These select Client Success Stories showcase some of the exciting solutions that AppLinx has developed for its clients. One of the cutting-edge platforms used to develop web presentation in the industry today is Macromedia Flash technology alongside Lotus Notes/Domino. AppLinx has successfully integrated these technologies to move many of our clients into a new area of web presentation. The response is often pure excitement, see for yourself the myraid of possibilities.

www.lotus.com/canada

Customer Overview As the Canadian headquarters for the Lotus Development Corporation, a subsidiary of IBM, Lotus Development Canada strives to support both its client and business partners alike to thrive in the Canadian market. Lotus offers a wide variety of technological business solutions ranging from its SmartSuite package - a software product for the desktop - to complete business solutions and developer tools. Lotus Notes/Domino, the premiere groupwise solution in the marketplace today, accomplishes everything from calendaring and scheduling, to email enablement, to database development integrated to the web.

Mission

Lotus Canada, expanding its presence on the web, required specialized web development skills to work in collaboration with Lotus' wealth of internal expertise. Lotus Canada enlisted the skills of AppLinx Corporation to extend its capabilites.

Accomplishment

Addressing Lotus Canada's specialized web needs, AppLinx Corporation continues to provide timely, scaleable web solutions. One of the highlights over the last year while working with Lotus Canada is the creation of various Macromedia Flash-enabled presentations, which are currently being featured as top stories on the Lotus Canada home page.

www.minolta.ca

Customer Overview Minolta Canada is easily one of the biggest names in Canadian Imagery. Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario and working with thousands of dealers and retailers nationwide, Minolta Canada is a major force in the Canadian photographic and office automation markets. A continually evolving tradition of excellence in optics and electronics underlies Minolta's success story. While they are best known for cameras, copiers and micrographic products, Minolta has an impressive record of technological innovation in several fields. Their quality products range from binoculars to the world's most advanced planetariums, from photographic exposure meters to radiometric instruments used for a variety of light and measurement purposes, and from office copiers to sophisticated computer-based digital information and imaging systems.

Mission

Our goal for the design of this web site was to provide Minolta Canada with an expanded web presence and an internet business advantage by delivering exciting, multi-platform e-business solutions that meet Minolta's business and budgetary needs. Minolta found that AppLinx Corporation has the skills required to provide them with a web site that best meets their changing e-business needs.

Accomplishment

After working closely with Minolta Canada to address each of their specialized web requirements, AppLinx Corporation has developed a web site offering various features including a product and services catalogue, a dealer locator, on-line warranty registration, customer feedback and more. Minolta Customers can enjoy simple on-line shopping thanks to a secure Verisign certificate to ensure the privacy of their customers credit information is the top priority.

www.asldirect.com

Customer Overview asldirect.com is an online mutual fund brokerage company based in Canada. asldirect.com differentiates itself from its competitors by offering a flat fee pricing model, as opposed to brokerages that charge front or back-end load fees, or annual trailer fees. Instead, the investor pays a fixed monthly fee, no matter how large the portfolio is. The investor can log onto the asldirect.com web site to access his or her personal portfolio, find mutual fund recommendations, or for online trading for over 1000 Canadian mutual funds. There is also a portfolio doctor feature, an unbiased, online help service which assesses the health of one's current portfolio.

Mission

asldirect.com needed a comprehensive, full-service web site with e-commerce capability. Since its business is on the Internet, asldirect.com needed a strong web presence by having a web site that is easy to navigate, informative, and most importantly, secure.

Accomplishment

In addressing asldirect.com's needs, AppLinx Corporation developed a web site featuring a secure, password-protected area with e-commerce functionality. Due to the ever-changing nature of the mutual fund industry, the web site can be updated easily and quickly, without any programming knowledge. In addition, AppLinx designed the site with the end user in mind, making the site easy to navigate with a strong brand focus.