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Below are detailed case studies outlining how open source solutions from CIGNEX helped these organizations solve business problems. If you'd like to download the case studies in PDF format, please click on the study you are interested in, and register for the download.

We'll be adding additional case studies frequently, so please check back often to hear how CIGNEX makes open source work.

Presto (file size = 0.4 MB)

Presto's unique digital delivery system is a combination of Presto Service and the HP Printing Mailbox. It allows users to receive email, photos, and newsletters from a variety of well-known publishers without the need for a computer or an Internet connection. CIGNEX Created a Flexible, Easy-to-Use Content Management System to power newsletters for Presto's printing mailbox service. The Presto CMS is developed on top of Alfresco, an Open Source enterprise content management platform. The architecture supports high availability, high performance, and replication support across multiple servers.

"The keys to our solution are simplicity and flexibility. CIGNEX worked closely with us to understand our business drivers and they provided a powerful, easy to use content management system." Marian Cauwet, VP of Engineering, Presto

UNC School of Medicine (file size = 0.6 MB)

Curriculum management determines the preparedness of academic institutions to use technology to further education. It reflects the quality of education delivered by the institution - its ability to communicate and collaborate; to serve as a knowledge dissemination platform; and to manage digital learning resources. CIGNEX defined and delivered a flexible, web-based Curriculum Management System for the UNC School of Medicine.

"No major changes had been made to how we present curriculum materials to students in the past 5 years. New demands and new technological capabilities required we find a new method to deliver content. Zope / Plone offered the flexibility we needed at a low cost. CIGNEX provided the expertise to put our ideas into action." Eve Juliano, Director of Educational Technology Group UNC-CH SOM

UNC Healthcare (file size = 0.6 MB)

The University of North Carolina Hospitals are the cornerstone of UNC Healthcare (UNCH), serving North Carolina. CIGNEX delivered an unified content-driven web presence for UNC Healthcare. CIGNEX Content Management Solution is based on the Zope/Plone CMS framework, which empowers subject matter experts to easily create content and publish them to the website.

"CIGNEX was instrumental in helping us transform our web presence from being widely dispersed without a consistent look and feel, to being centralized and responsive, with a strong and consistent message to the market. Their experience in Plone is unparalleled." James Walsh, Director of IT, UNC Healthcare