IPKO INTRANET PORTAL

BUSINESS SOLUTION

ABOUTTHE CLIENT

IPKO is a telecommunications company in Kosovo offering a range of services including mobile and fixed telephony, digital cable TV, and internet services.

Founded in 1999, IPKO began as the first internet provider in Kosovo and has evolved into a major operator in mobile communications. It is known for introducing 3G and 4G networks and for being a leader in digital TV and internet services in the region.

For more detailed information, you can visit their official page here.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

IPKO’s intranet web application for employees was redesigned to meet the company’s internal needs.

An intranet is a computer network that uses Internet Protocol technology to exchange information, operating systems or computer services within an organisation.

The term is used as a contrast to the Internet, an inter-organisational network. Sometimes the term is used to refer only to an organisation’s internal website, but it can also be a larger part of an organisation’s IT infrastructure and consist of several local networks.

The application allows you to read internal news, register for events, an advanced employee directory and other useful information. The application is divided into two parts, the editorial part and the SPA (single page application) for the frontend application. The latest trends and technologies have been used.

The application integrates data transfer from SAP, integration with Mircrosoft GraphAPI (Teams status) for current user status was also made. The application allows sending daily and weekly newsletters, which are prepared by the editors in their editorial work.

The editorial part of the intranet site (in-house use) is written using Umbraco CMS based on .NET 6 technology. GraphQL is used to serve data to the frontend to reduce unnecessary calls and to transfer only the data that is actually displayed on the site. It is deployed in docker containers on a Linux server to facilitate scalability. data is stored in MS SQL server. For a better user experience, authentication is handled with a Single Sign On solution via Azure Active Directory, which automatically signs users into both the editorial part and the website.

The intranet frontend is written using the Angular v12 framework, also hosted in Docker containers and completely decoupled from the editorial part. The application is designed in a modular way, which means that the same components can be used in different parts of the application, allowing for faster development.

If your company is also interested in an intranet portal, please contact us at info@positiva.si and we will be happy to work with you.