Soft Age

Location based search portal

Challenge:

Our customer, a leading provider of high-performance content search software, needed to develop a system that lets users to monitor the latest information about sales, discounts and other interesting offers that are nearby. The system should also allow companies – clients to advertise themselves and promote their offers. Service must be free for users and paid for advertisers. Specialists of Softage developed the system according to customer needs.

System overview:

The main aim of the system is to help customers find right solution in the right time. The system is a search engine for offers, coupons, promotions, special deals, discounts and bargains from local retail businesses. Using the best in search technology and social networking the System enables customers to explore, discover and share offers with friends and family. It collects and spread information about sales, stocks and any other expedient offers that exists for the current moment over the World. The System is integrated with Google maps and flexible payment system.

Main features:

- Constantly refreshing database of advertising accounts

- Flexible payment system

- Search by the following criteria: address, city, state, zip code, title, description of the offers

- Google maps search

- Multiple languages support

- Users get service free, advertisers pay for placing information

- Instant view of offers, no registration is needed

- Twitter and Facebook integration

Tools and technologies:

Python 2.5, Django 1.0, Local Solr, Geopy, Amazon Flexible Payment system, mySQL database

Testimonial:

“Softage provided quality and trustworthy development services at a reasonable cost for us. I would recommend their services if you are looking for a development partner to augment your internal team.”

Timo Selvaraj,
Co-founder SearchBlox Software, Inc.