My task was to localize a core system into an Asia Pacific environment through art direction, user-interface design and producing added-on functionality that could integrate with a proprietary database-system created by Compaq. The resellers’ sessions had to be able to carry through to several different external environments to show them, for example, sales-out information relevant to themselves. Allowing them to travel back-and-forth between local and international systems while retaining their identity and yet being secure.

This system’s primary asset is cementing the relationship between Compaq and its direct customers - its distribution channel. This is the advantage Compaq has over its revivals, such as Dell, and has kept them the #1 PC & server manufacturer in the world. Our goal is to make their jobs as easy as possible to understand Compaq’s products and offer incentives for them to sell to the dealers or major accounts.