The Client: Quebecor Media Inc. (QMI)

Project: Zik.ca

Technologies:	ATG, Oracle, Java, jBoss
Services:	Design, Development, Implementation
Domains:	Retail, Media & Entertainment

The Opportunity

QMI's new eCommerce platform is a virtual shopping mall - supporting pluggable "boutiques" - which share a common set of eCommerce services provided by the mall infrastructure. Thinknostic was contracted to develop the first boutique - ZIK.ca - to go into production on the QMI shopping mall.

The Solution

Thinknostic developed, and successfully deployed the Zik.ca website in time for the 2008 Christmas shopping season. Some of the key pieces of functionality delivered in Zik.ca included:

Product Navigation by Category and Search
"One-click" Purchase Process
User Registration (including acceptance of License-to-use)
Manual Zones for Products
Content management of albums
Top 10 lists
Pricing as per item price attribute (from SD)
User Reviews
Blog Integration
Play Videos related to the blog and albums
Integrate Blog RSS content

The primary challenge for this project was to deliver the site into production in 8 weeks, so that the Zik.ca would be available for the 2008 Christmas shopping season. Our approach to meeting this challenge was to work on a timeboxed approch, working closely and interactively with the business leaders, analysts and designers. Our strong collaboration with Zik personnel assured rapid and focused development that resulted in a solution that exactly met and exceeded the customer's expectations.

Company Profile

ZIK.ca is the largest French-language online music store, offering over 20,000 DRM-free mp3 formated albums for sale and download. The site also supports a very strong social network of bloggers and music-lovers, allowing them to share the latest news, videos, and reviews form their favourite bands and albums.