‘Our Approach’ posts

Open Source Consulting – Doing What is Right for the Customer!

Posted by Noreen Vincent on 10 Feb 2009

At Optaros, the customer is king! Our clients’ success is our success. This is built-in into the DNA of our consultants. Listening to and understanding our customers’ vision, objectives, needs and challenges is key. It allows us to then propose an approach, shape a solution, provide a roadmap, bring best practices into play, define an | View post »

JasperSoft Solutions Used at MCCA with OptAM Delivering Tremendous Business Results

Posted by Marc Osofsky on 23 Oct 2008

In late 2007, MCCA engaged Optaros to build a comprehensive Event Management System that enables the MCCA staff and their partners to sell, plan and deliver events to their customers. The solution supports MCCA’s core business operations in the event management lifecycle including: Sales and Facility Booking Event and Exhibitor Space Setup and Service Order | View post »

UK Open Source Consulting

Posted by Optaros on 20 Oct 2008

Optaros is building momentum in the United Kingdom. We have had a successful start to the UK open source consulting business and are working with some great companies. We are an open source consulting firm that helps companies seize business agility. We design and assemble business solutions by leveraging open source components, allowing rapidly deliver | View post »

CIO Open Source Interview Part 5 – User Experience

Posted by Marc Osofsky on 07 Jul 2008

Here is a snippet of the conversation I had with Steve Snyder, CIO of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, describing his experience with our User Experience team and how the approach was different than traditional approaches.

"I Need to See It" – Wireframing for a Richer Web

Posted by Marc Osofsky on 10 Jan 2008

“What do you mean, when you click here, that that portion of the screen will refresh with new information, highlight, and then a notification will appear, verifying that a change has occurred? — I need to see it…” This is an example of a common question that members of the UX team will hear from | View post »

Tear down the walls!

Posted by Optaros on 06 Jan 2008

Optaros has torn down the walls between design and development. Other companies treat Usability like a condiment, adding a little just before delivery. Not us – our User Experience and Technical teams form a true partnership right from the beginning of every project.