Company Overview

Devlin Applied Design, a Toronto-based internet agency, specializes in helping clients maximize the power of new media to communicate, collaborate and transform their business. Devlin offers clients a complete package of services, from needs assessment to website development, and site maintenance.

Devlin combines extensive experience as corporate ommunications consultants with high quality in-house design, digital management solutions, usability testing, and technical expertise to ensure that clients receive business solutions that work. This strategy of combining creative vision with technology expertise has helped Devlin build integrated communications solutions for a wide range of leading North American companies such as FedEx, BASF, Barclays Bank PLC (iUnits. com), Cott Corporation, Group Telecom, IMAX Corporation, Camco (GE Appliances Canada) and MAC Cosmetics..

Leading the Way Evidence that Devlin is leading the way in creating digital business solutions can be found in the development of DECISION ROOM, an internet-based communications tool that permits rapid, accessible and structured communications between a group of users. Decision Room is a cost-effective method of doing business digitally, since it eliminates the need for couriers, faxing, e-mail, travel and face-to-face meetings. Decision Room requires no software or download, is easy to use and can be totally customized to meet an organization's specific requirements.

What also sets Devlin apart from the competition is its Usability Lab, which was established in 1996 to offer clients both a venue and a methodology to test their products. The goal is to help clients create applications that provide the appropriate functionality, are easy to learn and use and are subjectively satisfying for their customers. The Usability Lab applies principles from Human-Computer Interaction, a multi- disciplinary field that investigates the human aspects of interactive computing systems to evaluate the various elements of style, technique, accessibility, ease of navigation, graphics quality, interactivity and speed of an application.

History Founded in 1994 by Catharine Devlin, Toronto/New York City-based Devlin has earned a reputation as one of the leading interface design and development firms in North America. Our specialized expertise in Usability Analysis and Digital Business Planning augments Devlin's capabilities in Interface Design, Back-end Development, and 3D/Web Animation.

In addition, Devlin Applied Design is one of the Envoy Group of Companies, a publically-traded company (TSE: ECG; NASDAQ: ECGI). Our combined strengths in Marketing, Advertising, Retail, and Corporate Design make us an integrated marketing powerhouse. Click on these links to visit Envoy and the companies a part of the group:

*Envoy Communications Group Inc. (www. envoy. to) *Communique Group (www. communique. to) *Hampel, Stefanides (www. hsny. com) *Sage Information Consultants (www. sageconsultants. com) *Watt International (www. wattinternational. com) *John St. (www. johnst. com)

Company Information

Additional Details

Legal Name: Devlin eBusiness Architects Inc.

Number of Employees: 12

Total Sales ($CDN): $100,000 - $200,000

Contacts

Services

• Application Development

  Devlin's platform agnostic application development capabilities provide powerful functionality to all of our projects.

  Devlin's user-focused development process applies our diverse technologies to build solutions tailored to your system and business requirements. Our diverse technological expertise ensures that all back-end development is easily integrated into a client's existing technical infrastructure.

  In developing back-end solutions, Devlin always conducts extensive testing and quality assurance to guarantee that our back-end solutions are easy to use and fully functioning before we release any final product.

  Devlin's Development Expertise includes:

  *Development Platforms Windows, Unix, Linux, Mac OS

  *Database Design and Modeling Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Lotus Domino

  *Web Programming & Technologies HTML, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP (Jscript/VBScript), ColdFusion, PHP3, PERL, Java/J2EE, EJB, Java Servlets, Java Applets, JSP, JDBC, PL/SQL, XML

  *Web Application Servers Oracle Application Server, IBM WebSphere, Lotus Domino, Allaire JRun, Microsoft IIS, Apache Server, Apache JServ

  *Partnerships Oracle Partner Program, IBM Business Partner, Lotus Business Partner, Apple Premier Developer

  *Training and Certification Oracle Certified Professionals, Microsoft Certified Professionals, Certified Lotus Professionals

• E-business Strategy

  Whether you want to expand into the online medium, enhance your current online initiatives, or strategically reposition your business in the digital economy, Devlin can help you build your user relationship strategy.

  Devlin's user-focused approach combines, your company's business goals, research and planning to establish an effective strategy for each new digital challenge. Devlin's supporting services, including e-marketing, user testing, and evaluation methodologies, ensure a sustainable implementation of your e-Business strategy.

  Devlin's e-Business Strategy expertise includes:

  *Research Before creating any solutions, Devlin thoroughly researches your business, your users, your competition, and your industry. Our extensive research lays the groundwork for a digital solution that is tailored to your business needs.

  *Information Management and Architecture Information within your digital projects must promote your core business objectives, while remaining organized and web-friendly. Strategic planning evaluates the information to be included in your digital projects, including recommendations for category labeling, content, structure, and management of your online initiative.

  *Account/Project Management Our project team establishes a close working relationship with our clients to foster the creative energy and excitement necessary to produce a top quality product on time and within budget. Meetings and sessions are held face-to-face, as well as online using our proprietary collaboration tool, DECISION ROOMTM (www. decisionroom. com).

  *e-Marketing Support Services All digital projects that Devlin develops can be supported with e- marketing initiatives. Devlin can develop and execute a plan that will launch your new site to the digital world, targeting your intended audience.

• Interface Design

  Devlin's interface design capabilities have provided extensive digital solutions, including: web sites, intranets, extranets, interactive presentations, kiosk systems, database user interfaces, and e-marketing. Devlin's award-winning Interface Design expertise includes:

  *GUI / Information Design All graphic design solutions are based on the combination of user- centered research and artistic vision. The resulting artful interfaces present information in a simple, intuitive manner within a GUI that reflects client values and brand identity.

  *Navigation Development Because the organization of information is crucial to designing a successful site, much of our creative efforts focus on navigation development. Devlin's architectural methodologies are based on page tracking results and user insight, enabling us to create an intuitive navigation for users and a more positive experience over all.

  *Evaluation and Quality Assurance As part of all the work we do, Devlin provides mechanisms for improvement through evaluation and quality control. Using heuristic evaluations, user testing, and extensive quality assurance methods, Devlin ensures the design is not only aesthetically rewarding and usable, but also completely functional and error-free.

• Usability Analysis

  Devlin's usability expertise integrates user needs with business strategies to deliver high-impact digital solutions.

  Usability is built into all of Devlin's projects as part of our development process; however, we also offer our usability services independently to assist businesses in assessing and testing their digital projects.

  As part of our user-centered process, usability begins with audience research and user profiling, as well as analysis of your business, competition, and industry. We establish who your users are and research their specific requirements. Any design or application is created as a prototype first, undergoing rigorous user testing. The analysis continues through the production of our digital solutions and provides final feedback before the launch.

  Devlin applies a variety of techniques molded around individual goals and objectives of each project. Devlin has a variety of specific methodologies that we can apply to our projects, which are also available as independent services.

  Devlin's Usability Expertise includes:

  *Heuristic Evaluation *User Testing *Contextual Inquiry *User Profiling *Requirements Gathering *User Case Scenarios *In-house Usability Lab In 1996, Devlin began usability testing and subsequently built an in-house usability lab that is modeled after labs set up in the mid-90's by AmeriTechTM. Our lab is a completely secure, inter- connected, double room environment with one-way mirrored glass to provide clients the opportunity to witness the testing process.

Products

• Decision Room

NAICS Categories

• 541510 Computer Systems Design and Related Services

Additional Information