Netphase » Web Development http://blog.netphase.com for a connected world Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:40:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Carolina Coupons Takes Savings To The Next Level http://blog.netphase.com/2009/08/17/carolina-coupons-takes-savings-to-the-next-level/ http://blog.netphase.com/2009/08/17/carolina-coupons-takes-savings-to-the-next-level/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:45:40 +0000 Chris http://www.netphase.com/?p=387 A few short months ago, Carolina MoneySaver magazine recognized the need for helping consumers with significant savings was growing dramatically. The economy is tough, and more people are clipping coupons and looking for ways to cut costs than at any time in recent memory. Being a fiscally responsible company in their own right, they knew that printing and mailing even more magazines was not the preferred approach; they needed to extend their reach beyond the local market fast!

Enter Netphase.

Working closely with the Carolina MoneySaver team, Netphase designed a solution to meet their needs and the growing demand for online savings. The site is easy to use, allowing you to search or browse for coupons, ‘clip’ them for later, and print them when needed. Expired coupons disappear from the site, so unlike at home, your collection of clipped coupons is never out of date. And unlike paper coupons, CarolinaCoupons.com even provides you with a map to the nearest location that honors that coupon – saving you gas as well :-)

CarolinaCoupons.com is in testing right now, and the two teams are very pleased with the site’s progress.

About Netphase’s Role with CarolinaCoupons.com

Netphase developed Carolina Coupons for Carolina MoneySaver using the Ruby on Rails application development framework, soft-launching in July, 2009. Carolina Coupons is deployed on an infinitely scalable, stable and robust architecture designed and maintained by Netphase within the Amazon Enhanced Computing Cloud, or EC2, infrastructure.

Netphase is currently enhancing the site and planning additional features with the client, including a native mobile version.

If you are interested in having Netphase turn your application dream into a reality, contact us today. We offer free initial consultations, and are always interested in hearing about exciting new mobile and web applications.

]]> http://blog.netphase.com/2009/08/17/carolina-coupons-takes-savings-to-the-next-level/feed/ 1 Netphase Launches Homeschool Apple http://blog.netphase.com/2009/03/07/netphase-launches-homeschool-apple/ http://blog.netphase.com/2009/03/07/netphase-launches-homeschool-apple/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:59:09 +0000 Chris http://www.netphase.com/?p=308 Earlier today, Netphase launched its first in what is expected to be a long line of web applications based on its new virtual mall engine, WeSell.  WeSell aims to conquer some of the problems typically associated with selling from multiple vendors in a shopping cart-based system, utilizing only one checkout.

The technology behind it is really quite remarkable. Netphase’s proprietary solution takes into account the available inventory of the seller, who typically will be an average user with products in their possession that they wish to resell. It prevents shopping cart conflicts, yet also considers how long a prospective buyer is allowed to keep an item in his cart before the item is returned back to the active inventory for others to purchase. Bottom line is that it strives to strike the difficult balance of allowing a seller to have inventory tied up by only those wanting to purchase, and also of allowing a buyer with an item in her cart to shop with confidence, knowing that when she checks out, the item is in fact hers.

Other features of WeSell protect both the buyer and seller by way of a built-in transaction escrow system. It is fully secure, deployed in the infinitely scalable Amazon EC2 Cloud, and of course, it runs on Ruby on Rails.

About Homeschool Apple

The Homeschool Apple mission is to be an oasis for homeschoolers on the internet. HSA seeks to provide a one-stop place where homeschoolers can sell their used, new, self-published or downloadable curriculum, connect with others, and share their talents with the world. While far from complete, Homeschool Apple is well on its way, with the most unique homeschool store on the Web and a rock-solid platform on which to build. The site is currently in public Beta, and homeschoolers are encouraged to sign up for their FREE account now. Pass the word to your friends, won’t you?

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