EOS Directory sponsor Optaros recently completed a high-profile project for Paris-based Wonderbox (www.wonderbox.fr), an innovative online gift site. Inside the “Wonderbox” are vouchers for over 6000 activities and services based on a theme, such as “Adrenaline” for exciting activities like skydiving, or “Wellness” for a more relaxing experience like a massage.

Following the 2006 holiday season, Wonderbox knew they needed to upgrade their e-commerce and CRM capabilities to handle rapid business growth. Their response was to engage Optaros who, using the Optaros Assembly Methodology (OptAM), delivered a targeted solution using mature open source software like SugarCRM, Mule, OSCommerce and Jasper Reports, built on a LAMP platform.

Speaking about Optaros, Wonderbox CEO Bertile Burel said: “Seeing the full solution in prototype so early on in the process is highly valuable and [Optaros] open source expertise saved us money on re-platforming.” The project “enables us to scale our business, increase sales and improve partner and customer relationships,” she added.

The results? Within a six-month development timetable the Wonderbox site was redone to provide more than ten times the reach for the 2007 holidays as compared to the prior year’s holiday period. In this case, open means “open for business” too.

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