IGM Investmore required an online application to be designed and developed which can easily be ’skinned’ to match their clients’ brand and visual identity. It needed to be easily scalable to allow for future development and expansion of the product, and make effective use of their unique array of financial tools and data.
By keeping a simple underlying framework to the site, it is possible to completely redefine the entire look and feel of the site to match the identity guidelines of IGM Investmore’s multi-national clients. This is achieved by simply editing the core style sheet.
The site was built upon a bespoke ‘widget’ framework, as made popular by sites like iGoogle and Netvibes. This allows for a completely modular development meaning new widgets can be developed and added to the product with minimum hassle. It also allows the user greater interactivity with the product - they can drag and drop widgets around the screen and even completely remove the widgets they don’t make use of.
The application also required a secure and functional back-end to allow administrators to add and edit articles, upload and publish company reports and announcements, and even to upload video clips. This has all been achieved from one highly intuitive AJAX-powered admin screen.
