R&D - Genio by Quidgest

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The purpose of this research project is to identify and characterize the logical and functional structures that are present in the management information systems and, like pieces of a construction game, coherently interconnect them in order to quickly create real systems with the characteristics defined by the client.

Genio began to be developed in 1990 by the R&D department of Quidgest and offers continuous and regularly new versions, with new functionalities and embedded technologies.

It is a platform for automatic code generation guided by a Model-Driven Development (MDD) methodology, supporting several standard programming languages (C ++, C #, JAVA, …), several systems architectures (Windows, Web, MVC, …) and various database formats (MS SQL, Oracle, …).

Rapid prototyping, iterativity, very short cycles, constant interaction with the customer organization, integration of customer perspectives (crowdsourcing), and rapid response to change ensure the affiliation of Genio to the principles of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development (2001).

The collection of functional specifications of the system constitutes a distinct and separate phase of the creation of the code templates, which support the automatic generation. Thus, both layers, technological and functional, evolve autonomously.

more than 25 years of R&D for…

Develop…

Complex systems, operating in large organizations. They are critical systems for the specific procedures of a function or activity. They are urgent systems that guarantee the strategic agility of the entities that use them.

Rapidly…

Any employee, even if unfamiliar with the project, can at any time regenerate the entire code of a project with just one button. To do so, you only have access to the respective functional specifications (meta data), created in any version of Genio.

No errors…

Reutilizing the same code templates in multiple instances in a project, across multiple projects, across multiple users, across multiple clients, and over time, significantly decreases the likelihood of errors occurring in Genio-generated code.

Evolution and continuous improvement

Genius is more than a common development platform. It is a process of high maturity that allows the integration of innovations that contribute to the increased quality of the products, to the increased productivity of those who produce software, to the reduced development cycle, to better experiences of users and customers of the systems, to shorten delivery times, to faster adoption of new technologies or to the increased agility in changes of the business functionalities and needs.

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The most important R&D projects are funded by the European Union, and are developed in partnership, involving universities, large companies and SMEs, in networks spread across several countries.

The QREN funding assumes as a great strategic goal the qualification of the Portuguese, valuing knowledge, science, technology and innovation, as well as promoting high and sustained levels of economic and socio-cultural development and territorial qualification, within a framework of equality of opportunity, as well as increasing the efficiency and quality of public institutions.

First Sight Model

It is a pioneering project in the visualization of models in information systems developed by Quidgest. It aims to create a two-way bridge between business requirements and the modeling of an information system.The initiative counts on the collaboration of INOV-Inesc and GTE Consultores.

Qsearch

Qsearch is a self-thought search engine. It helps the user to properly organize the organization’s documents and offers the user a search according to their preferences, while respecting their access limits. This project had the collaboration of FCT / UNL.

The collaboration of other organizations is welcome in the Research and Development projects in which Quidgest intends to participate, focused on the successor to FP7, Horizon 2020.

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THE TEAM

Álvaro Damas

Consultor Senior

Rodrigo Serafim

CTO

Tiago Xavier

Project Manager

Carlos Nogueira

Project Manager

José Gomes

Software Developer

Maksym Hrytsko