and application design for Teleconferencing

Client: Intercall
Service: RIA, Reusable UI
Technology Implementation: Java Server Pages
AJAX EXTJS

Catalyst Resource provides application design of SaaS RIA for multi-million dollar teleconferencing service

Challenge

InterCall provides over $700 million per year in audio, video and web conferencing services. Customers were finding it confusing and slow to to schedule calls or use any of the add-on services.

Solution

Catalyst provided a rapid application design for a simple, flexible SaaS offering that enabled resellers to monitor customer networks 24 hours per day.

User Interface and application design for Document Management

Client: Xythos
Service: Reusable UI
Technology Implementation: AJAX

Catalyst Resources delivers UI strategy and reusable UI design system for secure document management and collaboration SaaS.

Challenge

Xythos wanted to deliver an on-demand version of their enterprise document management suite that would bridge sophisticated document management technology with the simplicity and rich user experience needed to target small and medium customer markets.

Solution

Define UI strategy and a scalable, reusable UI design system that delivers desktop functionality and performance to the SaaS. The new core UI was then applied across the entire application to deliver a rich user experience and integration with the enterprise web services.

User Interface and application design for Network Management

Client: Cisco
Service: Device Interface, Rapid Application Design
Technology Implementation: Java Server Pages
Custom JSP tags

Catalyst Resources provides rapid application design for security network management and monitoring

Challenge

Cisco physical security solutions provide video surveillance, IP cameras, and electronic access control for building security. Resellers needed an application to effectively monitor and manage customer deployments.

Solution

Catalyst provided a rapid application design for a simple, flexible SaaS offering that enabled resellers to monitor customer networks 24 hours per day.

User Interface and application design for Event Management

Client: Priava
Service: RIA, Reusable UI
Technology Implementation: Flex

Catalyst Resources re-designs on-premise enterprise event management solution for SaaS

Challenge

Priava is a leading developer of enterprise management software for event bookings. They wanted to expand into new markets internationally and decided to migrate and redesign their on-premise solution for SaaS.

Solution

Catalyst worked with Priava to redesign the application for the Internet, streamline business processes and optimize workflow in the core application with the result that customers could organize events 60% more efficiently.

User Interface and application design for Energy Management

Client: Energy Management Startup
Service: RIA, Smartphone/Tablet
Technology Implementation: Objective-C

Catalyst Resources designs iPhone app to complement enterprise SaaS for energy management

Challenge

A leading venture-funded SaaS firm wanted to provide a mobile application for executives and planners to monitor and control critical aspects of their enterprise environmental and energy management solution while in the field or on site.

Solution

Design of an iPhone app to complement the desktop SaaS solution with simplified, rich visualizations and competitively differentiating mobile user experience that addresses moment-in-the-hand primary tasks.

User Interface and application design for Remote Pathology Diagnostics

Client: Leading Healthcare Research Group
Service: RIA, Smartphone/Tablet
Technology Implementation: HTML5
Objective-C

Catalyst Resources designs digital pathology iPad application for remote diagnostics collaboration

Challenge

One of the world’s leading research-focused health care diagnostics group wanted to rapidly define product concepts for online diagnostic collaboration solutions using the latest RIA and mobile technologies.

Solution

Desktop and iPad proof of concept created in 14 days, to enable senior executives envision diagnostic collaboration for digital pathology within a secure and scalable environment.

User Interface and application design for Trading Communications Management

Client: IPC
Service: RIA, Device Interface
Technology Implementation: Flex

Catalyst Resources designs high performance RIA for financial trading communications system management

Challenge

IPC wanted to upgrade the performance and usability for configuring and managing their trading communications system used by administrators and technicians to gain secure insight into their accounts and transactions.

Solution

The RIA design enables greater self service, provisioning and control capabilities through an intuitive web-based, user interface, including access to detailed reports and administrator-generated alarms on specific activities.

User Interface and application design for Radiology Imaging System

Client: Medical Equipment Firm
Service: RIA, Reusable UI, Smartphone/Tablet, Device Interface
Technology Implementation: Flex
HTML5

Catalyst Resources designs modular UI design system for Xray, MRI and CT instrument control

Challenge

One of the world's leading medical equipment firms wanted a common instrumentation control interface for managing Xray, MRI and CT radiological instrumentation.

Solution

Proof of concept for modular UI design system to be applied across multiple product lines with both a web-based and tablet interface.

User Interface and application design for Bioanalytics

Client: ThermoFisher
Service: Reusable UI, Device Interface
Technology Implementation: WPF

Catalyst Resources designs UI system for mass spectrometry product used in analysis of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics

Challenge

User interface for mass spectrometry product reduced lab productivity and limited use of product in other high growth markets.

Solution

Microsoft thick client WPF UI design system to be applied across products in drug metabolism and pharmacokinetic analysis using mass spectrometry hardware.

User Interface and application design for Machine Automation

Client: Ventana Medical Systems
Service: RIA, Reusable UI, Device Interface
Technology Implementation: Flex

Catalyst Resources identifies workflows and design modular UI for automated slide staining system for clinical pathology.

Challenge

Hospitals and patients throughout the world rely on Ventana's highly sophisticated automated testing to reliably diagnose and identify cancer cells in tissue studies Ventana was committed to reducing testing time to provide physicians and patients with results more quickly.

Solution

Based on hospital visits and ethnographic user studies Catalyst provided a modular UI design system. The new UI integrated seamlessly into the workflow to help optimize the slide staining process and reduce time required to set-up, run and track studies.

User Interface and application design for Call Center Management

Client: Genesys
Service: RIA, Reusable UI
Technology Implementation: Microsoft WPF
EXTJS

Catalyst Resources designs a modular SaaS UI system to improve usability and customer self service of call center management software

Challenge

Genesys is the worlds leading call center performance management software, handling over 100 million customer interactions per day. Their system management application required hundreds of views and was difficult to configure without professional service teams.

Solution

Simply workflow and design a modular, SaaS UI design system to improve usability and enable customer self service, while reducing development, support and training costs. The simplified configuration enabled customers and resellers to manage systems more independently.

User Interface and application design for Bond Trading System

Client: Redwood Trust
Service: Reusable UI
Technology Implementation: Java Server Pages
Customer JSP Tags

Catalyst Resources designs fully operational web-based trading and management system.

Challenge

Redwood Trust invests in, finances, and manages real estate assets. They wanted to update and simplify their homegrown software application for evaluating and trading mortgage-backed bonds.

Solution

Based on detailed user studies, Catalyst simplified business processes and delivered the application design for a fully operational web-based trading and management system.

User Interface and application design for HR Systems

Client: Ceridian
Service: Reusable UI
Technology Implementation: Java Server Pages
ASP .net custom UI controls

Catalyst Resources design a modular, UI system for consistency, enhanced usability and custom branding for HR and payroll services

Challenge

Ceridian used over 100 applications to provide HR and payroll services for 19% of the U.S. workforce. They needed a UI system that could be standardized across multiple complex applications and custom-branded for global clients.

Solution

A lean, modular UI design system provided consistency across applications, improved usage and reduced development, support and training costs. It also supported rapid customer branding and multiple languages.

User Interface and application design for Corporate Training

Client: KnowledgePlanet
Service: Reusable UI
Technology Implementation: Java Server Pages
EXTJS

Catalyst Resources delivers UI strategy and reusable UI design system for SaaS performance-based training, compliance and talent development software

Challenge

KnowledgePlanet (acquired by Mzinga) was a leading provider of performance-based learning, compliance and talent development software. They were finding it difficult to migrate their desktop UI and development approach to a SaaS offering.

Solution

Deliver a UI strategy, design approach, and reusable UI design system for improved functionality and performance to deliver on-demand web-based training. The UI system supported rapid custom rebranding and multiple languages.

User Interface and application design for Issue & Support Tracking

Client: Issue Trak
Service: RIA, Reusable UI
Technology Implementation: .NET
Component Art

Catalyst Resources designs SaaS reusable UI and analytics visualization system for tracking incidents, issues, tasks, or trouble tickets

Challenge

IssueTrak's we-based software tracks incidents, issues, tasks, or trouble tickets. An outmoded UI and limited analytics visualization capability was resulting in lost sales.

Solution

Design a fully validated, reusable UI design system using .NET UI controls The result was an updated look and feel, smoother workflow and enhanced analytics & reporting.

User Interface and application design for Emergency Notification

Client: 3N
Service: RIA
Technology Implementation: Flex

Catalyst Resources designs high-performance RIA SaaS to simplify emergency notification.

Challenge

3n is a global mass notification system provider. Their emergency notification system, widely used on college campuses, needed enhanced clarity and simplicity for setting up notification directories, sending messages, tracking receipts, and visualizing the results in emergency scenarios.

Solution

Catalyst identified user needs and behavior during an emergency. Then created a new, high-performance RIA design, based on "emergency scenario templates" which simplifies use and enables contact of hundreds of thousands within minutes during an emergency.

User Interface and application design for Media Advertising

Client: Premier Retail Networks (PRN)
Service: RIA
Technology Implementation: Flex

Catalyst Resources provides rapid application design of SaaS and RIA UI for managing in-store retail media advertising.

Challenge

PRN delivers in-store media advertising to more than 210,000 screens in over 6,400 retail locations worldwide. PRN wanted to migrate a central media scheduling application to SaaS for use by retail personnel with minimal computer skills.

Solution

Catalyst systematically identified high value scenarios, intutive conceptual models and efficient workflows for retailers. The new Flex-based RIA design provided top tier retailers with an intuitive, interface to control and manage in-store advertising in real time.

User Interface and application design for Real Time Analytics

Client: TriGeo
Service: RIA, Reusable UI
Technology Implementation: Flex

Catalyst Resources provides SaaS strategy and modular RIA UI design system for network business intelligence and real-time analytics application.

Challenge

TriGeo provides a comprehensive active response and intrusion prevention technology for securing small and medium-sized enterprise networks. Sales of their existing Java Swing, thick-client security product were being impacted by an outdated user interface and lack of real-time analytics

Solution

Based on extensive user validation Catalyst provided SaaS strategy and a Flex-based RIA modular UI design system. The design included new branding, re-usable widgets, and graphical, interactive tools and real-time analystics displays that could apply modularly across complimentary products.

User Interface and application design for Full Financial Systems

Client: Penta
Service: RIA, Reusable UI
Technology Implementation: Microsoft WPF

Catalyst Resources designs RIA UI system for suite of financial and operations applications.

Challenge

Penta's software suite provides core financial and operational business processes for engineering and construction firms. They wanted to update the user experience and make process visibility more understandable to a larger audience within a company.

Solution

Catalyst designed a new, modular and highly intuitive user interface system modeled around workflow as opposed to database structure. This simplification makes it possible for all relevant stakeholders to access and use pertinent information.

User Interface and application design for Insurance Systems

Client: Firemans Fund
Service: Reusable UI
Technology Implementation: Java Server Pages
Customer JSP Tags

Catalyst Resources designs a modular, reusable UI design system for quoting, underwriting and issuing insurance policies

Challenge

Fireman's Fund provides personal and commercial insurance products nationwide. Insurance agents were using multiple custom applications with differing interfaces to quote, issue, bill and process claims. Error rates were high and incremental staff was needed to fill the shortfall.

Solution

Design of a modular, reusable UI design system was used to update all insurance claim applications with a consistent user interface. The result was a 3-fold increase in capacity using the same resources and a equivalent decrease in errors.

User Interface and application design for Custom Financial Apps

Client: JP Morgan
Service: Reusable UI
Technology Implementation: Java Server Pages
Custom JSP Tags

Catalyst Resources streamlines workflows and designs online budgeting and forecasting systems.

Challenge

J.P. Morgan is a leader in financial services with a workforce of over 260,000. They wanted to replace their spreadsheet-based system for salary and direct expense planning with a online solution.

Solution

Via extensive user studies Catalyst designed an online budgeting system for budgeting and forecasting. It was used throughout the firm to reduce

User Interface and application design for Credit Card Services

Client: First Data
Service: RIA, Reusable UI
Technology Implementation: Java Server Pages,
Custom JSP Tags

Catalyst Resources designs SaaS RIA for high-volume, high security credit card transaction services.

Challenge

First Data securely processes over 400 million credit card transactions a day. The wanted to migrate their mainframe-based application to a system that did not require specialized compuer skills for operation.

Solution

Catalyst designed a modular, reusable RIA to provide web access and enable users, without specialized mainframe training, to access more easily complete activities in a fraction of the time.

User Interface and application design for Digital Advertising

Client: Operative
Service: RIA, Reusable UI
Technology Implementation: Microsoft WPF
AJAX EXTJS

Catalyst Resources prototypes modular, RIA UI design system for SaaS digital advertising technology

Challenge

Operative is a global provider of digital advertising technology and services. They wanted to explore RIA designs to streamline workflows and enbale faster digital ad sales, implementation and execution.

Solution

Catalyst identified workflow redesign opportunities and prototyped an extensible RIA UI design system to enhance clarity, performance and add new functionality.