Igalia

ByGalicia was an ambitious project commissioned by Xunta de Galicia (Galicia's regional government) to build a digital platform for the internationalization of Galician economy. 

Igalia, together with Exágono de Comunicaciones and El nombre de las cosas, was responsible of all the developing process, from the concept to the launch, of byGalicia portal, including definition of contents and website architecture; brand-name, design and corporate image; and implementation of an extensive range of services such as single sign-on, newsletters, multilanguage support, context aware information, search capabilities, etc.

ByGalicia served as a meeting point for Galician and foreign companies, promoting an exchange of goods and services to stimulate Galician business abroad.

The website also acted as a social network between local and global companies, and world-wide professionals. Companies were able to register themselves into the website which provided  access to multiple services and a space where they could offer their products or being contacted. At the same time, professionals could sign on the website and search for job positions or leave their CV.

Technologies:

• LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) platform.

• Development based on CMS Typo3.

• Portal strategy, naming and design in collaboration with El Nombre de las Cosas and Exágono.

• Multilanguage support (English, Spanish, Galician, Japanese, Russian) and customized access based on user profiles.

• Central Authentication Service (CAS) based on LDAP.