Case Studies
The centre of excellence for MS Visio-based services in Europe, bVisual has over 5 years experience
of linking Visio to data for many blue-chip companies, and provide desktop or web-based solutions, consultancy
or training on most business uses of Visio.
The following case studies demonstrate how bVisual can help businesses improve their productivity.
Be smart, be clear, be visual!
bVisual have been creating a Visio template with scores of SmartShapes of network equipment for Nexans Cabling Solutions for many years.
bVisual provided Chase Manhattan Bank with dealer room floor layouts linked to their enterprise database.
They also provided automatic creation of desktop equipment layouts in Visio. The case study was written
in 1999, when bVisual were known as Visimation (UK) Ltd.
bVisual’s work at WorldCom during 2001 involved 3 phases:
- Prototype the integration of Visio with data, and create network diagrams automatically, and export
to PowerPoint.
- Provide Visio template and custom shapes for use by engineers on Non Standard projects
- Enable Standard Projects pre-sales to demand network diagrams across the internet, after submitting
proposal details. These were created in Visio automatically, and exported to HTML.
VRA (Visual Risk Analyser) is helping Prudential to change the way that Facilities Management see their task. They are beginning
to think about the broader business objectives, rather than simply their own, rather narrower property
objectives. The positive benefits to the business in such a change of attitudes leads to a better working
relationships and a more proactive approach to dealing with building problems. Facilities Management
become fully engaged in meeting business objectives.
bVisual have created a divisional level war game for the Ministry of Defence, called Minerva, complimenting
existing large-scale games, because it is designed to be easy, cheap and quick to play, It is based
around Visio with supporting functionality in VB forms. Players are presented with a map showing their
forces and enemy detection zones, as custom Visio shapes within a Visio page. Features such as terrain,
weather and NBC affected areas are also displayed.