Case Study: OMNILINK transforms software development and expands global reach with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect

OMNILINK’s Sparx-powered upgrade transformed this regional software vendor into a solutions provider competing in global markets

OMNILINK, a geospatial software and consulting company, needed to modernize its flagship AssetWhere product under a tight 12-month deadline and with a very small development team. The challenge was made harder by missing source code, minimal documentation, and messy legacy SQL databases, while also preserving extensive client customizations and moving from desktop-only software to a multi-platform, cloud-capable solution.

Using Sparx Systems’ Enterprise Architect, OMNILINK reverse-engineered and cleaned up the legacy databases, then modeled and tested the new architecture, use cases, and sequence diagrams before coding. Sparx Systems helped the team deliver the upgrade faster and with less rework, with the re-engineered database created in days instead of months, and the project also transformed OMNILINK’s internal development approach into an agile, model-driven process that repositioned the company from a software vendor to a solutions provider.

OMNILINK

Barry Steele

Chief Technical Officer